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Catch me give a presentation on my fear of snakes, with my own original hand drawn illustrations. It’s Saturday, June 13. More details coming soon. There will also be a bevvy of other fabulous presenters from the deep depths of Philly’s rich cultural stew.

Amidst the current sturm und drang over whether or not torture was a good idea post 9/11, I feel like I am not hearing an important viewpoint. People argue about whether torture is a useful way to get intelligence from suspects. The preponderance of opinion I have heard from professional interrogators is that it is [...]

More pics and Vids from VizThink Philly 1 here.

Update: We have a location! View Larger Map Where: Free Library of Philadelphia, Independence Branch (In the meeting room) 18 S. 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 (7th Street between Market & Chestnut) Closest “El” stop: 8th street. When: April 22, Weds, 6:30-8PM. Register for VizThink Philly here. VizThink local communities are gatherings where visual thinkers [...]

I love these guys. The Creamsicles rock. I met the bandleader, John Sully, back in the late 90′s when he was pushing the edge of the theatrically possible in underground (sometimes literally undergound) happenings we called Augenblick—hybrid mashups of classical greek theater, glam rock, and cyberpunk that spilled into the Subways of NYC and exploded [...]