RiP: Remix Manifesto is a really cool project by a filmmaker named Brett Gaylor.  It looks at issues of intellectual property in the age of rampant piracy and a digital culture obsessed with notions like remixing and mashups. Brett talks with musical icons from the present/past (Girl Talk and Gilberto Gil). Watch a 6 minute [...]

Around the world, culture and traditional life is under attack from the forces of progress and commerce. The Kalahari Bushmen and their struggle are documented in the book Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought by James G. Workman. In the book, the Botswana diamond [...]

The final version of the HD video was uploaded to YouTube last night. It was a big file: 250 mbs. I feel asleep with the computer whirring and the little blue light of the USB wireless adapter flickering away under the desk. It took about 2-3 hours to upload on our “light” high-speed connection. The [...]