WikiLeaks Supports Occupy Protests, Launches “Commercial” Attacking Bank Block
Crunchy protestors aren’t the only ones with a bone to pick with today’s financial empire. Julian Assange, the head of WikiLeaks, got in on the action this past weekend at the OccupyLSX protest in London – one of 951 cities in 82 countries that held similar rallies.
DRIVE: The “Quiet” Action Film Quentin Tarantino Would Have Never Made
“Drive” has the intensity of a freight train and the subtlety of a haiku. In a Fast & Furious world, Nicolas Winding Refn has taken a step back and rediscovered the underlying poetry of the heist.
Celebrating a Career that Began in Morse Code and Ended in the Computer Age
Today, innovation is so engrained in our daily lives that we barely notice it. But there was a time when innovation was an event, when it meant a great leap forward. Something to be stamped in the history books. When the idea of a voice, a message, traveling from one city to another was something as dazzling and baffling as alchemy.
How To Manage Contracts and Intellectual Property for Transmedia Entertainment
For 3 days this fall, San Francisco will be hosting StoryWorld, the first-ever transmedia and cross-platform entertainment conference. I’m thrilled to be a part of this historic event, and to be speaking alongside some of the most innovative minds working in the industry today – including legendary Blair Witch Project co-creator Mike Monello of Campfire, Zak Kadison of Blacklight, Tricia Pasternak of Random House Worlds, and Albert Cheng, Executive Vice President of Digital Media for Disney/ABC Television Group.
Forget Moving to the Country. It’s All About the “Super-city.”
Our future way of life won’t be defined by states, countries or even continents – but rather cities. Like you’ve never seen before.
Writing Code Won’t Get You Laid. Adobe Understands.
The reality is: most designers have no interest in learning how to code. Much like the rest of the population. Adobe gets this, and they have a solution.
Dying Publishing Industry Gets Schooled by Grassroots Hip Hop
Urban music is notorious for being innovative and doing whatever it takes to stay ahead of the game. Given that, today’s publishing industry could learn a lot from a 23-year-old rap artist with a mic and a laptop in his bedroom.
Inspiring “Hybrids” of Art and Self Promotion: Our New Transmedia Storytellers
When artists communicate their message through multiple formats it allows us to travel further into the material—and our own imaginations. We start to have a deeper relationship with the artist—perhaps valuing them more for their lens than the work itself.
New Book by Sparrow Hall Out Today – Enter the World of a Story
The new enhanced paperback by Sparrow Hall “takes the story beyond the page” with a multi-media story experience like none other. $5 of every purchase goes towards Alzheimer’s Disease research and caregiver support.
It’s Midnight in Tulsa. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
The flickering light of “MTV 120 Minutes” was the bug lamp of teen angst in the 90s – and now you can revisit every video of every episode on Tylerc.com.
James Bond Tears Steve Jobs a New One Over iMac Ad – 1998
In 1998, Steve Jobs wrote Sean Connery three letters hoping to convince him to appear in an ad for Apple’s new computer, the iMac. After his third letter, Connery sent Jobs a message in return.
What We Need is a Sunlit Sanctuary
Shortie was published in The Wall Street Journal this morning for her firm’s design of the ideal conference space. See the illustration & read the article >
What Should the New Map Look Like?
General Orders No. 9 – Preview – “An experimental documentary that contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South as potent metaphors of personal and collective destiny.”
Moody Intellectuals Put Me In a Party Mood
Sparrow Hall hosts LA Bennington event with Less Than Zero author Bret Easton Ellis, Moon writer Nathan Parker, and Twilight Saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg
The Democracy of Fortune Telling: Predicting Our Own Future
Nostradamus? The Web-Bot? Political pundits? When it comes to predicting the future, nothing is more powerful than our own imaginations.
The Coming Era of Transparency: Is Julian Assange Our Modern Day John Galt?
“It is the raw ingredients to make a just and civil society. And without that, you’re just sailing in the dark” – Julian Assange on transparency in government
Behind the Glass: The New Wall Street Journal
My girlfriend Erin’s latest design for The Wall Street Journal offices is featured in the new book Immaterial World: Transparency in Architecture.
Why the Disaster in Japan was a Good Thing
Last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan holds immeasurable benefits for the world at large. Here’s why.
Who Doesn’t Like Dark & Sexy? Indie Artists The XX Build Audiences by Extending Their Brand
An audience asks two things: Who are you? And why do I care? Often, artists spend a lot of time answering the first part. Successful artists focus on the second
Dr. Michio Kaku vs. Battle: Los Angeles on Extraterrestrial Theory
if you’d like to know what making contact with aliens might actually look like, consider asking a scientist. The challenge is finding one that will answer you.
Indie Artists Aren’t Living the Dream, They’re Rewriting It
Wondering if the American dream is still alive? In today’s entertainment market, an independent artist is like an immigrant arriving on Ellis Island.
How Do We Want Our MTV? – Reimagining the Music Video
Has the music video grown up? With MTV going back to its roots, what can we expect to see in tomorrow’s videos? A piece of a larger transmedia narrative?
Bringing in the Spring with Pomp & Circumstance
Sparrow Hall will co-host and DJ the Pomp & Circumstance Spring launch event at Brooklyneer this Friday, Feb 18. Featuring special guests & live comedy showdown
May 15, 2012: My Dad’s Upcoming NYC Show: OOTO @ OSKA
May 13, 2012: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-13
May 9, 2012: Inspiration! Soundcheck Sessions: Zola Jesus “Night”
