Is Myanmar Optimism for Democracy Overdone?
In short, yes. The risk is greater that Aung San Suu Kyi will become co-opted by the ruling regime in efforts to present a good fa…
Behind The Scenes Photo Shoot ~ by Alena Soboleva
We opened up the Film Annex studio yesterday to a fantastic young photographer, Alena Soboleva, whose work we admire deeply and wh…
6 Tips Every Film Director Should Know
Filmmaking is a tough process. You can shoot a lot of takes, before you'll understand that the scene is done. In fact, in order to…
Ersin Faikzade - April’s Diplomat Artist
Diplomat Artist, our Facebook page and Web TV Channel, opens up the convergence of the world of diplomacy, art, sports, popular c…
World Autism Awareness Day 2012
“Autism is not limited to a single region or a country; it is a worldwide challenge that requires global action. People with …
Protest March, With My Fingers
Would Gandhi do Social Media rather than Civil Disobedience? Protest still happens on the streets, see Occupy Wall Street. Increas…
“Earth Hour” Observed by United Nations
The United Nations turned off the lights for one hour at its Headquarters in New York ending another March 31, 2012 observance of …
Friends of Syria:Also Test for Turkey
April Fools Day is not an inspiration when the Assad regime and its allies have managed to stretch the credulity of a peace proces…
Can Twitter, StockTwits, and Microblogs predict future stock prices?
Investigating Predictive Power of Stock Microblog Sentiment in Forecasting Future Stock Price Directional Movement This study out …
"Going Long" on Afghanistan with a couple of Cornell guys
In the sometimes small circles of life Mark Brennan and I have traveled in some close circles. Mark is a graduate of Holy Cross an…
