Firefox Add-Ons Allow Quicker Browsing Through NowPublic

NowPublic denizens, there are several browsing tools that are add-ons to the Mozilla Firefox browser that I prefer to the Explorer. The Firefox browser works more quickly on my computer but I would use Firefox even...

What Color is your Recession?

What color is your recession?Orange was the 'hot' color for a while. Color Coach, Leatrice Eiseman (of Pantone), author of Color, Messages and Meanings offered on the Brian Lehrer Show (December 3rd) that subdued tones are a sign of the times.Plain, more simple colors are...

Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies

News without opinion. " Celebrated poet (Mahmoud Darwish)  passes at age 67 in Houston hospital following complications after open-heart surgery " "Revered as the Palestinians' national poet, Darwish was...

The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn

Popular tales do far more than entertain, however. Psychologists and neuroscientists have recently become fascinated by the human predilection for storytelling. Why does our brain seem to be wired to enjoy stories? And how do the emotional and cognitive effects of a narrative...

KlipFolio

A while ago, I talked about Desktop Sidebars. Eventually, I ended upinstalling KlipFolio. It is not one of the best sidebars available butI was attracted by one of the replies made by the developer. Thedeveloper said that KlipFolio is optimized to use lower than 7MB ofmemory...

Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO]

"Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO] Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:14 PM on February 18, 2008. Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin and many more join Howard Zinn to celebrate some of America's frequently...

More asshat posts in 2008 coming…

I guess this is the update to the old adage that if it bleeds it leads..."Remember the learnings I put up yesterday. What was one of the key themes that I learned in 2007? That if you want traffic you must cause...

Oaxaca Reporters Tell of Life in the Trenches

‘Alternative media’ in Oaxaca, Mexico, means graffiti, not the internet. Nancy Davies comments on the latest meeting of Oaxacan journalists this weekend on NarcoNews.com. Many issues were discussed, including the lack of unity amongst journalists and the increasing...

Iran cracks down on 'obscene' rap music

Does your nation have problems with vice, violence, sin, and decadence? Blame the rappers. That's what Iran is doing. Tearing a page (or 100) from the Tipper Gore Guide to Rap Censorship (aka the PMRC), Iran is...

Artist Olafur Eliasson on his SFMOMA show and work with brands

"SAN FRANCISCO—For the past 15 years, the Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson has made art that engages perceptual, ecological, and temporal themes by harnessing such abundant and ephemeral elements as...

Video excerpts from Sally Potter's talk through with the Carmen cast

On Monday 20 August, when full rehearsals began, Sally Potter presented her vision for this production of Carmen to the cast.  This video features excerpts from the talk through, including some interesting background to the history of Carmen,...

South Africa's Leadership on H.I.V./AIDS Is a Welcome Development

Finally South African officials are moving forward after years of deadlocking political indifference.  One can only hope that the economic issues behind all this are people-centred and directed and not wholly...

Nine Inch Nails Goes Deep with Marketing Campaign

Trent Reznor, the brains behind Nine Inch Nails, is utilizing the interactive nature of the web to challenge his fans to piece together his concept album. Brilliant. Can marketing work as a game? Only if it works! "Trent Reznor could have just given a few interviews to...

Ideo reinvents the business card

"Identity Card Exploration for IDEO Conceptual Business Cards Printer-friendly version This collection presents a series of business cards that explore and express possible future value systems. More than just imagining new communication and display technologies,...

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