This is Sharon Jones' warning to anyone who would stand in her way: "Retreat." What a fantastic music video for my favorite soul artist (and dance partner.) Reminds me of an aphorism I heard: "Be the kind of person that when you wake up the devil says, 'Oh shit, he's up.'" BTW Sharon Jones…
James Turrell’s “Three Gems” at the DeYoung: A Portal to the Sky
I feel so blessed to work literally across the street from one of the incredible art installations by Quaker artist James Turrell. At the DeYoung Museum of Art, in the sculpture garden, is a commissioned installation created by Turrell he calls "Three Gems." Like all of his work, it is minimalist to the extreme, with…
3D Scan of African Hall at the Cal Academy of Sciences!
Check out this fantastic 3d scan of an exhibit in African Hall at the California Academy of Sciences. Created by the company Matterport during our first Science Hack Day in September. [Link]
Math Saves Lives: Polymath Couple Create New Systems for Organizing Organ Tranplants
Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry are two of the smartest people I know. Dorry is a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins University and Sommer is a math professor at the United States Naval Academy. Individually that's admirable, but together they are a force to be reckoned with. Dorry and Sommer are doing remarkable work combining their…
C2C “Happy” Music Video Will Make You Even Happier
I was turned on to this song "Happy" (by the electronic group C2C) from watching this amazing "I Charleston Nashville" video a couple of months ago. After watching the original music video, I can see where the Nashvillians got their inspiration. Really fantastic dancing, blending vernacular jazz, house and more. And the tent revival…
Watch List: “Been Rich All My Life” and “Carmen and Geoffrey”
I spent Saturday night watching dance documentaries, and I can heartily recommend the two films "Been Rich All My Life" and "Carmen and Geoffrey." As a middle-aged person who still loves to dance, I cherish these films about older folks who are still killing it on the dance floor. If you love dance and documentaries,…
Happy Diwali: Celebrate the Light!
Happy Diwali to all my Hindu peeps out there. And whatever your denomination or creed, celebrate the light today, wherever you find it.
Halloween 2013: Tin-Tin and Snowy are on the case!
One of my favorite comic characters from when I was a child was Tin-Tin, the Belgian "bande desinee" that was created by George Remi and ran from the 1930s to the 1970s. I loved the clean lines, the convoluted mysteries, and clever plots. So being Tin-Tin for Halloween this year was a no-brainer. Essentially I…
Dancespiration from … Virgin America?
This Virgin America flight safety video features a who's who of street dancers in America. So amazing. I want to fly Virgin, well, anywhere!
The Internet Archive: The Modern Library of Alexandia… with Backups
I've known — at least conceptually — about the Internet Archive for years and years and years. You have too, if you have ever used the WayBackMachine to check out what the internet used to look like in the 90s. ("Friendster," "Ask Jeeves," hahaha.) And I recently discovered while wandering around the Richmond District of…