"Wake Up and Stand Up"
Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu
via Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu – NYTimes.com. Finally, an alternative to the racist, fear mongering rants of Fox News and their Tea Pary Movement. As they say in the Coffee Party, “Wake up and Stand Up.” It’s not too late. Kudos to Annabel Park the movements founder.
Guest post by Seth Godin: You are not a cog. Seth Godin’s latest entitled “Linchpin” is out today and will be on my Kindle this evening. This post from Escape from Cubicle Nation, Pamela Slim’s extraordinary blog. A must subscribe for Freelancers of all flavors.
An Interesting piece by Design Talk’s John McWade regarding the new Winter Olympics Logo from a design perspective.
One in 8 Million – New York Characters in Sound and Images – The New York Times.
This is an amazing video piece on a number of levels. The images and production values are haunting. The story articulated by the young man is very compelling and showcases a well spoken, intelligent and articulate 14 year old who is living and thriving in NYC. So many kids his age coming from separated or divorced parents spend their adolescence being angry and resentful. Joshua and one must assume his parents have opted to manage this emotionally chaotic time with grace, humor and love for their son. This is readily apparent from just watching this short but poignant video. Watch it.
Shine | The Trailers. This is a very powerful video piece, soon to be a full length feature based upon the real life stories of folks who for a variety of reasons bailed out of jobs in the 9 -5 world and started working for themselves. It is produced by biznik.
Another great movie trailer in the same category is “Lemonade.” This video piece comes from Chris Brogan’s blog this morning. If you’ve ever received a pink slip or think that the hand writing is on the wall with regard to your job security. You really should see these two vids.
