I have been negligent at posting about how the “I Dig Zambia” virtual summer camp is going because we’ve all been so busy working on the camp all week. Building upon the successful “I Dig Tanzania” camp last year, “I Dig Zambia” is a two-week intensive summer camp that brings together 11 teens in New…
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Virtual premiere of “A Soldier’s Peace” in Second Life today at 8pm EST
I just got word that Netroots Nation and Virtually Speaking are hosting this evening the virtual premiere of A Soldier's Peace, the inspiring documentary about Iraq veteran Marshall Thompson's peace walk across the state of Utah. The premiere will happen today, Saturday July 11, at 5pm PST / 8pm EST. Following the film, Daily Kos's…
Simulcast of Barack Obama speech in Ghana into Second Life and Metaplace! (video)
This morning, President Barack Obama gave an address in Accra, Ghana, which was simulcast into both the virtual worlds of Metaplace and Second Life. I, like many other virtual world explorers, logged into both Metaplace and Second Life, as well as posting to Twitter, adding pictures to our Flickr photostreams and taking machinima video of…
Num Pang’s pulled pork sandwich: tasty but pricey
I finally got to stop by the Num Pang sandwich shop on East 12th Street tonight for a quick bite on the way home. I had the pulled duroc pork sandwich, pictured above. "Num pang" is Cambodian for "sandwich," basically the Cambodian equivalent of the Vietnamese bahn mi. On the plus side, the sandwich was…
Obama’s Address in Ghana Tomorrow: Participate via Twitter, Second Life or Metaplace!
Tomorrow, Saturday July 11th, starting at 8am EST, President Barack Obama will be giving a historic address from Ghana. For the first time in a US presidential address, you can participate in a global conversation with other people from around the world using SMS text messaging, Twitter (using the hashtag "obamaghana"), and from with the…
Wall Street Journal video on Frankie Manning and lindy hop! (video)
Fellow lindy hopper Elva prepared this really neat video blog "They're Still Doing the Lindy Hop" on the Wall Street Journal site about the lindy hop renaissance. I get a couple of quotes in there about lindy hop and the future of this great dance. Elva also got some really dope swing footage in there!
Rebirth Brass Band funks it up tonight at B.B. Kings! (video)
I just got home from catching the legendary Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans just tearing it up at B.B. Kings in Times Square tonight. The ensemble filled the packed club with their unique, funked up style. I was right up on the stage, so got blasted by the amplified sound of seven horn players…
I Dig Zambia starts today!
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My 2nd Birthday Jam at Frim Fram! (video)
Here's a video of my second birthday jam, taking place this time at our weekly Frim Fram Jam dance last Thursday at Club 412. This was a super fun jam, dancing with almost as many followers as my birthday (40)! Thanks for all the dancers who came in my jam! And as always, thanks for…
African Arts Parade & Festival in Brooklyn (pics, video)
I happened to hear the sounds of a marching band from my apartment and rushed down to see a parade for the International African Arts Festival rolling past my building up Fulton Avenue. Those dancers are so cute! African Arts Festival goers will discover live music, dance, spoken word performances, African marketplace, showcase performances, fashion,…