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From Yeats’ "Sailing to Byzantium"
Where the phrase "No Country for Old Men" comes from
September 6th, 2009
That is no country for old men. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
- Those dying generations – at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unaging intellect.
Prepping for the Health 2.0 meets Ix Conference
April 20th, 2009
Cheerios bailing out the newspaper business?
April 5th, 2009
Advertising has always supported the papers but now it's heartbreakingly not enough. Which is why I must admit that getting two boxes of cereal attached to my LA times was pretty moving and even softened this harsh critic of the packaged goods industry for all the processed foods they churn out. The NYT also came wrapped in a Kellog's Raisin Bran advert but no actual cereal to report (score 1 for General Mills). Maybe the packaged goods industry can convert their severe mastery of brand management and ability to zombify a nation of millions into believing artificially colored popped rice flakes coated in sugar were part of the food pyramid because a funny cartoon animal said so..into a set of creative partnerships and campaigns to save our newspapers. I still ate oatmeal for breakfast.
Candlelight Dinner at Town for Earth Hour in Honolulu
March 29th, 2009
Blip.fm
March 18th, 2009
Posterous
March 17th, 2009
“We are not a destination site” was the most frequently heard phrase in my conversations at the interactive parties at SXSW. But Garry Tan of Posterous said it to me early in the evening so he gets credit there. I’m happy about extreme meta-organizing tools, the organization of organization.
Baron Von Luxxury’s remix is Mark Ronson’s top pick (too)!
November 25th, 2008
The kind of candidate I’d like to have a beer with
November 4th, 2008
I can’t wait till tomorrow. It’s a few minutes past midnight on Monday, so actually early Tuesday, Nov. 4th and in one small town out East, the first votes have already come in. It feels like Christmas Eve! Tomorrow, there will be people waiting to streak in the Mission, to raise a glass at Joey and Eddie’s in North Beach, the world will be watching.
What’s been amazing to observe and appreciate over and over again over the past few months is that we can finally experience admiration for the personal and intellectual qualities of a political leader. When was the last time?! I see it in kids and in men and women of all ages and backgrounds. We have a role model, someone we’d be excited to call a friend, and yes, the kind of person I would like to have a beer with.
I also think of these times as marking the beginning of an irreversible leftward shift in American politics. There is something about the Democratic party that is starting to appeal to universal values. I think it’s because we can finally see a tangible representation, in Obama, of the ideals we’ve always believed in — honesty, humility, a challenge to any extreme imbalance of power, zero tolerance for spin, a leadership style based on restraint, grace, intelligence, compromise without weakness — it is the better face of America.
And if we think about what the information age and technology have brought about, combined with the inconvenient truth that the world’s resources are finite and as humans we have to be guardians of our planet in order to survive, then I think we are marching inexorably toward a future where 2 things will be true. First, institutions will become more democratized as the internet increases transparency and returns knowledge and power to individuals and communities, and second, our interdependence and vulnerability in the face of finite resources will force a level of compromise and cooperation that will reshape individual behaviors, community action and global alliances.
So I don’t think these will be just cyclical changes anymore – where there will be some backlash against openness, access and the empowerment of individuals and unfortunately, I don’t think there can ever be a return to a sense of abundance about the our planet’s resources. So if we can use these truths for good, and organize alongside a leader who symbolizes these values, I do think we are marching forward on a path that we cannot turn back on and it is so deeply exciting.
LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE
September 13th, 2008
Billboard across from Magic Castle