Plastic Childhood?

I didn’t intend to throw a kids party with no Plastic. Yet, it removed the veil of petroleum and it was a clear day of joy.  Children’s parties have become events about things: gifts, juice boxes, “sharing” which is another word for not grabbing the gift you can’t have, and arguing with the children to [...]

The sea is a dance (of oil)

It’s been hard to slow down. I’ve been working hard with J, Jake and Stuart on our piece at The Academy of Sciences in June. It’s a piece about the sea. But, I had forgotten the feeling of water: till I saw this woman dance. Last weekend, I saw her. She had her earphones in [...]

Pandora left me for the Cheerleader of "Like"

I’m having horrible memories of braces, unrequited love, and that question most kids in their teens have – who “likes” me? Some young buck of a CEO made an announcement,and now I feel I’ve lost my sexy post-graduate community to the commerce of “Like”.   Facebook just turned into High School and I think Pandora [...]

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