Ad of the Week: Design Currency, Vancouver
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Author David Henry Sterry on Vatican Sex Scandal
nthWORD featured author David Henry Sterry uncovers the Pope's recent move to ameliorate public unease over the recent pedophile abuse cover up within the church by striking a deal for a television series: Priests Gone Wild.Sterry reports: "The Pope is totally stoked," alleged one of his closest confidants, resplendently decked out in a purple ermine-trimmed robe glittering with Papal bling, "he's talking about a director's cut, he's gonna do a bonus audio track, and we put together a blooper reel that is seriously lol."
This is big news considering the shit-storm that has soiled the Lord's good name: "In fact, over 5,000 priests and deacons worldwide have been identified as sexual and physical abusers of minors, many of them in orphanages and reform schools. Only 2% of those priests have received prison sentences."
This is big news considering the shit-storm that has soiled the Lord's good name: "In fact, over 5,000 priests and deacons worldwide have been identified as sexual and physical abusers of minors, many of them in orphanages and reform schools. Only 2% of those priests have received prison sentences."
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nthWORD Photog Miss Aniela on Success & Promotion
nthWORD featured artist Miss Aniela tells Blurberati about her success as both a photographer and publicist. "Publicity is important for everything. Some people moan that photographers with the best PR skills do better than those with more talent -- but that's the case with everything and every profession. It's what you do with your skills and talent that counts, and how much you get it out there."
Check out her image "Raiding the Shelf" in the current issue of nthWORD alongside Pushcart Prize-nominated writer Edmond Caldwell's "Entrancing!"
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Are you the One? Ogilvy Challenge [video]
In a follow up to our previous post, here is the greatest salesperson in the world challenge from Ogilvy. Dig in.
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Can You Sell A Red Brick? World's Greatest Salesperson
OgilvyOne Worldwide is sponsoring a contest to find the world's greatest salesperson, not by going door to door, but via a branded YouTube channel. No experience is necessary. The rules are as follows: Your pitch must be in English, and the product you must sell is a red brick.
"If you can sell a red brick, maybe you can sell anything," said Mat Zucker, executive creative director for the OgilvyOne New York office, who came up with the contest.
Look for Zucker's feature Selling is back: The new future of advertising in the next issue of nthWORD.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Weekend Read: "The Secret CIA Life of..."
nthWORD recommends dropping by The Nervous Breakdown for a quick read of N.L. Belardes' short memoir The Secret CIA Life of Alex Raffio, the profile of an ex-CIA operative who stuffs his face with a greasy burger and fries at Leo's Burgers as he recounts a $9 million dollar sock deal with Iran, a metal that is stronger than steel but more flexible than foil, and Vietnam."He kicked death in the nuts," writes Belardes of Raffio, as he plunges deeper into a real-life Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now "clusterfuck" in Laos: "Recon. Intelligence. Drugs. Torture. Assasination." If you enjoy CIA memoirs and the world of intrigue as much as we do, check it out.
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Cop a Feel: Impress, Beyond the Touch Pad
Could this be the future of design? Impress is a project by German designer Silke Hilsing who is taking the sensitivity of a touch screen to the next level by using a foam pad and sensors to manipulate the form of three-dimensional objects. Check it out:
impress - flexible display from Silke Hilsing on Vimeo.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Ad of the Week: La Gaite Lyrique Promo
This is one very cool promo animation. In anticipation of the re-launch of the 19th century Parisian theatre, La Gaite Lyrique, as a digital arts centre. Creative Director: Yves Geleyn. Music: Marc Teitler, Bern Norb Wuertz.
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Bread to Head Ratio: the Last Supper, Supersized
An in depth analysis of 52 notable artistic depictions of the Last Supper indicates that over the past 1,000 years the portions of food served to the Disciples of Christ have grown larger with time, NPR reports on its health blog Shots. Apparently, even Jesus can "Have it His way!"
How did researchers reach this conclusion? The Bread to Head Ratio, of course. The paintings were analyzed by a computer: "To account for varying sizes of the paintings and their foods , the size of bread loaves and main dishes was indexed based on the average head size of the people around the table."
The question now is, should we start portioning our meals based on hat size? Would this lead to healthier meal deals at Micky D's and Wendy's? A drive thru menu super-sized by the circumference of your skull? We can only pray.
Image by Alexander Baxevanis
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
This Girl Can Play Guitar
Virtuoso Kaki King from a few years back. One of the better vids available.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Help Afghan Student Finish Her Education
Over the past several years Alexa Hart (educator and friend of nthWORD) has been involved in helping girls from Afghanistan seek opportunities that are not available in their native country. Please take a few moments to read about her student Narges and make a donation. From Alexa:
I am writing to ask if you would consider a monetary donation to one of the Afghan girls who qualified for both a US State Department scholarship and a private school scholarship. Her name is Narges and she recently received a scholarship to Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine for the 2009-2010 school year. The scholarship they gave her leaves her about $2000 short of making this a reality.
Narges told me that her father owns a small shop in Afghanistan. Narges' family is unable to pay these expenses but she is so excited about possibly being able to graduate from an American high school. The prospect of graduating from an American high school means that she will be able to try to get a full scholarship to an American college and a future of contributing to her country. As you know, there are limited opportunities for girls in Afghanistan and if she isn't able to take advantage of this scholarship now the chances are that she will be married in an arranged marriage and have no further opportunities. She will certainly be a different mother for her experiences in the US but my heart goes out to her as I remember her telling me what some other Afghans told her about the US (negative things based on fear and ignorance) and how she said "my eyes have been opened" about what life can be like. She was amazed at the opportunities that we have here and how different Americans are from what she was led to fear.
Narges, of all the students I met from Afghanistan, was the most changed and thrilled by her experiences here. If you are financially able I would ask you to send what you can on behalf of Narges' education and a future for world peace.
I have seen with my own eyes how world peace can be impacted by this contact and how this can be made possible by our generosity to a young Afghan girl.
Please consider helping Narges by sending your donation to:
(make checks payable to Fryeburg Academy)
Fryeburg Academy Business Office
c/o Cristin Perreault/ Narges Husaini
745 Main St, Fryeburg ME 04037, USA
Tel: +207-935-2001 extension 3113
or
(make checks payable to Narges Husaini)
American Councils for International Education
c/o Alexa Hart
28 Bradley Street, Apt. 2
Burlington, VT 05401
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Shamrock Shortage Threatens St. Patty's Day
Bogus shamrock plants are being used around Ireland today to celebrate St. Patrick's Day due to a "severe shortage" of the trifolium dubium, or the original shamrock. Botanist Dr. Declan Doogue was worried about whether or not President Obama would receive the dubium today, IrishCentral.com reports.Seriously? Here's a suggestion for the PM: Wait 'til O'Bama is down to the bottom of his third or fourth Guinness, then deliver the counterfeit sham(rock).
Photo by Nina Matthews
Photo by Nina Matthews
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Filmmaker: Onur Senturk, Istanbul
Check out the skills of motion designer and director Onur Senturk from Istanbul, Turkey. We particularly enjoyed the last 20 seconds.
Nokta . from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Leadership Lessons from a Hippie: The First Follower
"Being the first follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership," says CD Baby founder Derek Sivers. Read more insightful observations into the sociology of building a movement over at ReadWriteStart .
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MySpace: What's Next, Porn? by Harmon Leon
nthWORD contributor Harmon Leon's latest blog entry at the Huffington Post fights dirty, claiming that MySpace's desperate attempt to lure its user base back "home" (heehee) by turning to video games is one step away from porn. What should we expect?They damn well do better than Facebook's Farmville app, because there's nothing like plotting a net-revival with the next social media "pariah." But who knows what the future holds, perhaps the bridge between social media and video games will succeed. Tell us what you think...
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The Antlers -- "Bear" Video
The Antlers - Bear from Evan Owen Dennis on Vimeo.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Fiction: The Promise of Honey by Sheryl Glubok
A young Palestinian woman facing a religious and moral dilemma steals her brother's explosives...in Sheryl Glubok's short story The Promise of Honey:
Could she run to the sea? She has never seen it. How can she die never having seen the sea? Would they try to stop her? Shoot her in the back as she shouts, I just want to touch the water.
Read the full story at Night Train.
Sheryl is a freelance writer and executive recruiter who earned her MFA in Fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She teaches screenwriting at Burlington College.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
AOL Seedsters: Journalism Goes Bionic
A few months back AOL unleashed the beta version of its new journalism machine Seed, a mass-content generation tool that is part traditional journalism and part citizen reportage, to extend its range beyond its 3,500 professional and freelance journalists in order to "make more content, faster, better and cheaper than anyone else," says Steven Rosenbaum writing for TechCrunch.Former New York Times writer and Program Director of Seed has coined the term "Bionic Journalism" to describe the aggregation of new content by computers which is then selected by humans.
Photo by Neal Fowler
Photo by Neal Fowler
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Support VT-Made Music at Kickstarter.com
Big Heavy World in Burlington, Vermont is a volunteer-run organization that does everything humanly possible to support the musicians of Vermont. It's toally inclusive, and mostly teenagers and college-aged volunteers are the crew. Click here to lean more about and to support the project to help BHW get a much-needed new server. Look for the interview with James Lockridge, Executive Director and Founder of BHW, in the next issue of nthWORD.
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Next Generation Writers: Science & Tech Fellowship
To Think - To Write - To Publish is a program for "next generation" writers of any genre with an interest in science and technology. Learn creative nonfiction techniques. Develop and pitch ideas to book and magazine editors and literary agents. Publish your work. Featuring two intense days of writing, highlighted by an intimate and practical workshop with Lee Gutkind, author and editor of Creative Nonfiction Magazine and a conversation with New York Times science writer, Gina Kolata and Vice President and senior editor for Free Press, Leslie Meredith. Participants will enjoy an all expenses paid, five day retreat as the guest of the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University, including a stay at the Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, Arizona, plus a $500 honorarium. Application deadline is March 15, 2010. For more details see our flier. If you have specific questions, contact 2think2write2publish@gmail.com or to apply: simply send a bio and letter of interest to CSPO@asu.edu.Photo by Zheng Xu
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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70 Million by Hold Your Horses: Art History Exam
Check out this video for the song 70 Million by Hold Your Horses. Thanks to David Heintz for sharing.
70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
The Internet? Bah! (1995): non-visionary article
In the February 27th issue of Newsweek, Clifford Stoll, author of Silicon Snake Oil--Second Thoughts on the Information Highway writes:When most everyone shouts, few listen. How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can't tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.
While we agree that no screen will ever replace the pleasure of reading a book, will future generations agree? Read the full article here.
Photo by Mo Riza
While we agree that no screen will ever replace the pleasure of reading a book, will future generations agree? Read the full article here.
Photo by Mo Riza
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
United Film Festivals: CHG, NY, LA, SF, Tulsa & LDN
From Withoutabox:UNITED FILM FESTIVALS (UFF) is a multi-city festival series providing independent filmmakers with unique, diverse voices a terrific platform. Rapidly growing in size and scope, and building on a solid festival history, the UFFs showcase top-notch films in six thriving cities across the United States and Europe.
The United Film Festivals offer filmmakers an excellent opportunity to connect with audiences in New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tulsa. Each event presents its own unique lineup of films in an intimate and welcoming setting, and draws passionate crowds of film-lovers who enjoy the dynamic slate of humorous, touching, and innovative pics presented. This unique, multi-city and multi-lineup format ensures that more filmmakers have an opportunity to showcase their work and gain exposure at the UFFs.
Photo by Daren Higham.
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Help the Sheol Express Leave the Station!
The short film by Ryan Patch and Michael Koehler "Sheol Express" is currently in the running to win $5,000 through Pepsi's Refresh Everything Contest and needs your vote to stay in the top 10. If Ryan and Michael win, they plan to use the funds to complete post-production and bring the finished film to festivals and audiences nationwide. Click here to vote and be sure to tell your friends!
Pepsi is giving away 1,300,000 each month to fund people, businesses, and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. The Pepsi challenge: Look around your community and think about how you want to change it. To learn more, browse for ideas or start your own application.
Pepsi is giving away 1,300,000 each month to fund people, businesses, and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. The Pepsi challenge: Look around your community and think about how you want to change it. To learn more, browse for ideas or start your own application.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
A Lighter Shade of Blue: Songs to Benefit Haiti
The lyrics of the songs on this album are poems by Haitian poet & writer Jacques Fleury, who asked Lisa & Dave of the Boston based singer/songwriter duo Sweet Wednesday to set his poetry to music to support relief work occurring in his native country, Haiti. The songs are available for download here.All proceeds from the sale of these songs go directly to the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation, performing vital lifesaving work in Haiti. To find out more about this great organization and the good they are doing, visit their website.
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