Category Archives: US
Architects fight democracy…
“The trouble with EPCOT had always been that a city required citizens, and citizens would demand a variety of rights, including voting rights. Disney, of course, would not want to extend private citizens voting rights over the property they had fought so hard to have total control over. The situation was never fully resolved. To this day, Disney does have full time citizens who live on their property… carefully selected citizens, who have been encouraged or otherwise persuaded to vote as the Mouse tells them to.”
Passport to Dreams Old & New: Lake Buena Vista and Shaping Orlando
Oh, no. Not that…
Comedy Central on Twitter: “Thank you Jon. http://t.co/yPdxjnkuLw”.
The one TV show that I’ve watched for a decade. And it’s not even available in my country.
The Second Disease Ever Eradicated…
“In 1986, cases of Guinea worm disease numbered more than 3.5 million worldwide. Now, globally, there are only 126 cases left”
Other cultures are so hard…
Whenever I leave…
…I want to return.
A life’s work comes to an end…
The world looses one of its wonders.
The Man Behind The Mountain – An Intimate Look at American Folk Artist Leonard Knight on Vimeo.
Life Covers…
US and UK: Enemies of the Internet…
“Internet censorship and surveillance have a direct impact on fundamental rights. Online free expression facilitates a free debate on subjects of general interest. It also facilitates development, good government and the implementation of democratic guarantees. In a resolution adopted on 5 July 2012, the UN Human Rights Council said that the rights recognized in the Read More”
Enemies of the Internet | Entities at the heart of censorship and surveillance.
Interviewly…
Interviewly – Interviews with interesting people.
What a fantastic idea but why oh why no RSS feed?