An excellent talk with Michael Pollan – author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
In Defense of Food, and The Botany of Desire.

I was just clued into this Bento Lunch Box Flickr Set by Jizo Sama. It makes me hungry. You can find the “Mr. Bento” here. I’ve always wanted a bento box, ever since seeing them in use in My Neighbor Totoro.

Relevant, smart eco-concerned installation art by Jenny Bergstrom. Reminds me a bit of Jenny Holzer’s work – I really like the incremental approach – work that changes as time goes on and interacts with the viewer.

via Coudal. Thanks, guys.

Mike Duncan, who makes my Monday’s a little more bearable with his weekly History of Rome podcast recently gave this informal interview. I thought it was delightful. Especially the comparison of modern politicians to ancient Roman leaders. Check it out, as well as his podcast.

I’ve seen a lot of things fused with tribal bellydance in my time. Some of it quite good (Urban Tribal, The Indigo’s take “Opa Cupa”, Zoe’s pop n’ lock stylings). Other’s not so good. But I’ll leave those unnamed. This piece caught my eye. It’s tribal bellydance-esque choreography, but executed by student’s who’ve obviously spent a lot of time in formal, modern dance school. It’s rather awesome. The choreographer is Donna Mejia, Guest Artist in Residence for Smith College.

A newly posted TEDtalk from 2002 featuring Pamelia Kurstin playing the theremin. So cool, so beautiful.

While looking for some Arabic calligraphy samples for my SCA-related hobbies, I stumbled on Pascal Zoghbi, an Arabic type designer and typographer. He’s got a blog, which is brilliant and geeky, as well as a website. Check out this post on vintage metal movable Arabic type!

Well done Amnesty International site. Visit, read, sign the petition. Every pixel is another name on the list.

Clever design to promote environmental & energy education