Interesting People
Open Source is Magic by Chris DiBoda of Google
Chris goes on at length to describe and promote open source. He delves into it’s early rise, the nay sayers, their collapse against the inevitable rightness of open source as a means to an end (the most usable product), other reasons why it’s good, and it’s ubiquity in today’s world. It is long, over 1 [...]
Slavoj Zizek – top ten video moments
I haven’t not liked a video of Mr. Zizek talking, his animated fun way of pontificating makes the whole thing a sort of rock star experience. Or, to put it in a potentially derogatory way, like a wind up tin toy monkey crashing his cymbals as he rotates in a circle. Surprisingly easy to follow, [...]
Paul Jay of The Real News speaks in November 2008
A wide ranging speech by Paul Jay giving a good overview of his world view, state of the media and reasons for creating the Real News Network.
Interview with Indian activist and author Arundhati Roy
She finishes her interview with these lines: But here in India, there’s the smell of fascism in the air. Earlier, it was a kind of an anti-Muslim, religious fascism. Now we have a secular government, and it’s a kind of right-wing ruthlessness, where people openly say, you know, every country that has progressed and is [...]
Nina Paley’s movie ‘Sita Sings the Blues’
Movie website: sitasingstheblues.com Also available here: Sita Sings the Blues Movie Her take on Copyright is interesting, check out her blog at: ninapaley.com
‘We will not go down’ by Michael Hearts
Song and video produced and performed by Micheal Heart in support of Gaza on viewing footage of the Israeli Operation Cast Lead on TV
Sheepish Art Film
Shepherds and their dogs, sheep and a director… with too much time on their hands?
‘A Short Vision’ – animated film short by Peter Foldes
Ran across ‘A Short Vision’ here – a short animated film clip by Peter Foldes and his wife, made in 1956.
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