And the neo-luddite backlash looms ever nearer on the horizon. I will, really, one day sooner or later, close the laptop, work on a farm, and write … on paper. This and other useful meditations on the good and bad of technological ‘progress’ found on Kevin Kelly’s blog-to-become-book, The Technium.

When I travel to a foreign country I want to meet local people, taste local food, listen to local music, and read the local newspapers. When I meet people in another country from a different culture who speak a different language then – over time – I begin to understand what distinguishes us as well [...]

There are many ways to get know another culture. My favorite? The house party. Even the seemingly most conservative of cultures transform into festive affairs of dance, drink, and drums when a house party is declared. There is something irresistibly human about throwing back a couple shots of fire water, turning up the stereo volume, [...]

Update: My apologies in advance for all trickery, but HP and I have not gotten married. Well, actually, HP has gotten married – to the beautiful and lovely Vanessa. And they are the proud parents of “Oso Junior“. I’m not sure how they picked the name.

Am I the only one who watches what this guy does every day and says, holy shit, is this for real? That’s right baby, tell ‘em what it is. “I mean, I get carried away.” Ha, I love it. [via Zadi]

I am interested in the capacity of citizen media to capitalize our best intentions by creating a community of good will among individuals who would otherwise likely never meet. Marinade on this: a Trinidadian, Puerto Rican living in NYC, Argentinian living in Canada, Malagasy living in Indiana, German living in The Hague, Brazilian living in [...]