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January 24, 2006
Happy Chinese New Year, Doggie Style
It's the Year of the Dog. Have you picked up your red envelopes yet?
Posted by Jonny at 06:12 PM | Comments (3)
January 22, 2006
Feeling Better
So the reason I stayed up all night last Thursday was to edit together video creations by Bronx teens for a screening. I hate being sleep deprived, but it was worth it. We did two screenings yesterday. All the videos had something cool about them, and some were phenomenal. There were some great horror shorts, documentaries, dance videos, and on and on. Most of the students came, and lots of friends and family showed up too. It's a testament to the kids and their mentors that they developed such entertaining and thought provoking work.
This last two months turned into more of a video production workshop than a videoblogging one, for various technical and bureaucratic reasons, but it looks like we've got them resolved, so when the next session starts up, we'll be putting stuff online. I'll keep y'all posted as that develops.
I'm excited about using the vlog medium to help teach the program. I'm recognizing I'm going to have to pour most of my creative energy into making this session work the way I want. That's OK. I'll still do the cable access show and do the odd Creamsicles gig, but most of my focus has to be on making this program rock. The screening yesterday confirmed to me that this is worth it.
Posted by Jonny at 05:20 PM | Comments (4)
January 20, 2006
Too Much Work
Uck. I'm sick of working so much. I like most aspects of my job, but right now at 5AM as I edit video with no prospect of sleep on the horizon, I'm not so happy.
Posted by Jonny at 05:07 AM | Comments (3)
January 17, 2006
Mikey Sklar in the Times
My boy Mikey Sklar got written up in the New York Times regarding his RFID implant adventure. Great to see Mikey get the attention he deserves. Just remember, you saw him here first.
Posted by Jonny at 02:20 AM | Comments (0)
January 05, 2006
Brainsuckers
I've been absorbing bucketloads of online media lately. Here are the sites that have been sucking my attention over the last few weeks:
Videoblogs:
Bottom Union instigated the wildly successful Carp Caviar project. See videos from vloggers around the world about the unexpectedly diverse appeal of this fishy treat.
kitykity.com
A unix administrator in Texas with an amazing karaoke voice.
Randy is an experienced media hacker from way back. Now he's making his own media, and it's great. He is a savvy interviewer, and has an eye for interesting subjects including street fairs, the immortalist movement, and gay culture.
Lynn Lane is a documentary film maker who is putting clips of up and coming hip hop artists rapping on the streets of their NYC neighborhoods in his "Hood Hopping With Jay Gutta" series.
JD Lasica, journalist, author, and social entrepreneur has a fantastic set of interviews up of people like Tony Kahn (WGBH Boston), Jennifer Myrunuk (Storyfield), and Brewster Kahle. This is a great place to learn about the current revolution in media.
Audio Podcasts:
Tons of podcasts from geeky tech/culture/media conferences featuring the likes of Steve Wozniak, Clay Shirky, Ray Kurzweil, and Stewart Copeland.
Always a fun listen for your hardcore media junkie.
Posted by Jonny at 09:08 PM | Comments (27)