Crayola Crayon Color Names ~ Rain = Pain

In case you wanted more feeling from the images that are thrust in front of you and your kids every day, Crayola has taken steps to give it to you with its new color names.  Three of them are relevant here: Best Friends, Fun in the Sun, and Super Happy.  Here they are from their [...]

Rich people starting to "jet pool" to private islands to help save the planet ~ gee, thanks

Necker Island, the private island retreat of Richard Branson, is the global warming locale of the moment as several celebrity-status entrepreneurs and politicians gather there to talk about a world "on fire" according to the International Herald Tribune.
The best line of the article is this: "Some of them, like [Google co-founder Larry] Page, carbon-consciously jet-pooled [...]

Surfwise ~ the story of one 11-member family who left behind their old world to become surf nomads

Doug Pray has a film coming out in May called "Surfwise."  It’s about Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz and the 10 other members of his family who set out on an off-the-grid odyssey in a 24-foot camper.  Here’s one [movie] trailer:

 
Here’s another trailer at Apple.  Part of the documentary’s description from that site reads: "Like many American [...]

Recessions in paradise

Paradise might not care about blackout dates, but businesses there are not immune from heading for the red zone.  Hence this map:

It’s from the USA Today article "How’s the economy in your hometown?"
I’ve been staring at it a lot and have begun to ponder to what extent paradise marketing had an effect on the [...]

South Park Imaginationland ~ the ideal of destructive creativity

People who create comedy from the worlds we live in are a good place to start when thinking about our ideas of ideal places.  Enter the "new feature length DVD movie" called "South Park Imaginationland":

There are no weird palm trees, just architectural evidence in which Bavaria meets the Netherlands meets Yemen set in a [...]

The Talibanization of Paradise in Pakistan

The Jerusalem Post has an article by Shaheen Buneri called "The Talibanization of Paradise."  It’s worth a read.  Here’s a brief glimpse: "Swat [in Pakistan], peaceful beauty, land of color, roses and gushing rivers, rich in history, home to myriads of Buddhist stupas, idyllic spot for glorious Pashtun traditions of love, peace, and hospitality, until [...]

AP: ‘An unloved new island in Maldives’

Associated Press write Matthew Rosenberg has a new article called "An unloved new island in Maldives."  The article talks about the island of Hulhumalé that the government of the Maldives built near the airport and the capital of Male.  They can’t seem to attract people to live there according to the article.  Of course, this [...]

Appalling Golfweek magazine noose cover

One of the media representatives of the escapist, and often exclusive, sport of golf has caused quite an uproar.  It’s Golfweek magazine, which published this cover with a noose on it:

What?! It’s not like noose scares aren’t all over the news?  Is that where they got the idea?  This is a classic example of using [...]

Humans are to blame for coral reef degradation

According to AFP and a study released on January 9, 2008, the degradation and destruction of the coral reefs is caused by human settlements, including coastal development and agricultural.

The full article on coral reef degradation is available here.
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Larry Page and Lucy Southworth get married in British Virgin Islands

There is a post in the works for couples who are starting to feel more and more pressure to get married on the beach.  It’s a sensitive issue, and the post cannot be rushed.  Just know, however, that it’s coming, and it might be an unflattering indictment against the practice — mostly because the average [...]

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