Cinemania
While the kids were at camp a few weeks ago, Chantal and I went on a movie bender. I normally write brief reviews of the films I see as I see them but we saw these in such rapid succession… (READ MORE)
Recollecting the Human
Revolutions are by nature disruptive. We are at the beginning of what Klaus Schwab, founder and director of the World Economic Forum, is calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first industrial revolution occurred in 1784 with the invention and implementation… (READ MORE)
To Inspire Creativity and Create a Positive Future for Everyone
The final day of SXSW is usually when it all catches up with me. The days spent moving from session to session, taking notes at blazing speed. The nights exploring SXSW events and vendor experiences (and enjoying Austin cuisine…and P…. (READ MORE)
And We Have A Shared Responsibility
One of the surprising dimensions of SXSW Interactive 2018 that came out on Day Four was the emphasis on our shared, social responsibility to stand up for women, for people of color, for people on the margins of society, and… (READ MORE)
Because There is Important Work to Do
[NB: I went back to the Trade Show on Day Five and enhanced the technological innovation section] After seven years of SXSW, I know that the shift to Daylight Savings Time regularly takes its toll on the SXSW Interactive crowd…. (READ MORE)
So Let’s Get Back to Basics
Day Two of SXSW Interactive was HOT! Literally. Austin gifted the SXSW crowd with its first spring-going-summer day of the year with a clear, sunny 87-degree day. After a solid winter and the past two weeks (or so) of winter-going-spring… (READ MORE)
Things Are Looking Mighty Grim
That blowing sound you hear is me clearing the dust off of this blog for another run of reflective summaries on my SXSW Interactive experience. This is the eighth year I’ve been #blessed to be able to be here. My… (READ MORE)
A Balm for Millennials — A Review of Lady Bird
A genuinely good film does more than simply entertain or inform — it has the power to heal. When a film’s story engages my story, there is potential in that encounter for life-changing, liberating personal transformation. Some films heal not… (READ MORE)
Let Justice (and Love) Roll Down Like Waters — A Review of The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro adds to his legacy of genuinely fantastic stories (Mimic, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) with this beautifully told story set in a high security U.S. Government laboratory during the early 1960s. Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) works on the janitorial… (READ MORE)
Down on Downsizing
Downsizing is a cinematic disaster. It offers an intriguing proposal: What if we could extend the viability of human life on Earth by literally downsizing – genetically mutating people and scaling down everything by more than 90%. This premise makes… (READ MORE)