Clay Shirky, an NYU professor on the Internet’s effects, explains how the new Twitterific world has revolutionized communication among citizens. From tweets on the Iranian protests to John McCain’s next car, Twitter is quickly becoming the de facto method of individualized mass communication.
If you’d like to watch another TED talk, I very, very highly recommend business expert Joseph Pine’s discussion on the experience desired by the modern consumer.
Posted by Jonathan Strickberger
Another year, another Bicycle Film Festival, now in it’s ninth year.
This festival celebrates all styles of bikes and biking through art, film, music and performance.
Bicycles give a lifestyle to any person so why not celebrate them.
The New York ‘Bicycle Film Festival’ takes place from June the 17th until the 21st.
Find all the details at:
http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/
As Brendt Barbur (BBF’s Founding Director) says, “Bikes Rule.”
Posted by Stephen Buss
Banksy, Britain’s most famous graphity artist strikes again in this exhibit at the Bristol Museum. Once again, he has created many pieces to provoke everyone who lays their eyes upon them.
He has become famous around the globe for making blank walls more interesting but in this new set of amazing creations he has pushed the boundaries once again. We can only hope that he can keep this up and that his name does not get picked up by to many other artists who attempt to copy his work.
Watch this video to gain a small idea of what some of the work he has created looks like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRai9×8aD3A
Posted by Stephen Buss
After countless bloody accidents between freight trains and street-level traffic on 10th Avenue (also known as “Death Ave”), the city of New York decided to build an elevated train called the High Line. It served the city of New York until 1980, when it made its final trip down the tracks carrying a three carloads of frozen turkeys. Unused and facing threats of demolition, High Line neighborhood residents founded Friends of the High Line in 1999 to petition for the preservation and reuse of the line. The group’s hard work paid off and it received funding to create an elevated public park with the space.
On Tuesday, a few of us interns ventured to the High Line for its opening. After being told we can only enter at Gansevoort Street, our long trek through the wet blocks quickly turned into a relaxing stroll through the new park. After climbing a few flights of stairs, we discovered sidewalks and gardens that currently extend all the way down to 20th street. We were only able to explore the park’s first section, but upon completion, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half long situated above the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea, and Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen. For now, however, people can walk along the rustic tracks and view the picturesque New Jersey skyline…if you could call it picturesque.
Posted by Sarah Dumoff