You’ve Felt It Your Entire Life: Like A Splinter In Your Mind

This is text from the first Matrix film with images from “real” life. It’s intended as a wake up call. Which pill will you choose? To read more about the philosphy behind the Matrix films, check out Matt Lawrence’s book Like a Splinter in Your Mind. Video by TrueActivist.com Related articles Entire Gangnam Style video […]

Go Forth: Walt Whitman, Levis, & Ellyn Maybe on Being an Artist

Whitman wears his Levis well to inspire a new generation, the millenials, the “Os” (for Obama) generation: http://goforth.levi.com/newdeclaration/gallery OR hear here: “America” (in MP3 format) Bypass the Levis site and its accompanying ad campaign by clicking the link above to hear Walt Whitman’s original 36-second wax cylinder recording of what is thought to be Whitman’s […]

April 23: Earth ACTION Day 10-2:30pm VC quad

Ventura College’s Earth Action Day Weds. April 23, 2008 10-2:30p VC’s second annual Earth Day is about ACTION–taking action, advocating action–with an emphasis on educating and advocating actions related to and about global warming. The event is free; parking is $1 on campus. The event features entertainment, a film series, booths, a program by America’s […]

Summer 08 Environmental Media Program at UCSB

This is a really great opportunity–and they are interested in having community college students attend–not just UC or UCSB students. BLUE HORIZONS UC Santa Barbara Summer Program for Environmental Media Using Media to Communicate Vital Stories of the Global Ocean June 21 – August 22, 2008 This 9-week summer program brings together students interested in […]

To Dos: upcoming lit, eco, cultural events

S 3/30 Homeless film fest, Artbarn M 3/31 7pm Primal Circus, Accolades, El Jardin Courtyard An evening of avant garde music, performance and film to celebrate the closing of gauvin’s art show. Work by Send My Regards, Opal Gann, gauvin, Sophia Kidd as Astra III, Allen D. Glass II & M.A.H.O. at Accolades Gallery in […]

Nat’l Earth Month & Poetry Month To Dos 2008

The highlight of Earth Month AND National Poetry Month locally will be the visit to Ventura College by Al Young, California’s State Poet Laureate.Links and more details ASAP! FSS 3/28. 29, 30 SB Poetry Conference w/Phil Levine $325 F 3/28 Emy Reynolds at Zoeys Cafe S 3/29 Food Crew Party Artbarn S 3/29 1-8pm Create […]

“Unforseen” new eco-doc

Unforseen’ focuses on Redford’s passions Lee Daniel / The Cinema Guild Barton Springs eventually became “a drainage ditch instead of a stream,” according to one observer. Email Picture The documentary looks at the environmental fallout from a housing development in Texas. By Tina Daunt, CAUSE CÉLÈBRE March 14, 2008 BEFORE Hollywood went green, there was […]