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Nametag Day Is Coming on June 1 – With a Documentary
Cross-posted from Huffington Post and the Nametag Day blog: It’s coming on June 1, and I can’t wait. We’ve been talking for the past month to everybody who will listen about Nametag Day (and it’s been onCBS New York, Channel 12 News, and Gothamist.) Every time I discuss it, I remember our test run in February. Watching…
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Setbacks and platitudes
We’ve hit a major setback with shooting my short just now, in a production (like many low-budget short films) that has been punctuated by minor setbacks and resolutions. A typical response for me is to run through pieces of conventional wisdom. It’s a search to define myself and my situation, and glean from the zeitgeist…
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Nametag Day website launches with crowdfunding campaign! Awesome foundation sponsors Nametag Day!
And we’re live! We decided to put out the site right away without the capability to register, but you can sign up with your email list and when we get the registration stuff rolled out (within the week, I hope) we’ll send everyone an email letting them know. Yesterday I received the amazing news that…
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Shabbat Dinner is on Seed & Spark!
Hey everyone, I’m so excited about this that I’m pre-empting my official announcement, forthcoming attempts to design a pretty webpage and think through how I want to get the word out, to tell you about it here on my blog. Shabbat Dinner is available on Seed & Spark, a wonderful video platform run by some…
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Why we’re starting Nametag Day
Watch it and share it! C’mon, you know you want to! Many times I’ve looked down, hours after a conference or first-day meet-and-greet, and noticed that I was still wearing a nametag. I’ve always looked up right away, pretending that I forgot to take it off. I love nametags, and not only because I’m really…
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Another great video: Amanda Palmer on letting people give
I love what Amanda has to say about being an artist and having a direct relationship with her fans:
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Watch this: Lana Wachowski receives the HRC Visibility Award
Inspiring for so many reasons: the message, her life story, and the opportunity to listen to someone brilliant speak clearly, in high and low concepts, without talking down in any way.
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Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana supports marriage of same sex couples
At the Buskirk-Chumley theater in Bloomington Indiana, mayor and town leaders affirm their support for the of same-sex couples, even as HJR-6 threatens to make it not only illegal, but unconstitutional.
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Why I Still Opt Out
Cross posted on The Huffington Post After traveling extensively to film festivals with my film this year, I’ve gotten good at the airport game. A few weeks ago, I arrived at LAX one hour before takeoff, boarding pass already in hand and laden only with the backpack on my back. I faced a nearly empty…