Philippe Starck: “design is dead” “I was a producer of materiality and I am ashamed of this fact, …design is a dreadful form of expression.” (I have a degree in Industrial Design by the way)Read more

Dith Pran: 'Killing Fields' journalist dies. Reflecting on his email to me.

A Cambodian-born US journalist whose enslavement and escape from the Khmer Rouge became the subject of the famous film, The Killing Fields, has died. In November 2005, I saw The Killing Fields for the first time. After witnessing such a powerful story, I decided to write to Dith Pran and express what I felt. Surely thousands have written identical emails and letters, but nonetheless I pursued it. I also included some words relating to my desire to help others lessRead more

Why, hello there.

I’m getting back online after being, for the most part, away for two weeks. We had a 12 day holiday, but decided not to go anywhere this time. It was nice to chill, get organized, and brush up on some reading, exercise, and qt with Novita. We did a whole lot of nothing, but it was incredibly nice. I can’t deny that I’ll view my co-worker’s vacation photos from their wanderings in SE Asia without slight envy, but with aRead more

Tirthagangga

East Bali overlooking a stunning sea of rice fields. This one made “explore” on flickr; not bad considering it’s been sitting on my hard drive since last summer and I wasn’t even considering uploading it.Read more