Just got my tickets for the premiere of the awesome breakdance documentary "Planet B-Boy" on March 21 in New York. I saw it last year at the Tribeca Film Festival and can’t recommend it enough for people that love dance and hip hop. Interestingly, I saw a poster for a movie premiere party this Wednesday,…
Mole shows his love for “Planet B-boy” the movie
Mole in Planet B-boy collar Originally uploaded by rikomatic I got a bunch of fun wristbands to promote the really sweet breakdance documentary "Planet B-Boy." I couldn’t resist putting one on my cat Mole as a collar. Represent! See http://www.planetbboy.com for details about the movie, which premieres in New York on March 21!
SAVE THE DATE: Global Kids’ International Justice Center being opened by ICC Prosecutor, address by Kofi Annan on March 20!
I am excited and honored to announce that on Thursday, March 20, at 3pm EST, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will give a short welcome address to officially inaugurate the Global Kids’ International Justice Center in the virtual world of Second Life. After his address, the ICC prosecutor will answer questions from the virtual…
My friends and me in silly white shades
I just re-discovered these pics from January of my friends Tomo, Swifty, Lilieblue and Westiegrrl and me wearing some silly white sunglasses that my sister got me. These pics just make me smile, so I thought I paste them together into one collage. Taken at Autour Du Monde cafe in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
New Fund to help aging lindy hoppers in need
New York lindy hopper Carl blogs about a new "Lindy Hopper’s Fund of America" that aims to assist elderly swing dancers who have any kind of pressing financial need. It’s great hearing about lindy hoppers taking care of their own. Here’s the fund description: The Lindy Hopper’s Fund of America is a nonprofit, national human…
Online Machinima Film Fest, May 10 in Second Life
Machinima Premiere announces that they will be holding the second annual Online Machinima Film Festival awards ceremony on May 10 in Second Life: The full list of finalists will be announced for the first time, with clips from the festival submissions being screened. There will also be live entertainment. Everyone will then be welcome to…
Chinese gangsters, the LAPD asian gang unit… and my dad
I’m trying to wind-up a call with my father this afternoon during one of our regular chats, when he mentions off-hand, "Oh yeah, the police were at my house at 5:30AM." "Excuse me?" I replied. "They knocked on the door at 5:30AM. And not just one cop. There were a whole bunch of them." "What…
Shane’s Chicken and Waffles – the perfect weekend brunch
Here’s a delicious plate of fried chicken and waffles from Shane’s Cafe in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Upon reflection, I probably should have got the white meat. But somehow I managed to choke it down anyway. The side of grits and strong coffee certainly helped. The occasion was a lovely brunch for my friend Lilieblue’s birthday,…
“In the Pink” virtual show to combat gender violence premieres this Saturday
On March 8 and 9, a collaborative of Second Life residents will be presenting an original production called "In the Pink," a series of one-acts intended to fight gender violence. The inspiration is Eve Ensler’s play "The Vagina Monologues" and co-incides with a series of real worlds events called "V-Day" to draw attention to the…
A 2 minute tour of Whyville virtual world for tweens (video)
Sharon Burns posts another in her series of explorations of virtual worlds, this time focusing on the "tween" focused virtual world Whyville. Check it out here. Nicely done!