Archive for May, 2012

by / on May 30, 2012 at 12:40 pm / in Arts & Entertainment, Current Events, Doing Good In The 'Hood, Music, Performing Arts, Politially, Ahh ... Incorrect !!, Politics, The Originals, Uncategorized

Born To Rage: Guitar God Tom Morello & His Social Activism

Happy Birthday [May 30, 1964] to Tom Morello, Grammy-winning, [and totally awesome] guitarist of polemic hard rock band Rage Against The Machine and tireless social activist. Tom Morello, ranked #26 [...]

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by / on May 28, 2012 at 9:09 am / in Health/Wellness, The Originals

Meatless Monday: Vegan Black Metal Chef-Buffalo Seitan Bites

We adore the awesomely hard core recipes of the Vegan Black Metal Chef – his thrash guitar, gauntlets, chalice, sacrificial saber and his cruelty-free recipes. [His pad thai is, um, [...]

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by / on May 27, 2012 at 11:45 am / in Between Heaven and Earth, Current Events, Videos

Memorial Day: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

To all our Different and Cool American friends, Whilst you are enjoying Memorial Day bbq’s and spending your weekend with friends and loved ones, please take a moment to reflect [...]

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by / on May 23, 2012 at 12:18 pm / in Architecture, Doing Good In The 'Hood, Technology & Science, Uncategorized, World

Eco-architecture: from Milan’s Bosco Verticale to Taipei’s Eco Ark

Urban centres around the globe suffer from similar ills – population densities which result in tremendous amounts of consumer waste and, consequently, environmental pollution. Architects, urban planners and designers have [...]

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by / on May 19, 2012 at 10:49 pm / in Fashion & Style, The Sartorialists

Jean Paul Goude-fashion’s iconic image wizard teases us with Candy

Like the majority of fashion followers, I’m a huge Jean Paul Goude fan – his fashion photography over the years has been inspiration to me – from forming Grace Jones’ inimitable style [...]

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by / on May 19, 2012 at 7:06 pm / in Arts & Entertainment, Interviews, Music, Patrons of Cool, Performing Arts, Photography, The Originals, Writing/Books

This Is Gonna Hurt ~ A Different Is Cool “InnerView” with Nikki Sixx

[Photo courtesy of Nikki Sixx] A bit about Different Is Cool InnerViews: At Different Is Cool, it is our dream to eradicate prejudice through the celebration & exultation of being different. [...]

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by / on May 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm / in Education/Learning, Nerds Rule, Technology & Science

13 year-old genius with autism, sets out to disprove Big Bang Theory

Indianapolis: Jacob Barnett wants to be a genius when he grows up. No wait, at 13 years of age he’s already a genius, and he’s setting out to disprove Einstein’s [...]

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by / on May 19, 2012 at 6:41 pm / in Education/Learning, Nerds Rule, Technology & Science, The Originals, Writing/Books

People Who Inspire: Stephen Hawking

You often hear people who are visually or hearing-impaired, or who live with a debilitating physical condition like MS or some other challenge, say that they wish others could see [...]

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by / on May 19, 2012 at 7:05 am / in A Different POV, Education/Learning, Health/Wellness, Nerds Rule, Technology & Science, The Originals, World

Is High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome Associated with High Functioning Brilliance?

Many people known to be diagnosed in the spectrum of autism are brilliant scientists, anthropologists, physicists, mathematicians, and economists. Albert Einstein and Newton were both considered to be “consistent” in [...]

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by / on May 18, 2012 at 2:01 pm / in Architecture, Arts & Entertainment, Doing Good In The 'Hood, Performing Arts, Politics, Sculpture, The Originals, World

Sunflower Seeds & Censorship – Chinese Artist & Activist Ai WeiWei

Chinese multi media artist and social activist Ai Weiwei created one of the most important and beautiful pieces of cultural art to date. His moving exhibition “Sunflower Seeds” [photo above-Tate [...]

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