Tomorrow is Day Three of the WI Book Festival

My phone is off right now, so everyone PM me confirmations of whether or not we can meet/ hang out.  I’m going to be attending the following talks tomorrow.

Friday, October 17
5:00 – 6:30 PM ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits @Promenade Hall/Overture

8:00 – 11:00 PM Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, & Bob McChesney: The Media Now @Barrymore Theatre  A big-time radical cast comes together for a hard-hitting event: “Media Matters” host and former UW professor Bob McChesney, the recently arrested host of “Democracy Now!” Amy Goodman, and Jeremy Scahill, whose Blackwater exposé sparked a Congressional inquiry. The event will be opened by a short set from Ken Waldman, Alaska’s Fiddling Poet and author of more than seven books, including As the World Burns, a collection of poems in the voice of George W. Bush.

I’m really excited about this talk about the Media Now.  I’ve followed the Democracy Now! program, and the Blackwater book is on my personal list of books to read.      IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT TO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION GROUP/PRESENTATION THIS ONE I WOULD SAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!

And, yes, I know that Anne Beattie is speaking as well Friday night, and yes, I am still choosing this track over hers.

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Tomorrow is Day Two of the WI Book Festival

My phone is off right now, so everyone PM me confirmations of whether or not we can meet/ hang out.  I’m definitely going to be attending the following talk tomorrow.

Thursday, October 16

7:00 – 8:30 PM Religion and Print Culture: Paul S. Boyer & Charles Cohen Pres House

Mingling God and Mammon, piety and polemics, and prescriptions for this world and the next, modern Americans have created a culture of print that is vibrantly religious. Print media — religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary “Bible-zines” — have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War.

I’m excited to hear this talk since my childhood was deeply impacted by a church that capitalized on mass media, publishing, and modern distribution to spread “The Word.”

I’m sure that coffee beforehand could be very fun, perhaps afterward too.

Tags: Wisconsin, Madison, Book Festival, 2008, chrisisageek, Chris Benson

xkcd – A Webcomic – Macgyver Gets Lazy

xkcd – A Webcomic – Macgyver Gets Lazy

Unwrap Mosaics

The next wave in video editing? This technology is centered around being able to “unwrap” a subject while in motion, then edit the “unwrapped” subject, and recompose in full motion video, with your edits moving, and composed with the original subject.

Confusing?  Check out the video, and your jaw WILL drop!

Unwrap Mosaics

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WI Book Festival Starts Tomorrow.

My phone is off right now, so everyone PM me confirmations of whether or not we can meet/ hang out.  I’m currently debating whether or not I will be attending the following talk tomorrow.  Perhaps if some other people I know are interested, I will attend.

Wednesday, October 15

7:00 – 8:30 PM Stuff White People Like Society & Politics Borders Books & Music (West Side)

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xkcd – A Webcomic – X Girls Y Cups

xkcd – A Webcomic – Frustration

xkcd – A Webcomic – Frustration

Wow!

The Amazons’ fiercely guarded their cookie jars.

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The Wisconsin Book Festival: Topics of Interest.

Some friends have asked what talks I plan to attend, here is a list of the ones I’m most interested in. Drop me a line if you will be around, and maybe we can meet up!

TIME	EVENT TITLE	CATEGORY	VENUE
Wednesday, October 15
7:00 – 8:30 PM	Stuff White People Like	Society & Politics	Borders Books & Music (West Side)
Thursday, October 16
7:00 – 8:30 PM	Religion and Print Culture: Paul S. Boyer & Charles Cohen	History / Religion / Wisconsin Ties	Pres House
Friday, October 17
5:00 – 6:30 PM	ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits	Land & Home / Wisconsin Ties	Promenade Hall/Overture
8:00 – 11:00 PM	Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, & Bob McChesney: The Media Now	Society & Politics / Wisconsin Ties	Barrymore Theatre
Saturday, October 18
12:00 – 6:00 PM	Madison Zine Fest 2008: Underground Publishing Fair	Art & Visual / Writing & Publishing	Majestic Theatre
2:00 – 3:30 PM	Conversation Circle: Bibliomorphia	Society & Politics / Writing & Publishing	Promenade Lounge/Overture
4:00 – 5:30 PM	Brandalism! Mocketing!: Anne Elizabeth Moore Challenges a Changing Underground Culture	History	Orpheum Theatre: Stage Door
7:00 – 8:30 PM	The Coming Water Crisis: Maude Barlow	International / Land & Home	Wisconsin Studio/Overture
Sunday, October 19
12:00 – 1:30 PM	Change in Motion: Extraordinary Travel Writing with Raphael Kadushin, Brian Bouldrey, & Dave Fox	LGBTQ / Travel / Wisconsin Ties	A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore
2:00 – 3:30 PM	Freedom Lost: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery	International / Society & Politics / Wisconsin Ties	Wisconsin Studio/Overture
6:00 – 7:15 PM	The Book & the Cook I — Writing about Food: Our Love Affair with Anything Edible	Culinary / Wisconsin Ties	Dardanelles Restaurant
7:15 – 8:30 PM	The Book and the Cook II — Soup to Nuts: A Food and Wine Reception for Lovers of Cookbooks and Culinary Guidebooks	Culinary / Wisconsin Ties	Dardanelles Restaurant

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