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Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston topless (NSFW, doh)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

There really isn't anything more to say about this. Thank you, archive.org!  

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FreePlay Dance Crew Photo Shoot in December

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

In December, my dance crew FreePlay did a quick photo shoot after practice at the Embarcadero YMCA.  Not quite studio quality, but some of them are really cute! Most of the pics were taken by Josh, our team leader.

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Ballroom and Gays Go Together Like Glitter and Sequins (video)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

  These ladies are just rocking the Jive!  And you can see them samba-ing their heart out here. At the fabulous Dancing in the River City same sex ballroom competition in Sacramento last weekend.

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Marie and Anders Lindy to Electronica for Jeans Ad

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Check out my buddy Marie N'diaye and her partner Anders dancing lindy hop to electronic music for this ad for Tiger of Sweden Jeans.  They are killin it, even if the song is kind of weird to swing to.  (And I'll forgive the skinny jeans, but just this one time.) You can see some other…

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Create an Infographic-y Online Work Resume on Re.vu

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

  In the digital age, creating a static, paper resume is as quaint as sending a telegraph.  If your work is dynamic, visual, and ever-changing, a printed black-and-white summary of your professional qualifications won't really capture that. Re.vu is a new web service that allows anyone to create a beautiful, visually-rich, online resume of your…

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FreePlay Dance Crew Perform at Dancing in the River City (video)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Last Sunday, the FreePlay Dance Crew got to show their stuff at the "Dancing in the River City" same-sex ballroom event in Sacramento. I honestly didn't know what to expect from performing hip-hop at a ballroom event.  I pictured a polite but slightly puzzled audience of ballroom fans and dancers.  "Thanks (yawn), next!" I should have…

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Manu and his son playing “DJ Hero 2”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

  Here's my buddy Manu and his son Micah playing "DJ Hero 2" for the X-Box.   Okay, well Micah thinks he's playing. Go DJ Micah on the ones and twoes!

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Rikomatic.com is dark to protest web censorship

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Today, Rikomatic.com joins those striking against censorship. Join us in this historic moment: tell Congress to stop this bill now! First Name: Email: Address: ZIP Write Congress Now! Not In The US? Petition The State Department. I am writing to you as a voter in your district. I urge you to oppose the Senate version…

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On January 18 Yehoodi.com is going dark to Fight Web Censorship!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I couldn't be more proud of my website I help administer Yehoodi.com than I am today.  Our team has taken the decision to join hundreds of other websites around the world — including Wikipedia , BoingBoing and Reddit — in shutting down our site on January 18 in protest of the PIPA / SOPA bills…

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Ready Player One: 80s Era Gaming Meets Snow Crash (review)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

"Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they learned about the contest."  — Opening sentence of Ready Player One   I finally got around to reading Ready Player One, by Earnest Cline, after friends told me I had to read it. A near future scifi adventure, Ready Player One…

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