an inspiring commercial/life story

http://airows.com/creative/this-commercial-for-an-australian-university-is-flat-out-brilliant

on jumping to conclusions

http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/what-do-you-see-in-this-picture-from.html

h/t to sadams.uk...

Marilynne Robinson on religion and culture

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/03/marilynne_robinson_talks_religion_fear_and_the_american_spirit_the_left_at_a_basic_level_lost_courage_because_they_dont_know_how_to_deal_with_the_proclaimed_religiosity_of_the_other_si/

Harbin Hot Springs status

I had a personal connection via friends in the Seventies, so this news is interesting...

Diego Borges e Jéssica Pacheco - West Coast Swing demo

"Hippie Modernism" exhibit coming to town in early 2017

 I was interviewed at length by a UC Berkeley professor preparing for a traveling exhibit:

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/is-it-time-for-hippie-modernism-again 

Quick CIty is featured.  I am curious to see his take on our activities.

update:

Professor Greg Castillo wrote this article about "Hippie Modernism". 

Although he does not mention us, there are ties to what he describes there.

Ralph was part of Ecology Action and I was at the Aspen conference.

streaming media players reviewed and compared

http://qz.com/536410/review-of-streaming-media-players/