video: Eric Lewis rocks the jazz world – TED Talks
Eric Lewis, an astonishingly talented crossover jazz pianist — seen by many for the first time at TED2009 – sets fire to the keys with his shattering rendition of Evanescence’s chart-topper, “Going Under.”
via: techcrunch.com : NSFW: It’s Easier To Run, And Other Lessons That Entrepreneurs Can Learn From ELEW
link: www.elewrockjazz.com
txt: (pdf file) 2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures launched at UNESCO
The main goal of the Year will be to demonstrate the benefits of cultural diversity by acknowledging the importance of the constant transfers and exchanges between cultures and the ties forged between them since the dawn of humanity. As cultures encompass not only the arts and humanities, but also lifestyles, different ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs, the protection and promotion of their rich diversity invites us to rise to new challenges at the local, national, regional and international levels. This will involve integrating the principles of dialogue and mutual knowledge in all policies, particularly education, science, culture and communication policies, in the hope of correcting flawed cultural representations, values and stereotypes.
video: Creative societies/creative cities: Berlin, Germany by Sasha Shagi on vimeo.com
[txt] Room 116 – Banksy
The thing I hate most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. BANKSY
Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century. Marshall McLuhan
Burning Man is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert, in Northern Nevada. The event starts on the Monday before, and ends on the day of, the American Labor Day holiday. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening.
The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance. Organizers have noted, “Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.”
links:
- [it] Burning Man IT on current.com
- WHAT IS BURNING MAN?
