My pals at Jelly Roll Productions are throwing a swingin’ dance party this Saturday, March 8 for their fifth anniversary. The event will feature the Benny Powell Quintet, plus an all-star lineup of musicians jamming with them. Here’s the skinny: We have invited our favorite musicians who have played for us over the years to…
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The Travails of Being a Second Life Tourguide
This weekend I got a chance to visit with Maria, one of my best friends who lives in Amsterdam. We were chatting about what we’ve been up to for the past year or so since we’ve seen each other, and she asks about Second Life. “You know, I don’t think I’ve ever really seen Second…
Alain Wong biking from Vancouver to Tijuana for Microcredit!
I’m incredibly impressed by Alain Wong, a lindy hopper from Montreal, who has committed to riding a bicycle from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico for the cause of microcredit lending: There are two goals to this 3000 km, 7 week ride. I’m raising $3000 for the AOC micro-credit fund, and I’m promoting micro-credit as a…
Presenting at the International Criminal Court!
Barry Joseph and I just finished a couple of, we think, fairly successful presentations to staff at the International Criminal Court on our plans to launch the International Justice Center in Second Life next month. The ICC is a huge institution, occupying two gleaming towers that were formerly the headquarters of a major Dutch television…
Global Kids in The Hague!
Barry Joseph and I had a remarkable first day running around the city of The Hague in the Netherlands, spreading the Global Kids love to groups around here. The Hague has an incredibly rich history as a center for diplomatic, international law, and peace activities, with over 150 international organisations based here, including the International…
Off to The Hague to meet with the ICC!
Barry Joseph and I are getting ready to board a plane headed to the city of the Hague in the Netherlands to meet with some folks at the International Criminal Court. We are going to bring them up to speed on our plans to launch the International Justice Center in Second Life on March 20,…
Cool machinima to promote Hamlet Au’s new book on Second Life
The Making of Second Life from TheMakingOfSecondLife on Vimeo. I totally digging this sweet machinima created to promote my buddy Hamlet Au’s upcoming book The Making of Second Life. From the synopsis: Wagner James Au explores the long, implausible road behind [Second Life’s] success, and looks at the road ahead, where many believe that user-created…
If it’s Thursday, this must be Chicago
[CC-licensed photo by benchilada ] The last few weeks have been filled with a somewhat ridiculous amount of travel for Global Kids, including two trips to Chicago, a hop over to Los Angeles, and culminating in a transatlantic flight to the Netherlands at the end of this month. The purpose of all these trips has…
Encyclopedia of Life to Launch on February 28 at TED Conference!
While I was in Chicago this week, I met up with some nice folks at the incredible Field Museum (you will recall my previous adventures with their flesh eating beetles.) I learned that they are working with several other research and academic institutions to launch very soon something called the "Encyclopedia of Life." The Encyclopedia…
Young hoofer taps with funky bass & drums (video)
Click to Play This kid just kills it, performing rhythm tap with a funky bass and drums at the American Museum of Natural History today. This was part of an all-day program on African american music and dance. (Sorry, I didn’t catch his name.)