My neighbor has an older, cranky cat that roams the hallways. Mole keeps trying to make friends, to no avail. Here's his latest attempt this evening. Good effort, buddy.
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Fela! the Musical: fighting tyranny with a beat you can dance to
Tonight I finally got to see Fela! the musical on Broadway, after hearing rave reviews from so many other people who had seen it. It was totally worth the hype. Fela! is a lushly created musical production depicting through speech, song, drum, and dance the true story of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a musician and activist in…
First Trailer for Lego Universe MMO: ZOMG! (video)
Massively has gotten their hands on the first trailer for the upcoming Lego Universe MMO, coming soon(?). The trailer really has everything one could ask for: ninjas, zombies, race cars, knights, rockets and more. The cinematics of the video are incredible! Head to Massively for more screenshots. Gizmodo meanwhile has a nice description of what…
Happy New Year’s Greetings from Global Kids (video)
Here's yet another example of why my job is totally awesome. At the first staff meeting of the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids, we realized that we hadn't wished a happy new year to our many friends and colleagues. So we created this silly video.
“B-Girl” the Movie : A for Effort, C- for Execution
Finally got to see “B-Girl” the movie last night at the Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. It was a small audience for the showing, which was followed by a Q&A with the producer, the director and star of the production Lady Jules. They all seem like such nice people, so I hate to…
Yehoodi 3.0 goes live! Hallelujah!
It's a momentous day for us at Yehoodi.com. Today, January 4th, 2010, Yehoodi unleashes on the internet the latest version of their web platform Yehoodi 3.0. Yehoodi is already the number one web hub for the international lindy hop and swing dance community, with over 40K registered members from Buenos Aires to New Delhi. Now…
Virtual Gifts and Greetings for the New Year
It's been so long that I've been in Second Life that I forgot all my passwords! So after the long holiday break, it was touching to see a bunch of holiday greetings, best wishes and virtual presents fly my way when I logged in this morning. Love my new sword from Amulius Lioncourt!
Rikomatic’s 2009 Year in Review
I'm not sure anything could encapsulate my entire year better than this one picture from the New York Times. For me it was a sublime, bittersweet moment — leading hundreds of people marching, dancing, clapping, making music, laughing and crying in celebration of the life of one humble man who touched us all. The year…
“Frim Fram” and “Shim Sham” Tattoos!
My friend and fellow lindy hopper Ryan M. was recently traveling in Asheville, NC when he randomly encountered this guy waiting tables who had these tattoos pictured here. According to Ryan, he had no idea that those phrases had any significance to others. He and his friends just used "shim sham" and "frim fram" to…
Swinging in the New Year: 2010 New Years Eve Dance Parties (updated)
Looking to get your swing on during New Year's Eve in New York City? Here's a listing of swing (and soul and blues) dance parties happening over the next few days you might be interested in: Tuesday, December 29: Lo Fi Lee Presents the Holiday Swing Ball at Connolly's, 121 West 45th Street, NYC. Featuring…