Entries from June 2009

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The Right to Empathy

Oh boy.
This is not typically the kind of stuff I write about here, but it is something I feel quite strongly about, and, if nothing else, it makes for a case study in cross-cultural communication — not to mention some interesting neuroscience.
Last week, as the New York Times reported, French President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed the [...]

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Can this look any more Circus!

Of course, as soon as I say that I’m taking a break from writing here to work on finishing a fiction project something like this happens. Perez Hilton just posted some fresh out the oven images from Tim Burton’s new Alice in Wonderland Movie (due out 2010). Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks [...]

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Not an Unbirthday Present

I have been taking a break from writing here to focus for a bit on the utilities of fiction. A little something something that’s been percolating on the back burner for several years. I’ve promised myself that I will finally brew it before my birthday month is through. 12 More days to go. See you [...]

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Your Lifestyle Is An Alternate Reality Game

I had already joined the Circus scene when, in early 2006, I was consulting at Wong Doody and heard about a clothing company client they were working with called Edoc Laundry. The clothes had an intriguing concept: there were secret codes in the garments, which, if deciphered, would reveal clues to a mystery story. The wearers of Edoc [...]