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breakfast @tiffany’s: spring newsletter
Hello Plugged In People, I want to invite you to join me for The National Day of Unplugging, starting Sundown of Friday March 23 to Sundown Saturday. Unplugging one day a week for the last year, for what my family calls our “technology shabbats,” has truly changed my life. It lets me reset my soul and be present with my children, husband, and myself in a very grounded way. Taking one day a week off from work is a very, very, very old idea. However, it feels like today, we need this now more than ever.
Let’s do it en masse! There is more info and a link below to take the “Pledge to unplug” and find suggested things to do on that day (in case we have all collectively forgotten what life was like;) Unplugging on the weekend also allows me togive more when I create. We are busy on ushering “Connected” out into the world and in production on our new film “Brain Power.” A big thank you to everyone for all the amazing videos and artwork you have sent us for the new film! I just gave a talk where I describe this ne We at The Moxie Institute are calling it CLOUD FILMMAKING.
(click image to watch the talk) In this newsletter, I am happy to highlight the work of many interesting people, books, art shows, events, organizations, and ways to participate in this fine world we live in. A couple of highlights include my partner-in-everything, Ken Goldberg, hosting a “Science on Screen” night this Sunday at the Rafael Theater where he will be talking about his work in robotics and showing Spike Jonz’s robot love story film. Also below: new books by Howard Rheingold, Andrew Keen, and Dr. Peter Diamandis, lots of new ways to rethink Passover, some powerful new videos from Students Rebuild, a very provocative gathering “Being Human,” Capacitor’s new performance piece, a great new TV Show “The Conversation,” The Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, The SF Intl. Film Festival, a new film series by Ted Hope, The Disposible FF, a cool RSA on Steven Johnson’s book, art shows at MOMA, SF MOMA, and MOCFA, and a week long theater run for “Connected” in Boulder, CO as well as many other screenings worldwide including one at the Roxie Theater in SF, and so much more… To living life to the fullest …and unplugging one day a week…so you can stop and smell the flowers.
Tiffany EVENTS:Science on ScreenMarch 18 | San Rafael, CA
More about “Science on Screen: Our Robots Ourselves” from the website: “What can our robots tell us about ourselves? They continue to be an irresistible topic for cinema and culture, and robots like the ‘Terminator’ have a long history going back to Frankenstein’s creation and the Golem. But the next generation of robots won’t rigidly follow orders. Instead, they’ll use advanced sensing, computation and data from the cloud to cooperate with and enhance human abilities. These robots will apply statistical machine learning to be more aware than oblivious, more social than solitary, and more like companions than tools. Using film clips and a complete screening of Spike Jonze’s short film ‘I’m Here,’ Professor Goldberg will present examples of new robots and describe his own research in ‘superhuman surgery’ and ‘cloud robotics.’ “Written and directed by Spike Jonze, ‘I’m Here’ is a bittersweet science-fiction romance about two robots in an everyday world. (US 2010) 30 min. Special thanks to Spike Jonze and MJZ, Inc.” “Ken Goldberg, Ph.D. is an inventor working at the intersection of art, film, robotics, and social media. On the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley, where he is craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media, Ken also holds an appointment in the UC San Francisco Medical School where he pursues research in medical robotics.” What: Our Robots Ourselves Screening: “I’m Here” by Spike Jonze Presentation by Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley Professor of Robotics When: Sunday March 18, 7-8:30pm Where: Rafael Theater, California Film Institute, San Rafael, CA For more details & tickets: http://www.cafilm.org/rfc/films/1682.html Lipstick & Politics: Women in Business — What does it Take? March 20 | San Francisco, CA
About “Lipstick & Politics” from their website: “Lipstick and Politics (L&P) is a cultural catalyst that emphasizes a plurality of voices though articles on contemporary issues, fashion, relationships, world affairs, business, politics, technology and entertainment. L&P amplifies the voice of women through content that drives popular dialogue and creates a unique focus on defeating stereotypes.“ Mira Veda will be moderating this discussion around these ideas that I’ll be participating in with Jessica Scorpio: Co-Founder of Getaround and Director, Bus. Dev. When: Tuesday, March 20th from 7-9pm NOTE: Host introductions will begin at 7pm. Share and support women in business and technology- and yes this event is open to guys as well! Where: DLA Piper on 555 Mission St. Suite 2400. San Francisco, California 94105 For more details & tickets: http://lipstickandpolitics.eventbrite.com/ Disposable Film Festival March 22 | San Francisco, CA
Co-writer and a producer on “Connected,” Carlton Evans made this very cool festival come to life:) About “DFF” from their website: “Selected by MovieMaker Magazine as one the world’s “coolest film festivals,” the Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 by Eric Slatkin and Carlton Evans to celebrate the creative potential of disposable video: short films made on everyday equipment like cell phones, pocket cameras, and other inexpensive video capture devices. The Disposable Film Festival hosts screenings, competitions, and other events to showcase the best work within the genre. Disposable kicks off in San Francisco every March before traveling to cities around the world. Check out our events page to find out when we’ll be in a city near you.” What: DFF San Francisco Premiere (other cities and dates available on website) When: Thursday, March 22nd Where: The Castro Theater, San Francisco For more details & tickets: http://disposablefilmfest.com/ Being Human 2012 March 24 | San Francisco, CA
*I can’t wait to go to this ..will be showing one of my films there and just mostly want to be a sponge in the audience- t About “Being Human 2012″ from their website: “Everyday, fresh insights from all fields of science shed new light on the processes of human experience – the how of feeling, thinking, and believing – and invite us to redefine who we are as human beings. If you’re interested in exploring new territories around human processes such as how we perceive and ‘make sense’ of the world and how we relate to others and ourselves, join us for this landmark gathering. Pioneers on the frontier of human understanding will guide us on this exciting exploration: David Eagleman, Paul Ekman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jane Hirshfield, and more…” What: Explore the Science of Human Experience When: Saturday March 24th, 9:00am-5:30pm Where: Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA For more details & tickets: Discount code for my friends: bh10 What Would Rembrandt Post? Panel on Self-Portraiture in the Age of Facebook March 31 | San Francisco, CA
*A interesting discussion for sure.- t About “What Would Rembrant Post” from the Facebook page: “An artist panel exploring contemporary approaches to self-portraits and their role in social media. In conjunction with an open call on Facebook: Post your own self-portrait with up to 50 words about why you chose it.” What: Panel Discussion with Ken Goldberg, Catharine Clark, myself, Allan de Souza (Artist, Chair, New Genres, SFAI), Sam Lessin (Facebook, Director of Timeline, Founder of Drop.io), Patricia Maloney (Art Practical), Kari Orvik (MFA Candidate, UC Berkeley Art Practice) & Virgil Taylor (Artist) When: Saturday, March 31, from 1 to 3pm Where: Catharine Clark Gallery — 150 Minna St. San Francisco, CA 94105 For more details & tickets: http://www.facebook.com/WhatWouldRembrandtPost Cindy Sherman Feb 27 – June 11 | New York
*Sherman is brilliant. -t About “Cindy Sherman” from the website: “Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in contemporary art. Throughout her career, she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of contemporary identity and the nature of representation, drawn from the unlimited supply of images from movies, TV, magazines, the Internet, and art history. Working as her own model for more than 30 years, Sherman has captured herself in a range of guises and personas which are at turns amusing and disturbing, distasteful and affecting. To create her photographs, she assumes multiple roles of photographer, model, makeup artist, hairdresser, stylist, and wardrobe mistress. With an arsenal of wigs, costumes, makeup, prosthetics, and props, Sherman has deftly altered her physique and surroundings to create a myriad of intriguing tableaus and characters, from screen siren to clown to aging socialite.“ What: Exhibit: Cindy Sherman When: Feb 27 – June 11 Where: Museum of Modern Art – New York For more details & tickets: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1170 Whitney Biennial March 1 – May 27 | Whitney Musuem, NYC
*Ken had artwork in the Biennial in 1999. I always love this scope of this show.- t More about the “Whitney Biennial” from the website: “Sculpture, painting, installations, and photography—as well as dance, theater, music, and film—fill the galleries of the Whitney Museum of American Art in the latest edition of the Whitney Biennial. With a roster of artists at all points in their careers the Biennial provides a look at the current state of contemporary art in America. This is the seventy-sixth in the ongoing series of Biennials and Annuals presented by the Whitney since 1932, two years after the Museum was founded. The 2012 Biennial takes over most of the Whitney from March 1 through May 27, with portions of the exhibition and some programs continuing through June 10. For the exhibition, the Whitney’s fourth-floor Emily Fisher Landau Galleries are being used as a dynamic, 6,000-square-foot performance space for music, dance, theater, and other events. This is the first Biennial in which nearly a full floor of the Museum has been given over to a changing season of performances, events, and residencies. Accordingly, the 2012 Biennial is in constant flux, with artists, works, and experiences varying over the course of the exhibition.” What: Whitney Biennial Exhibit When: March 1 – May 27 Where: Whitney Museum, NYC For more details & tickets: http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2012Biennial Only Birds Sing the Music of Heaven in this World Museum of Craft and Folk Art March 23-July 7 | San Francisco, CA
*Natasha is an amazing curator. Excited to see this show. -t About “Only Birds Sing the Music of Heaven” from the website: “This exhibition (curated by Natasha Boas) explores the relationship between art and agriculture from a variety of perspectives including historical and current day agricultural imagery, alternative farming projects, and the representation of farm labor. Participating artists and organizations include John Cerney, Farm School, Amy Franceschini with Futurefarmers, Sadie Harmon, Pie Ranch with Joyce Grimm, and Project Grow with Natasha Wheat, as well as a selection of California agricultural paintings and prints from the Nelson Gallery and the Oakland Museum of California and photographic documentation from the National Chavez Center at La Paz in Keene, California.“ What: Exhibit: Only Birds Sing the Music of Heaven in this World — Curated by Natasha Boas When: March 23 – July 7 Where: Museum of Craft and Folk Art – San Francisco, CA For more details & tickets: http://www.mocfa.org/exhibitions/index.htm The Utopian Impulse – Buckminster Fuller & the Bay Area March 31-July 29 | San Francisco, CA
*Bucky is a hero of mine…and influenced my father’s thinking. We had a Bucky Dome in our backyard…with a hot tub in the center. yes, it was the 70′s in Marin;) -t About “The Utopian Impulse” from the Facebook page: “The Bay Area has long attracted dreamers, progressives, nonconformists, and designers. Buckminster Fuller was all of these, and although he never lived in San Francisco, his ideas have spawned many local experiments in technology, design, and sustainability. The first to consider Fuller’s Bay Area philosophical legacy, this exhibition features some of his most iconic projects, as represented in a Fuller print portfolio recently acquired by SFMOMA, Inventions: Twelve Around One. Along with Fuller inventions like the 4D House, Geodesic Dome, World Game, and Dymaxion car, the exhibition presents Bay Area endeavors — from Ant Farm’s 1972 domed Convention City proposal to North Face tents, and from the Whole Earth Catalog to One Laptop Per Child — inspired by Fuller’s radical idealism and his visionary designs informed by technology, ecology, and social responsibility.“ What: Exhibit: Utopian Impulse – Buckminster Fuller & the Bay Area When: March 31 – July 29 Where: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art For more details & tickets: http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/exhibitions/439 Capactior 5′s: Okeanos April 12-15 | San Francisco, CA
I had them perform at the 5th Annual Webby Awards at the SF Opera house and they were incredible! -Run don’t walk to their new show. -t About “Okeanos” from the Capacitor website: “Okeanos is a multidisciplinary portrait of the ocean as body, resource, metaphor, and force. It is a performance to inspire and educate audiences about the ocean and connect them directly to ocean conservation… it is a piece we’ve been working on for 2 years in collaboration with some of the worlds leading marine biologists and explorers. We’ve learned to surf, sink to the bottom of the ocean, swim with turtles and suspend our bodies above the coral reef. We’ve captured new movement for the body through this exploration, and this April’s launch is the first of a two year run of the piece in which we are currently in discussion with international partners. In short, the piece is meant to be a drop of the ocean causing a great ripple.” What: Okeanos – a new show from Capacitor “the Cirque-du-Soleil of Environmental Science” — Under the Artistic Direction of Jodi Lomask, has four dancers, four circus artists, and two musicians who perform within a constructed oceanic video/aerial/performance environment. Interviews with scientific advisers Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Tierney Thys punctuate the electronic sound score. When: April 12-15 Where: Fort Mason’s 30,000 square ft Herbst Pavilion in San Francisco, CA For more details & tickets: SF Intl.Women’s Film Festival April 13-15 | San Francisco, CA
*The crew from my film team at The Moxie Institute and I will be there on Saturday night, April 14th, for the “Connected” screening and lively discussion:)* Moxie at the Roxie. -t About SFIWFF from their website: “On April 13th, the Women’s Film Institute will present the 8th Annual San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival (SFIWFF), a comprehensive three-day celebration of films directed by women. The 2012 selection of diverse films celebrates the exceptional contributions of women in the world of cinema and represents a convergence of excellence in filmmaking from around the globe.” What: San Francisco Intl. Women’s Film Festival When: April 13-15 **Connected will be screening on Saturday the 14th at 7:30pm Where: The Roxie Theater — San Francisco, CA For more details & to get tickets: www.sfiwiff.com New York Ideas April 17 | New York
*The Aspen Institute is near and dear to my heart and mind. If you are in NYC, def. check this out. -t About NY Ideas from their website: “New York Ideas, organized by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute, will stand as the premier forum in New York for the exchange of ideas of consequence. The day-and-a-half long event will assemble a constellation of leaders – in the roles of attendees, provocateurs, and speakers. It will take on the largest issues of the day – through interviews, discussions, and debates. And it will recognize New York’s status as a major actor in all of the significant policy issues facing the country.” What: New York Ideas Symposium When: April 17th — 9am-6pm Where: New York Historical Society **This event is FREE For more details: http://nyideas.eventbrite.com/ Tribeca Film Festival April 18-29 | New York
*Our film “The Tribe,” played there in 2006. It is an amazing festival! -t About Tribeca FF from their website: “The Festival’s mission is to help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. Tribeca Film Festival is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors. The Festival has screened over 1300 films from over 80 countries since its first festival in 2002. Since its founding, it has attracted an international audience of more than 3.7 million attendees and has generated an estimated $725 million in economic activity for New York City.” What: Tribeca Film Festival When: April 18-29 Where: Manhattan, NYC For more details: http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/ San Francisco Int’l Film Festival April 19 – May 3 | San Francisco
*We are so grateful for all the support we have received from SF Film Society, and we’re excited for their festival- t About SF Int’l from their website: “Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 people in attendance.” What: San Francisco International Film Festival When: April 19 – May 3 Where: San Francsico For more details: http://festival.sffs.org/ “Reach for the Skye” Fundraiser May 3 | San Francisco, CA
*My step-mother Ina co-founded this program for children of divorce. I will be at this event and highly recommend supporting this great cause. -t About “Kids’ Turn” from their website: “Kids’ Turn is the premiere program in the very specialized field of divorce education. Since our start in 1988, we’ve helped more than 16,000 children and parents cope with the turmoil that can come from separation. Our workshops help children understand and express the difficult emotions associated with parental separation while teaching family members new ways to support affected children. The material specifically teaches separated parents co-parenting skills designed to help them cooperatively raise their child(ren).” What: Reach for the Skye Kids’ Turn Fundraiser When: May 3 6-9pm Where: Ruby Skye – 420 Mason above Geary — San Francisco, CA For more details:
PARTICIPATENational Day of Unplugging
March 23-24 | Everywhere
*Unplugging weekly. can’t recommend it enough. Join me. Below is info and where you can take the pledge -t About “National Day of Unplugging” from the website: “The National Day of Unplugging is a respite from the relentless deluge of technology and information. With roots in Jewish tradition, this modern day of rest was developed by Reboot as a way to bring some balance to our increasingly fast-paced way of life and reclaim time to connect with family, friends, the community and ourselves. Shut down your computer. Turn off your cell phone. Stop the constant emailing, texting, Tweeting and Facebooking to take time to notice the world around you. Connect with loved ones. Nurture your health. Get outside. Find silence. Avoid commerce. Give back. Eat Together. The National Day of Unplugging runs for 24 hours, from sundown Friday, March 23, to sundown, Saturday, March 24.” TAKE THE PLEDGE TO UNPLUG!: http://www.causes.com/causes/648905-national-day-of-unplugging/about The UNDO List — What to do when you “Unplug”
*Things to do when you unplug -t About “The UNDO List” from the website: “We are a loose confederation of upstarty professionals working in a variety of fields. We are teachers and administrators, writers and musicians, attorneys and techies, foodies and bloggers, stay-at-home parents and start-up entrepreneurs. We share a common desire to spend one day a week slowing down, reflecting, reconnecting and unplugging. We are Jewish, Jewish-adjacent and not even remotely Jewish. We are connected via the organization Reboot — we hatched UNDO on the National Day of Unplugging, which grew out of the Sabbath Manifesto. UNDO is what to do when you unplug. UNDO was created by people attempting to set aside a day apart from the rest of the week. We slow down, avoid technology and reconnect with what’s important to us. Some of us follow the principles of the Sabbath Manifesto. Others have our own UNDO Day routines. There isn’t any one way to do it. UNDO is about making it up as we go along.” For more details: Bay Lights – $3M Challenge Grant
*This is a crazy, ambitious, illuminating art project. Please join me in helping to make it happen! -t About Bay Lights Challenge Grant from the website: “THE BAY LIGHTS is the honored recipient of a $3 Million challenge grant from an anonymous donor. EVERY DOLLAR you pledge will be matched by this generous bay area resident. We need your help to bring THE BAY LIGHTS to life! Over 200 people from various private and nonprofit organizations are already working collaboratively to see this project through to fruition. And a cultural alliance has been forged with some of the Bay Area’s most creative organizations” For more details: Students Rebuild *Students Rebuild does such important work. Please watch these films and participate. – t About “Students Rebuild” from the website: “Students Rebuild is a collaborative initiative of the Bezos Family Foundation that has mobilized thousands of young people in 38+ countries and all 50 U.S. states, and generated over $1 million in matching funds for rebuilding schools in Haiti and youth facilities in Japan.”
Watch this uplifting and powerful short video from Students Rebuild and the One Million Bones project, which captures the 50,000 bone preview installation in Albuquerque, NM. This creative call to action is about taking a collective stand against humanitarian crises by joining a participatory art installation to cover the National Mall with 1,000,000 handmade bones in 2013. Through Students Rebuild, each bone = $1 for CARE’s work with young people in Somalia and the DR Congo.
Another short video released for the one year anniversary of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami shares the uplifting story of the previous Students Rebuild challenge: Paper Cranes for Japan, the Journey of Two Million Cranes. For more details: “Indie Night” at Lincoln Center
*Excited to see Ted’s curation here. -t About “Indie Night” from press release: “Indie Night will spotlight the best and boldest new wave of independent cinema. In keeping with the tradition of supporting and showcasing emerging filmmakers, this new series will also be shaped by notable guest curators who hail from the American indie vanguard. ‘The American indie film scene is going through a major renaissance right now, thanks to the low costs of digital filmmaking and the emergence of new distribution platforms,’ says Film Society Associate Program Director Scott Foundas. ‘At the same time, this series can be seen as the latest permutation of the Film Society’s longstanding commitment to emerging artists, which dates back to the creation of the New Directors/New Films festival more than 40 years ago.’ Award-winning producer Ted Hope (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, ADVENTURELAND) has been announced as co-curator’s of the series for the next year, alongside FSLC Associate Program Director Scott Foundas. Hope will curate the upcoming 2012 series.” For more details: The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet
*I have seen a preview of this. It will be real + universal. Can’t Wait. -t About “The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet” from website: “This April, Lifetime Television will premiere The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, a new interview series executive produced by Demi Moore and Amanda de Cadenet that de Cadenet describes as ‘alternative television.’ The show + site both feature known (Lady Gaga, Jane Fonda, Gwyneth Paltrow, Donna Karan, and Diane von Furstenberg) and unknown as their voices are equally valid and impactful. It aims to provide a forum for women to talk honestly about the challenges they face in their daily lives. ‘The idea came about because I found myself asking all these questions that I couldn’t find answers to,’ says de Cadenet. ‘I’m the mother of a teenager and twins, I’m married, and I have a career. But I looked around and saw women in the media who looked like they were doing it all perfectly, and I thought, ‘Well, I’m not doing it perfectly. Where are the women like me? Why isn’t anyone being honest?’ The show focuses on what she describes as ‘the universal themes in women’s lives and the need for us to remember that we are all dealing with variables of the same issues.’” For more details: http://www.theconversation.tv/ GROW
*I love this community center. They are planning a great Earth Day event. Stay posted here. – t About Being Human 2012 from their website: “GROW Art & Garden Education Center is a place where artists of all skill levels, and ages, can gather and be inspired. GROW offers a variety of do-it-yourself workshops and courses related to environmental sustainability, art and garden concepts. There is a pottery studio, children’s art studio, weekly farmstand, and an exhibition permaculture garden coming soon. It is GROW’s intent to provide a space for the community to learn about local and global environmental issues and innovations. GROW is a collaborative effort by the owners of Proof Lab, Alpha Dog and a few dedicated Marin County art and farming enthusiasts.” For more details: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GROW/236323576426221?sk=info Noon Style – Solar Bags
*One of my fears is running out of battery. This bag makes me feel better. -t About Noon Style from the website: “Chicago-Based, Women-Owned, a lot of baggage. On the outside of your bag, there is a paper thin, flexible solar panel. This solar panel charges a battery pack located inside the bag to supply power for your cell phone or iPod, day or night. Simply place the solar panel in the bag towards the sun to collect usable energy. Put it in your window at work, home, car, or on the train; face it towards the sun at a cafe; or walk/bike around town with the panel exposed. Even on cloudy or rainy days, energy is collected through the UV light of the sun. On a bright, sunny day the battery should be fully charged in 6-8 hours. On a cloudy day the battery will require a bit more time. The battery pack will hold the sun’s energy for several days.” For more details: http://www.noonstyle.com/#solar BOOKS Netsmart: How to Thrive Online By: Howard Rheingold
*Howard is one of my favorite thinkers of all time. I can’t wait to read this new book. -t About “Net Smart” from the website: “Mindful use of digital media means thinking about what we are doing, cultivating an ongoing inner inquiry into how we want to spend our time. I outline five fundamental digital literacies, online skills that will help us do this: attention, participation, collaboration, critical consumption of information (or “crap detection”), and network smarts. I explain how attention works, and how we can use our attention to focus on the tiny relevant portion of the incoming tsunami of information. I describe the quality of participation that empowers the best of the bloggers, netizens, tweeters, and other online community participants; I examine how successful online collaborative enterprises contribute new knowledge to the world in new ways; and I present a lesson on networks and network building.” For more details: http://rheingold.com/netsmart/ Where Good Ideas Come From By: Steven Johnson
*This is a great and very creative RSA for Steven’s book, “Where Good Ideas Come From”. I recommend watching and then reading the book. Love the way his mind works -t About “Where Good Ideas Come From” from the website: “One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? For more details: http://www.amazon.com/Where-Good-Ideas-Come-Innovation/dp/1594487715 Digital Vertigo By: Andrew Keen
*Andrew’s important, skeptical eye makes us question everything we are doing as we rush into the 21st Century. On June 3rd, he will discuss his book and we will show “Connected,” together. Stay tuned on Facebook for more details – t About “Digital Vertigo” from Amazon: “In Digital Vertigo, Andrew Keen presents today’s social media revolution as the most wrenching cultural transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Fusing a fast-paced historical narrative with front-line stories from today’s online networking revolution and critiques of ”social” companies like Groupon, Zynga and LinkedIn, Keen argues that the social media transformation is weakening, disorienting and dividing us rather than establishing the dawn of a new egalitarian and communal age. The tragic paradox of life in the social media age, Keen says, is the incompatibility between our internet longings for community and friendship and our equally powerful desire for online individual freedom. By exposing the shallow core of social networks, Andrew Keen shows us that the more electronically connected we become, the lonelier and less powerful we seem to be.” For more details: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Vertigo-Revolution-Diminishing-Disorienting/dp/0312624980 Abundance – The Future is Better Than You ThinkBy: Dr. Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
About “Abundance” *I believe we are living in one of the most exciting times in history. Peter and Steven back this up with great research and thoughts about the future.- t “Abundance—the Future is Better Than You Think—is a new book by Dr. Peter Diamandis (Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation) and Steven Kotler (bestselling author and science journalist), launching February 21, 2012. It is a thrilling antidote to today’s dark pessimism.The authors rely on exhaustive research and extensive interviews with top scientists, innovators, and captains of industry to explore how four emerging forces—exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion—are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Diamandis and Kotler examine the stunning impact these forces are having on categories of critical importance while establishing hard targets for change, laying out a strategic road map for governments, industry, and entrepreneurs, and giving us plenty of reason for optimism.” For more details: http://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Future-Better-Than-Think/dp/1451614217 RETHINKING PASSOVER FOR THE 21st CENTURY For Kids: My Haggadah By: Francine Hermelin
My kids and I love this book!-t About “My Haggadah” from their site: “The one Haggadah you need for the kids in your life this holiday. Packed with 36 stickers and over 30 pages of open-ended Passover activities to do before, during, or after the Seder, My Haggadah: Made It Myself creates lively Passover conversations for the entire family. Finally, a Haggadah that children can personalize through their own pictures and ideas. My Haggadah is available 2 ways: $18.00 PDF Download & $24.95 printed book (including stickers). To place an order click on your selection on the site. Click no shipping if you are in Manhattan and can arrange for local pickup.” For more details: http://zephyrnyc.com/myhaggadah/ For Adults: New American Haggadah By: Jonathan Safran Foer
*I am very ready for a new Haggadah. -t About “New American Haggadah” from Amazon: “Read each year around the seder table, the Haggadah recounts through prayer, song, and ritual the extraordinary story of Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander the desert for forty years before reaching the Promised Land. Now, Jonathan Safran Foer has orchestrated a new way of experiencing and understanding one of our oldest, most timeless, and sacred stories, with a new translation of the traditional text by Nathan Englander and provocative commentary by major Jewish writers and thinkers Jeffrey Goldberg, Lemony Snicket, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and Nathaniel Deutsch. Ravishingly designed and illustrated by the acclaimed Israeli artist and calligrapher Oded Ezer, New American Haggadah is an utterly unique and absorbing prayer book, the first of its kind, that brings together some of the preeminent voices of our time.” For more details: Haggadah App
*There is one week left to help them raise funds for this great new app for Passover. -t About Haggadah App from their Kickstarter website:“This Passover, Melcher Media–the creators of Al Gore’s award-winning and bestselling Our Choice iPad app–will introduce the world’s first multimedia Haggadah. The Haggadah App features interactive commentary from from David Kraemer and Rabbi Irwin Kula, stunning imagery and rare illustrated manuscripts, recordings of all the great Passover songs, a contemporary, alternate approach to the seder from Amichai Lau-Lavie, recipes, interactive mini-games for children, and much more. Melcher has launched a campaign with Kickstarter to raise money to bring this app to life. Visit www.haggadahapp.com to learn more about the project and how you can contribute. Please help us spread the word and invite your friends and family to become a part of our community.” For more details & to support: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melchermedia/haggadah-app?ref=email MOXIE INSTITUTE UPDATES:Upcoming Connected Screenings Here is a great article that talks more about the selection of “Conneted,” by the US State Department & USC for the 2012 American Film Show. We’ve been having hundreds of wonderful screenings around the world and have lots of exciting ones coming up. Below are some upcoming screenings: Pittsburgh Jewish Film Festival| March 17 @ 8:10pm Connected screening as the Closing night film — Tickets on sale now! The Boedecker Theater | Boulder, CO | April 13-19 Screening Connected for a week-long run Ticket and screening time info coming in April. Moxie @ the Roxie | San Francisco Intl. Women’s Film Festival | April 14 @ 7:30pm Connected will be screening at The Roxie Theater
We will have a few very fun screenings happening in NYC in April. Stay tuned on our facebook page for announcements about those! For a complete list of upcoming screenings, visit: www.facebook.com/connectedthefilm Let it Ripple
Let it Ripple: Mobile Films For Global Change is our new short film series that provides inspiring, impactful films and media for nonprofits all over the world to use to further their reach and impact. For free. These short films are collaborative — from their creation to their translation to their distribution. We are currently in production on the second film in the series, Brain Power. Thank you for all of your submissions of artwork and videos! The first film in the series, “A Declaration of Interdependence,” is now translated into 65 languages and has been catered and given for free to 75 organizations around the world working to make the world a better place. If you are involved in a nonprofit looking for a free tool to engage your community in fundraising or any campaign to make this world better, we would love to make a free film for you. For details and to see examples of films we’ve made for organizations: www.letitripple.org
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EVENTS Robots, a Spike Jonze Film & Ken – 3/18 Lipstick & Politics Panel – 3/20 Disposable Film Festival - 3/22 Being Human 2012 – 3/24 What Would Rembrandt Post? – 3/21 Cindy Sherman Exhibit – 2/27-6/11 Whitney Biennial – 3/1- 5/27 MOCFA Show 3/23-7/7 Buckminster Fuller Show SFMOMA- 3/31-7/29 Capacitor 5 – Okeanos – 4/12-4/15 SF Intl. Women’s Film Festival – 4/13-4/15 NY Ideas – 4/17 Tribeca Film Festival – 4/18-4/29 SF Intl. Film Festival 4/21-5/03 Kids’ Turn Fundraiser – 5/3 PARTICIPATE National Day of Unplugging – 3/23-3/24 UNDO - Guide for Unplugging Bay Lights $3M Challenge The Conversation TV Show GROW Noon Style – Solar Bags BOOKS Netsmart: How to Thrive Online By: Howard Rheingold Where Good Ideas Come From By: Steven Johnson Digital Vertigo By: Andrew Keen Abundance by Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler REBOOT PASSOVER FOR THE 21st C For Adults: New American Haggadah By: Jonathan Safran Foer Haggadah App to support For Kids: My Haggadah By: Francine Hermelin MOXIE FILM UPDATES Upcoming Connected Screenings Let it Ripple: Mobile Films for Global Change ______________________________
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