Concrete SkylineLiving the unexamined life.Locke, Goosebumps, Sparkle and Old Men- November 10, 2007 Last night I went to the 2007 Sparkle SF annual champagne and sparkling wine event with my journalist girlfriend. It took place at the St. Regis Hotel in downtown, a shockingly posh place. We went to the press meeting with Kimberley Locke from American Idol and heard her talk about her commitment to charity work. We then went and tasted wines, snacked on fancy hors d'uvres, watched a charity auction, and listened to Locke sign a few songs. At the auction I got to see a rich girl bid $3500 for..http://cs.cementhorizon.com/archives/2007_11_10_locke_goosebumps_sparkle_and_old_men.php Larry Lessig speaks at TED- November 7, 2007 Photo by Peter Kaminski I invite you to listen to Larry Lessig's brief and focussed talk at TED back in March on How creativity is being strangled by the law. It provides an illuminating perspective on what's happening to our culture today and how it echo's events of the past. It's 19 minutes long and worth every second.http://cs.cementhorizon.com/archives/2007_11_06_larry_lessig_speaks_at_ted.php |