Category: Writing/Books

I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings

I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings

At Different Is Cool we are passionate about art – art is a tangible representation of the human soul – it tells the story of our collective human history, of […]

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In Which Nikki Sixx Waxes Wise on Lyrics, Love & Legalization

In Which Nikki Sixx Waxes Wise on Lyrics, Love & Legalization

The Good Book. Recently, I sat down with my wise, dear friend, and Different Is Cool “Patron of Cool”, the dark prince of rock, Nikki Sixx. We talked about a […]

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DisC’s Summer of Music: Nikki Sixx, Dan Lanois & Giveaways, Oh My!

DisC’s Summer of Music: Nikki Sixx, Dan Lanois & Giveaways, Oh My!

August is a musical month – crickets chirping, waves crashing, ice cubes clinking, children squealing.  The long, hot, sonic days of summer are well and truly upon us and what […]

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In Which Margaret Atwood is Poised to Become a Tech Mogul & Muses on Writing, Riding & Higgsteria

In Which Margaret Atwood is Poised to Become a Tech Mogul & Muses on Writing, Riding & Higgsteria

Literary Legend Margaret Atwood regales the crowd at DisC’s Gateway to Bohemia 2011 event. As the saying goes “The best way to predict the future, is to invent it.” The […]

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

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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People Who Inspire: Stephen Hawking

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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DisC Proudly Supports: RASP Books & An Anthology of Dyslexic Writing

DisC Proudly Supports: RASP Books & An Anthology of Dyslexic Writing

[Image: Famous People with Dyslexia]   Different Is Cool is very excited that our original Patron of Cool, Margaret Atwood, has turned us on to a most worthwhile cause, RASP Books, […]

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DisC Book Recommendation: The Element ~ How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

DisC Book Recommendation: The Element ~ How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

You may be familiar with the work of Sir Ken Robinson – he’s considered the world’s leading thinker on creativity & creative thinking.  He has worked around the world in […]

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DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

  [Cover art for “I Am Jack”]   Susanne Gervay is an Australian author whose young son was being bullied in school – she was understandably concerned and she wanted to […]

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This is Gonna Hurt

This is Gonna Hurt

Rock n roll’s ultimate bad boy prince, Nikki Sixx [founder, songwriter & bassist for hard rock group Mötley Crüe] has a new multi-media project titled “This Is Gonna Hurt“. The first release […]

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