What is a Portrait? Randall Okita Edition
What is a truly realistic portrait? This question inspired a project about going beyond physical appearances and attempting to render the interior world of a human being, through memories, emotions, relationships and personal story. All of it organized around a portrait painting metaphor: brushes loaded with meanings instead of paint would render a portrait using my "generative video painting" technique.
Posted: December 19th, 2011
at 2:34am by mnp
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Foto del Dia 12.13.11
There was also much discussion of water, a particular interest of GZA, whose albums include "Beneath the Surface" and the classic "Liquid Swords." (He’s working on a follow-up to the latter.) What makes water molecules vibrate in funky ways? Temperature, pressure, pH, and salt, said Rinn. What’s the ideal alkalinity for drinking? Around 8.5, said GZA, who recently bought a $4,500 ionizer because he was tired of spending $7 a day on Fiji Water.
There was music criticism, too. Pardis Sabeti, a Harvard evolutionary biologist who moonlights as the lead singer of a rock band, told GZA she was disappointed in what record executives want these days. Too generic, she said. GZA agreed. GZA lectures at Harvard
Posted: December 13th, 2011
at 12:14pm by Black Ock
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Techmology, What is that All About?
Ali G on science.
Posted: November 28th, 2011
at 8:28am by mnp
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‘For the Children : Thanksgiving Edition
This Thanksgiving, be thankful that your parents cared for your upbringing. Happy Thanksgiving from MNP!
Posted: November 24th, 2011
at 8:39am by mnp
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Makeshift
Continue reading from the blog of the first issue of Makeshift magazine:
These cases pose an important question: "In the rush to help after a crisis, public and private donors from around the world sometimes give without quite realizing what the needs on the ground are. Do Haitians really need your used yoga mat?
Posted: November 17th, 2011
at 3:19pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,life,art,green,business,weaponry,design,et cetera,diy,development,health,internets,ninjas are everyehere,ethics,entrepreneurship,open source,jobs,innovation
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Informal Economics?
Could the informal economy be the route to deliver the big sustainable development ideals such as the Green Economy, Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, given that its share is rapidly increasing and that the poor mostly operate here? (Source)
It’s unclear whether or not organizing informal economies would boost developing nations or takeaway…
Posted: November 17th, 2011
at 3:15pm by mnp
Categories: life,green,business,mnp is for the children,politricks,grub,"ninja",development,blogs,health,trade,entrepreneurship,innovation,peace
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Buzzword Pitch No, Nos
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Posted: November 14th, 2011
at 3:48pm by mnp
Categories: "ninja",entrepreneurship,lists
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Buddy Ryan’s Slightly Racist Playbook
Posted: November 7th, 2011
at 8:49pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,games,fo' real?,"ninja"
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