A grab-bag of my interests: contemporary theatre, creativity, plus life and learning online
From the monthly archives:
A few extracts from my own interwebs social networking sites this morning. It’s a visual coda to my earlier post two days ago. The hashtags (#) in this first tweet indicate the various groups dedicated to tracking the topic. As is inevitable during crises, we find something to joke about … an expression of human [...]
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P042309PS-0880 Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream The Prez and his dog Bo heading home from another day in the office. I remember this kind of scene (sans dog) and with another President in that wonderful television series ‘The West Wing.’ *sigh* Yesterday! Check out the official White House Photostream on Flickr. Great [...]
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I came across John Clancy‘s blog yesterday via a recommendation from an actor acquaintance. Scrappy Jack’s World-Wide Theatricals and Dime Museum – how could I resist – is a treasure trove of stuff, witty, well-written and full of wise saws and observations. John’s post Making Shakespeare Dull is a beauty. Here’s an extract, but please [...]
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The last couple of days have seen reports of the outbreak of swine fever in what the media are calling ‘the Americas.’ Initial reports have spawned comment and further reports which have then been retweeted, reblogged, and sent on their way. It’s not overstating the mark to say that in some cases the responses have [...]
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Image via CrunchBase Last September I wrote about the slew of audio and video publishing tools being used by ‘citizen journalists.’ I talked about their increasing availability and ease of use especially on mobile phones. These came to the fore during the US Presidential Elections, and I became aware of them first as they were [...]
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I’m staying with friends in one of Singapore’s huge, sprawling, residential districts. They truly are communities unto themselves, these high-rise buildings grouped around communal spaces: playgrounds, parklands, and courtyards where pots of herbs and flowers mingle with bougainvillea and your local cat. The shopping precinct has 24 hour operational food stalls, and your doctor, dentist, [...]
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