Speed of Life

From an email as reported by Nico Pitney on the Huffington Post: "My next door neighbor is an Iranian immigrant who came here in 1977. He just received a SAT phone call from his brother in Tehran who reports that the rooftops of nighttime Tehran are filled with people shouting 'Allah O Akbar' in protest of the government and election results. The last time he remembers this happening is in 1979 during the Revolution. Says the sound of tens of thousands on the rooftops is deafening right now."

P060709PS-0075 , originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream . President Barack Obama tours the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris with his family June 6, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) I would love to have a conversation with President Obama and his family about the exhibition, ALEXANDER CALDER LES ANNÉES PARISIENNES, 1926-1933, which they are touring in this photo. Take a video tour of the exhibition at the Pompidou: Présentation de l'exposition Calder au Centre Pompidou by centrepompidou

Listen to Danger Mouse with Sparklehorse and David Lynch on Dark Night of the Soul here: Danger Mouse - Dark Night of the Soul 1. "Revenge" (featuring The Flaming Lips) 2. "Just War" (featuring Gruff Rhys) 3. "Jaykub" (featuring Jason Lytle) 4. "Little Girl" (featuring Julian Casablancas) 5. "Angel's Harp" (featuring Black Francis) 6. "Pain" (featuring Iggy Pop) 7. "Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)" (featuring David Lynch) 8. "Everytime I'm with You" (featuring Jason Lytle) 9. "Insane Lullaby" (featuring James Mercer) 10. "Daddy's Gone" (featuring Mark Linkous and Nina Persson) 11. "The Man Who Played God" (featuring Suzanne Vega) 12. "Grim Augury" (featuring Vic Chesnutt) 13. "Dark Night of the Soul" (featuring David Lynch) Thanks to NPR! Danger Mouse at UCLA Hammer Museum Lecture photo by Gregg Chadwick Buy the book and blank cd here: Dark Nigh...

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Fade Away, full band version, Live in Stockholm, Sweden @ Stockholm Stadion June 7th 2009 "We were always serious about Our Fun " - Bruce Springsteen, interviewed by Expressen TV, Stockholm Before launching into the first full band version (since 1981) of his song "Fade Away", which originally appeared on "The River" album, Bruce gets down on his knees and begs: "Is there anybody out there that’s ever felt the love they were having slipping away? I mean it’s not gone yet, but you can tell that it’s going… Have you ever felt a love that you had, slipping away? That’s right. That is an ugly feeling. You don’t know what you can do to fix it - probably nothing - you fucked up already! And so, it’s slipping away… And so it comes down to this: Is there any man out there with too much pride to beg to his woman?! I don’t have that much power; when it comes down to it - I beg! I get on my knees, and I beg to my woman...

Full Text: President Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World, delivered on June 4, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt (The phrases in bold type have been marked as areas of emphasis or discussion.) I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress . I am grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum . We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world – tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of co-existence and coo...

Thought you would like to know that my painting of Barack Obama: "American Dreams" is up on the New York Times website. More at: Obama in Art