Global Culture

In a passionate defense of real multiculturalism delivered back in 2003 at TED, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis used the wealth of his experiences with some of the most fascinating indigenous cultures of the world to build a powerful argument in favor of the value of cultural diversity:
The world in which we live in does [...]

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Yes, I know it is zeitgeist. But this one deserves the special denomination. Stan Stalnaker and team have just published their 2007 Zeitgeist Ranking, a look at the top cities around the world influencing global culture. While Stan’s ranking is admittedly not scientific, it is a refreshing perspective, possibly a bit on [...]

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Via Public Diplomacy Watch I found a reference to a speech given by Martha Bayles, of the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at the Boston College. The speech, which could be considered a preview to her upcoming book, was entitled The Ugly Americans How Not to Lose the Global Culture War, and addressed the [...]

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In the early days of the web (circa 1994) a few geeks would spend countless hours writing code to create their homepages. Very few people would care, but the joy of crafting a space that would reflect a piece of their personality was a reward in itself. A few days ago I watched [...]

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The December issue of Wired Magazine devoted its cover page to Lonelygirl15 with the article The Secret World of Lonelygirl by Joshua Davis. While this phenomenon is hardly new, I think it provides important cues as to how the well established medium of TV is facing its biggest threat.
In the summer of 2006, [...]

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If you’re a frequent reader of this blog you’ll notice that I’ve changed the banner at the top of the page. While the image I’m using doesn’t do justice to the original located on the facade of the main building of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in the city of Monterrey, [...]

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The winter edition of Reconstruction is now online with a collection of essays about the Theories and Practices of Blogging.
Global Culture is featured in the Why I Blog section, among a fascinating list of peers addressing the fundamental question about our craft. It is difficult to understand how a medium that [...]

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