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Haiti Solidarity Benefit this Friday, January 22 in Brooklyn

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

This Friday, January 22, in Brooklyn is the Haiti Solidarity Benefit, a really cool youth-organized fundraiser for Haiti. Global Kids is one of the organizers of this event, through our partnership with the High School for Global Citizenship. Performers will include : Andre Rousseau and Alove Saint Surin Haitian Musician Tiga Jean Baptiste and Tchaka…

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Houston Person Swingin’ Hard at New York Swing Dance Society (video)

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

Here's a quick clip of the fantastic Houston Person and his Quartet performing at the New York Swing Society Dance last Saturday, January 16 in New York City. The New York Swing Dance Society has been a vital force keeping alive the art of swing dancing in NYC for the past 24 years.  They have…

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“Love n’ Dancing” Review: Dump your crappy boyfriend for a deaf Westie

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

  My friend Christina brought over the DVD of  "Love n' Dancing" so we could watch it last night.  Perhaps my expectations were low after seeing "B-Girl" last week, but I have to say I honestly liked most of the movie. It helps that I'm a sucker for even a passable dance movie ("Take the…

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My cat Mole meets the neighbor’s cat (video)

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

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

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

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…

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First Trailer for Lego Universe MMO: ZOMG! (video)

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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…

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Happy New Year’s Greetings from Global Kids (video)

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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.

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“B-Girl” the Movie : A for Effort, C- for Execution

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

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…

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Yehoodi 3.0 goes live! Hallelujah!

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

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…

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Virtual Gifts and Greetings for the New Year

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

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!

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