Podchef Neal Foley, Gastrocast (tags)
Gastrocast is a podcast about cooking, food, and the politics of what we eat.
For the month of November, I only spent $30 on food. The only exception were things that are freely available to the average person (salt taken from restaurants, sauce packets from Taco Bell, free coffee from an office). Buying in advance was fine, but at the end of the month, it all had to add up to $30 or less.
A zombie walk is an organized public gathering of two or more people who dress up in zombie costumes. Usually taking place in an urban centre, the participants make their way around the city streets and through shopping malls in a somewhat orderly fashion and often limping and gnawing their way towards a local cemetery.
Sealand: Start Your Own Sovereign Nation (tags)
The Principality of Sealand is a micronation that claims as its territory a man-made off-shore installation named Roughs Tower/HM Fort Roughs, a former Maunsell Sea Fort located in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England. Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, yet it is sometimes cited in debates as a case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute.
Julie Lasky, I.D. Magazine interview (tags)
Julie Lasky is the editor-in-chief of I.D. Magazine. Julie Lasky was previously the editor of Interiors and the managing editor at PRINT. She is the recipient of a Columbia University National Arts Journalism Program fellowship; a Richard J. Margolis Award for journalism; and was a Journalism Scholar in 1995 at Northwestern University. Lasky's essays and book reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, The American Scholar and Forward.
8 BIT documentary: Interview with Marcin Ramocki + Justin Strawhand (tags)
8 BIT is a hybrid documentary examining the influence of video games on contemporary culture. A mélange of a rocumentary, art expose and a culture-critical investigation, 8 BIT ties together seemingly disconnected phenomena like the 80’s demo scene, chiptune music and contemporary artists using machinima and modified games.
Interview with Warren Allen Smith of Philosopedia (tags)
Philosopedia's major purpose is to provide an academic resource for those whose interest is "thinking about thinking," a phrase that is a basic definition of philosophy. In short, Philosopedia is a reference work about academic philosophy.
Washington D.C. is known worldwide as the home of the beloved US President, miles of national monuments, and throngs of politicians. But perhaps lesser known is D.C.’s status as an epicenter of essential American musical movements, including the harDCore scene that emerged in the late 70s.
Interview with James Spooner, director of the Afro-Punk documentary.
Cybercrime and Punishment (tags)
Interview with El Mariachi about the consequences of cybercrime.
Adam Weissman on Freeganism (tags)
Interview with Adam Weissman of Freegan.info.
Interview with Free Radio San Diego's DJ Bijou.
Interview with Calvin Tang, co-founder of Newsvine.com
small WORLD weekend Mix - The Afrobeat Edition
Shannon Larrat, body modifications (tags)
Interview with Shannon Larrat of BMEzine about body modifications.
Jim White, corporate bloopers (tags)
Interview with Jim White about corporate bloopers.
Kembrew McLeod, Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport (tags)
Interview with Kembrew McLeod about Copyright Criminals, a documentary about the sampling culture.
Mitchell Szczepanczyk, End of the Blogosphere (tags)
Interview with Mitchell Szczepanczyk, author of the article The End of the Blogosphere? about the impending power grab of the internet by telcommunication companies.
Jim Berenholtz, renaissance man (tags)
Interview with Jim Berenholtz, peformance artist, composer, writer, ethnomusicologist, ceremonial artist, photographer, and world traveler.
Wunmi, Afrobeat singer/songwriter (tags)
Interview with Afrobeat singer/songwriter Wunmi. Continuing a series of interviews with Afrobeat musicians. Afrobeat is deeply concerned in social criticism to pave way to social change.
Tyler Nordgren, Conglomco (tags)
Interview with Tyler of Conglomco about culture hacking
Amy Botwinick, Congratulations On Your Divorce (tags)
Interview with Amy Botwinick, author of Congratulations On Your Divorce.
Interview with Peter Ryan of Cosmetic Vacations (tags)
small WORLD interview with Peter Ryan of Cosmetic Vacations.
small WORLD interview with Albino (tags)
Interview with Nathan Endsley of Albino.
small WORLD interview with Richard M. Smith, Digital Privacy (tags)
Interview with Richard M. Smith about digital privacy.
Music Monday! Aphrodesia (tags)
Interview with Ezra of Aphrodesia.
small WORLD Interview with Rudy Rucker (tags)
Interview with novelist and popular science writer Rudy Rucker.
small WORLD interview with Michael Manville of Freezerbox.com (tags)
Interview with Michael Manville of Freezerbox.com.