February 2012
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Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir gives voice to...
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Mexican actor Demián Bichir’s Oscar worthy performance in A Better Life speaks to the struggles of millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (Summit Entertainment)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
“One always hopes that his/her performance transcends the typical role,” A Better Life’s Demián Bichir tells me during a recent phone call from Mexico, in the weeks...
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The Hub Culture 2012 Zeitgeist Ranking
A long tradition in the Global Culture blog that seemed to be forgotten for a little while is back! Courtesy of Stan and his Hub Culture team:
São Paulo
The strong currency and commodity growth at large aren’t the only thing fueling Brazil - property and consumer retail are continuing to enjoy enviable growth rates despite a 4Q dip last year.
Hong Kong
As the world navigates the shift...
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Collaborative spaces grow big ideas →
“The value of community and serendipity is what’s driving the wild-fire emergence of hybrid workspaces in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. In places like Artisan’s Asylum, experimentation and entrepreneurship intersect, engineers work next to artists and their collaborations fuel creativity.”
January 2012
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Social Cities of Tomorrow conference text. By... →
radarqnet:
Excerpts from Social Cities of Tomorrow conference text by Michiel de Lange & Martijn de Waal.
Can digital technologies enable citizens to act on collectively shared issues?
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We see three promising interrelated developments where urban technologies may be used to create livable and lively cities.
1. Data-commons
Sensing technologies and networked urban media create vast...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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WatchBreaking Free.
…explores the lives of real people who have dared to live their dreams. Ditching routine, comfort zones, and their own personal fears, they have sought and found vibrant, purpose-driven lifestyles to inspire viewers of all ages.
What’s stopping you?
About Pepper Spray →
nostrich:
One hundred years ago, an American pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville developed a scale to measure the intensity of a pepper’s burn. The scale – as you can see on the widely used chart to the left – puts sweet bell peppers at the zero mark and the blistering habenero at up to 350,000 Scoville Units.
I checked the Scoville Scale for something else yesterday. I was looking for a way to...
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October 2011
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Live Coverage of Occupy Everywhere →
soupsoup:
Protests are now taking place around the world, in the same vein of #occupywallstreet, follow live coverage from myself and other Reuters journalists on our live blog.
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WatchHappy Birthday to One Day on Earth! One year ago, during a period of 24 hours, over 3,000 hours of video were produced by people in every single country around the world. All of them with the objective of documenting life on Earth.
If Borges’ Aleph had any chance of becoming real, it would no doubt be used for this exact purpose: seeing life from all angles and all perspectives with the...
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September 2011
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"Where Children Sleep" series →
“Where Children Sleep: stories of diverse children around the world, told through portraits and pictures of their bedrooms. When Fabrica asked me to come up with an idea for engaging with children’s rights, I found myself thinking about my bedroom: how significant it was during my childhood,…
I think there are some important conversations to be had with the kids while exploring this...
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