Jack Yan on Vox

Leadership comes from the grass roots, not institutions

2008-05-09T11:17:21Z

[Cross-posted] Sometimes I surprise myself on what comes up in blog comments. In a thread about the Iraq war and the short memories of nations over on Vox, I wrote the following. And as I wrote, I believed this to be a possible truth. To go forth...

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Another attempt to save Journeyman

2007-11-29T10:35:28Z

There’s the petition, and now there’s an online grass roots’ effort: Dennis West suggests that Americans watch Journeyman next Monday, December 3, on nbc.com. It’s when the 11th episode was meant to be on, but NBC is trialling Life in its timeslot...

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Ni-ke? What is that? Some kind of Injun talk or somethin’?

2007-08-25T00:14:43Z

Perfect for those rhythmic ceremonial rituals. Mickey Maloof informed me today that his McFly 2015 Project has gained more headway: Kanye West is in on the act as his new album cover displays the shoes. ‘Japanese artist Takashi Murakami designe...

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This is heavy

2007-08-24T14:07:22Z

Michael Maloof, who is campaigning Nike to make the shoes that Michael J. Fox wore in Back to the Future Part II, notified me earlier this month that he successfully tracked down the patents. They were designed and do exist, the patents registere...

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