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Photos, videos, and commentary on the sweeter side of life.

Sep

09

Dan Caldwell and William Hocking’s “Jet Lag: A Neglected Problem of Modern Diplomacy”

“I have eaten too much and too well in service to country. On the other hand, I have not drunk enough nor slept enough to serve my country well.” -President George H.W. Bush, All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings (New York, NY: Scribner, 2000), p. 351. Whenever I fly a considerable […]

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Jul
24

Author Rebecca Rotert to Read at LA’s Diesel Bookstore

Author Rebecca Rotert (my cousins’ cousin, or more simply, my aunt’s other niece) will be reading from her novel Last Night at the Blue Angel at Diesel Bookstore in Brentwood on July 31st at 7:00pm. Listen to Rebecca Rotert describe Last Night at the Blue Angel in her own words at one of her readings and in this video.  So proud of and […]

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Jul
14

Hot Cheetos and Takis ~ Simply the best

Y.N. RichKids’ Hot Cheetos and Takis… Sunday nights and Monday mornings really don’t get much better than this.  

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Jun
26

Bali to Cali: Bridging the Distance through Writing & Art

In 2014, I received a Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs grant to travel to Bali. During my arts residency at Yayasan Bali Purnati, I met and interviewed artists and began a series of writing about their work. Please explore this time and process with me in Kate Johnson and Michael Masucci’s video production, From Bali […]

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Jun
23

Los Angelenos at Yayasan Bali Purnati

Readers, you’re invited to… Los Angelenos at Yayasan Bali Purnati An afternoon tour of cultural exchange in Bali & Java with Ellen C. Caldwell and Sara Velas Saturday, June 28th, 2014 4-6 pm @ The Velaslavasay Panorama 1122 West 24th Street Los Angeles, California 90007 Reservations are not necessary for this free event. In February […]

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Jun
18

In just two minutes…”Proud To Be”

So, I’m obsessing with this video Proud To Be. I showed it in my seminar a month ago, after the NFL wouldn’t air it during the Super Bowl and before it aired on TV during the NBA playoffs. In just two minutes, it successfully does what I try to do in at least four weeks of […]

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May
29

Reading Rainbow Redo

LeVar Burton launched his Reading Rainbow Kickstarter yesterday, May 28th, hoping to collect $1 million in pledges to go towards relaunching and rebooting Reading Rainbow. In just 11 hours, he reached his goal and the pledges just keep coming. This video update at the million dollar marker is simply tear-worthy: Reading Rainbow Kickstarter reaches $1 million As a […]

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May

28

Maya Angelou on writing, art, and inspiration

In these days following the killings in Isla Vista, I’ve been in a bit of a fog trying to process the tremendous loss and complex implications of the shooter’s motivations and words. In this wake of bitterness, sorrow, and frustration, I felt an even greater, yet unrelated sadness when I heard that Dr. Maya Angelou […]

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May
03

Taylor Swift on the Road to Tabanan

Feeling 22 on the road to Tabanan, Bali. March 2014.

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Apr

12

Total obsession: Gemma O’Brien

Typographer and illustrator Gemma O’Brien (aka “Mrs. Eaves” on twitter and insty) is talented, funny, and inspirational. This video of her talk at TYPO SF does it for me. I’m obsessed and inspired. She captures so many things I have been thinking about and writing about recently (right, Lauren)?! “Something I started to realize that […]

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