Friends Eden and David on the banner of the Midsummer Nights Swing website! Lincoln Center this morning released the line up for the 2010 season of Midsummer Nights Swing, their summer celebration of music and dance. Taking place from June 27 to July 17, it looks like a fun, eclectic mix of music and…
Slutty Cakes from Shopsins: Promiscuously Pleasing (SFW)
This morning I met up with my buddy Rafi for some breakfast from the fantastic Shopsins General Store in the Lower Eastside. Rafi had the mac n' cheese pancakes, which I've written about before, and was very tempted to order again. Instead I got the "Slutty Cakes," which are pancakes made with pistachios, peanut butter…
My Talk on Youth Learning Networks at the WebWise Conference in Denver (video)
The organizers of the excellent Webwise conference that I attended last month in Denver have recently posted to the web videos from the event. While there, I spoke on a panel on "Creating Connections and Promoting Networks" focused on the challenges and opportunities of using new media to transform user experience and provide a network…
R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties wants to “Crush Rik”
I ran into the awesome web cartoonist R. Stevens of "Diesel Sweeties" fame at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend. Here's the cool illustration he drew for me in his book "Crush All Humans." And for those of you playing along, a couple of his awesome tee-shirts appeared on the recent episode of "The Big…
Educator Training on “Understanding Youth in the Digital Age” this Thursday!
In case you know of someone who might be interested, Global Kids will be holding our next professional development training this Thursday, April 15th on the topic of "Understanding Youth in the Digital Age." How do you respond when your student friends you on Facebook? How can you formalize the learning that youth experience through…
Christina eats her first hamburger in 20 years (video)
If you are having a rough day, check out this video of my friend Christina eating her first hamburger in twenty years of vegetarianism. It'll perk you right up… unless you are a vegetarian. Taken at the funky and tasty Penelope's Cafe in Gramercy Park. [Click here for original video.]
Interview with Comic Artist Michael Blank at MoCCA (video)
Christina of StackedBlog.com and I got to hang out with our friend Michael Blank, aspiring comic artist, as he debuted his new comic "The Muse of Richard Long" at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend in Manhattan. Michael is a talented young artist who hopefully will be doing more work soon. It''s inspiring to see…
The Main Event Hip-hop Competition 2010: Congrats Capital Funk!
Last night I headed to "The Main Event" a hip-hop dance competition sponsored by the Fr3sh dance troupe, who you might recall from "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 4. Despite having danced hip hop for years, I've never actually been to a large scale competition, so I was interested in seeing how it ran. It…
America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 Finale: Congrats Poreotix!
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows The finale of season five of America's Best Dance Crew was last night, which I just got to see. It was fantastic watching again all of the crews from this season do their thing, particularly my faves Static Noyze, Jungle Boogie and Heavy Impact. Having them…
New Steampunk Outfit for My Avatar in New Babbage
I went shopping in Second Life for the first time in months. I wanted to get a snazzy new outfit for the April 12 Roundtable on Virtual Worlds and Nonprofits I'm co-hosting on MacArthur Island for Global Kids. I've always thought that Steampunk was such a cool aesthetic, but one that is hard to realize…