[I took these pics on a photo-street-cruising day with Ido].
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Enlightened Skull
Look what I found in suburbian Evanston's lonesome train station on the way to downtown Chicago:
How can we contribute to each other?
Here are ideas for what I will include here later and how you can contribute.
This is kind of a small exchange program:
A chance to enter a pool of information about things unknown to you, by sharing some of what you know.
How can you contribute to this blog?
Let's say you live in Berlin - you could write about the music scene there, or some special events, or how you can get to learn German for free, or post a picture of the coolest graffiti there.
Let's say you are a writer and you just wrote a novel. I could interview you about it and post it here. It might inspire other begninng writers, or get other readers to read/recommend your new novel. Some people may want to ask you questions about it.
Let's say you just found the best job in graphic design on the planet and can't wait to share it with someone. Just post your story here and we may learn a thing or too on what's out there in the job market and ways to go about finding it.
Let's say you just took some really beautiful pictures and want to share it with a group of people you don't know who may appreciate and comment on them. Just bring it on.
How can I contribute to you?
First, by connecting diverse people with clusters of similar interests. You could find more info about what you'd want to deepen your expertise, as well as peek into things you might not imagine existed.
Second, I can contribute by having the time to write in this busy city which is full of cultural events. As an NYU student, before I graduate, I can access all kinds of events and report about them. Things that you won't read in the newspaper or anywhere online, but might be of interest to you - personally or professionally.
Third, as a MA student of cultural studies (Arts, Humanities, Social Science) I will try to offer perspectives enriched from my learning so far.
This is kind of a small exchange program:
A chance to enter a pool of information about things unknown to you, by sharing some of what you know.
How can you contribute to this blog?
Let's say you live in Berlin - you could write about the music scene there, or some special events, or how you can get to learn German for free, or post a picture of the coolest graffiti there.
Let's say you are a writer and you just wrote a novel. I could interview you about it and post it here. It might inspire other begninng writers, or get other readers to read/recommend your new novel. Some people may want to ask you questions about it.
Let's say you just found the best job in graphic design on the planet and can't wait to share it with someone. Just post your story here and we may learn a thing or too on what's out there in the job market and ways to go about finding it.
Let's say you just took some really beautiful pictures and want to share it with a group of people you don't know who may appreciate and comment on them. Just bring it on.
How can I contribute to you?
First, by connecting diverse people with clusters of similar interests. You could find more info about what you'd want to deepen your expertise, as well as peek into things you might not imagine existed.
Second, I can contribute by having the time to write in this busy city which is full of cultural events. As an NYU student, before I graduate, I can access all kinds of events and report about them. Things that you won't read in the newspaper or anywhere online, but might be of interest to you - personally or professionally.
Third, as a MA student of cultural studies (Arts, Humanities, Social Science) I will try to offer perspectives enriched from my learning so far.
So what is this blog about?
So what is this blog about?
This blog is going to be a center of my own network of friends and any reader who is interested to join. It is about sharing information and art between people with different interests and backgrounds, most of whom I know. As it will develop, I hope it will also attract more readers who may find it useful and entertaining.
This blog is about cultural events, art (music, films, visual/plastic art, design, etc.), social issues, cultural studies, cool + new Internet things and travel.
It's also about getting to know other people from different cultures, developing connections and networks for future collaboration, and sharing amateur as well as professional information or advice.
Essentially, it's here to promote you guys and me by sharing our knowledge and artwork with each other and with potential blog-readers
Who might read it?
First, I will invite as many of my friends and people whom I think may be interested in this blog as I can. Later, when it is developed, I will promote it in my job-search campaign and other extensive networking ventures I often undertake. This means some professionals might read it too.
Readers will be from different countries in the world, mostly the US, Europe, and Latin America as well as from Israel of course.
Readers will probably be mostly in their late-20s, like myself, but it will vary.
People who are into arts like: museum-work, film-making, creative writing, painting, music-making, sound design and more.
People who are into journalism, Internet development, programming, law, international studies, and more.
People interested in travel, history, tourism, art/music scenes, exhibitions, cultural events, education etc.
What do I intend to have here?
I'd like to have articles about the various cultural fields I just listed.
Reviews of CDs, books, films, art exhibitions, journals and magazines etc.
It will be nice to have interviews with interesting people who can share their advice or tell a good story.
I'd like to have critical essays about popular cultures, art, politics and interesting trends we encounter in our immediate surrounding.
I'd like to have articles about cultural differences and cultural exchange.
Who can co-write it with me?
Ideally, I intend to have co-writers who can publish their work, criticism, opinions, advice and reviews here on this site. If anyone is interested, just let me know and we'll talk about it. You can also do it as a one-time-thing, you don't have to commit to it. Your work might get good exposure thanks to this site.
I will invite some of you whom I think may be good for this over emails.
Please write comments so I can improve and get a feel of where this stands.
I am willing to change things in the design, name or goals of this blog if it may serve us better, so just inform me.
Thanks!
This blog is going to be a center of my own network of friends and any reader who is interested to join. It is about sharing information and art between people with different interests and backgrounds, most of whom I know. As it will develop, I hope it will also attract more readers who may find it useful and entertaining.
This blog is about cultural events, art (music, films, visual/plastic art, design, etc.), social issues, cultural studies, cool + new Internet things and travel.
It's also about getting to know other people from different cultures, developing connections and networks for future collaboration, and sharing amateur as well as professional information or advice.
Essentially, it's here to promote you guys and me by sharing our knowledge and artwork with each other and with potential blog-readers
Who might read it?
First, I will invite as many of my friends and people whom I think may be interested in this blog as I can. Later, when it is developed, I will promote it in my job-search campaign and other extensive networking ventures I often undertake. This means some professionals might read it too.
Readers will be from different countries in the world, mostly the US, Europe, and Latin America as well as from Israel of course.
Readers will probably be mostly in their late-20s, like myself, but it will vary.
People who are into arts like: museum-work, film-making, creative writing, painting, music-making, sound design and more.
People who are into journalism, Internet development, programming, law, international studies, and more.
People interested in travel, history, tourism, art/music scenes, exhibitions, cultural events, education etc.
What do I intend to have here?
I'd like to have articles about the various cultural fields I just listed.
Reviews of CDs, books, films, art exhibitions, journals and magazines etc.
It will be nice to have interviews with interesting people who can share their advice or tell a good story.
I'd like to have critical essays about popular cultures, art, politics and interesting trends we encounter in our immediate surrounding.
I'd like to have articles about cultural differences and cultural exchange.
Who can co-write it with me?
Ideally, I intend to have co-writers who can publish their work, criticism, opinions, advice and reviews here on this site. If anyone is interested, just let me know and we'll talk about it. You can also do it as a one-time-thing, you don't have to commit to it. Your work might get good exposure thanks to this site.
I will invite some of you whom I think may be good for this over emails.
Please write comments so I can improve and get a feel of where this stands.
I am willing to change things in the design, name or goals of this blog if it may serve us better, so just inform me.
Thanks!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
A Place of Worship
So this is my first blog post. Let us begin.These photos were taken at the
When I was staying in Evanston this summer, I happened to meet two guys from the Bhahai religion. I was surprised to learn that their only temple in the Americas as of now, is in this suburban town. The Bhahais center is in Haifa, Israel.
I think it might be nice to have a short interview to post here with one of these guys, Hayden, so we can get a small glimpse of what it is like to be Bhahai.
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