There’s two things that grow in Holland that interest most tourists: Tulips and Marijuana. You can find them both in Amsterdam’s Bloemenmarkt floating on the Singel canal. Continue reading “Can I Bring Tulip Bulbs from Holland Home to the United States?”
Filipinos or Filipino food lovers: Share your opinions, thoughts, recommendations and memories of Street Food Sa Atin! Continue reading What is Your Favorite Filipino Street Food?
I celebrated my birthday three weeks ago. Hooray, 34! Dozens of friends and family members sent me their congratulations, greetings and all around good vibes on my Facebook profile. A friend recently said, “I love Facebook birthdays. You really feel the love.” I very much agree. (That’s the Leo in me talking.)
Not everyone agrees with us, and I see their points, though I myself disagree. Sam Biddle of Gizmodo’s User Guide said, “On Facebook, your birthday is automated and empty because nobody has to devote a single shred of mental energy to remembering or celebrating it.” And JD Rucker at Soshable commented, “We used to get cards. We used to get calls. We used to get visitors. Today, we get wall posts.” Continue reading “Birthdays in Holland: Before Facebook, the Dutch Showed the Love on Real Walls, and Other Notes on the Netherlands”
Art, at its best, is personal. It happens in the space between the viewer and the art object/action.
In Detroit, Michigan, at the Heidelberg Project, the full text on “Beacon for Broken Health Care” piece above reads: Continue reading “Detroit, Part 1: The Heidelberg Project, A People’s Critique of Systems, Institutions and Their Decades-Long Failure”
