View Bboy Crews in a larger map BreakerNYC.com has spearheaded the creation of this awesome Google Map of b-boy crews from around the world. It's an impressive collection, albeit not quite comprehensive at only a couple hundred crews. I.e. I know there must be more crews in Latin America and Australia. Brazil alone must have…
RidetheCity.com: Google Maps meets crowdsourced biking data
I'm really digging the new RidetheCity.com website, a service that debuted in 2008 to help bike commuters find the best route from A to B in the city. Let's face it: it's a jungle out there for New York City bikers. We need all the help we can get. The new site integrates elevation data…
Training for Educators on Games-based Learning this Friday at Global Kids HQ
This Friday, December 4, Global Kids is leading a Games Based Education Training for educators at our headquarters in New York City. If you are a school teacher, librarian, youth worker or other educational professional that would like to learn about our innovative approach to learning using digital games, we highly encourage you to sign…
Conscience Unconference explores intersection of social media and human rights
This Saturday, December 5, I will be participating in the "Conscience Unconference" at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. This looks to be a very interesting gathering of museum professionals, activists, educators and academics to discuss "problems, practicalities, and opportunities of using social media to further the missions of 'institutions of conscience' —…
The Bounty of Silence
Someone at Brooklyn Quaker Meeting this morning told me that I should really be collecting my spoken messages and putting them in a book. I suppose this is my way of honoring that sweet sentiment. This is the message I shared this morning at Brooklyn Meeting (more or less): I spent this Thanksgiving with a…
NY Times on Vince Giordano’s Big Band
The New York Times has a swell tribute to Vince Giordano and his 1920s era jazz big band the Night Hawks in their NY Region section. I must admit that I've been hearing about the Night Hawks for awhile, but have not seen their regular Monday gig at the Hotel Edison. That needs to change…
B-boy / B-girl Gift Guide
Is there a special b-girl or b-boy that you know that you can't think of what to get for the holidays? What present can you get for your favorite headspinner and toprocker and he or she will really love? Here's some ideas: DVDs "Planet B-boy" a loving and riveting tribute by director Benson Lee to…
DJing at the Salon Party on New Year’s Eve Eve
I ran into Patrick Soluri — composer, musician and just a great guy — at Swing 46 last night and we chatted about the fabulous Salon New Year's Eve Eve party that he and some friends are throwing on December 30th. They have an amazing array of entertainment on tap at the very swank Player's…
Video of lindy hop on “So You Think You Can Dance”! Woo hoo!
For those that haven't seen it, here is the lindy hop segment on this Tuesday's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance." The brief video clip has everything I could ask for: Choreography by a superstar in the lindy hop world — the fabulous Carla Heiney Authentic lindy choreography with swingouts, charlestons, and BOUNCE…
Funky Spaceman tee (pic)
I love my "funkalicious" spaceman tee-shirt I just got from Threadless! I do kind of wish I had waited a few days, since all their tees are just $12 this week. Cause I also want this one, and this one and this one and… If you drop by there and get something, use this link…