I was reading Maybelle the Cable Car to my daughter last night and was fascinated to learn the motivations that inspired our iconic San Francisco street cars. About 140 years ago, designer Andrew Hallidie was looking for a way to stop the cruelty inflicted on horses that were forced to pull carriages up the steep hills of […]
A night to remember. One million children in Honduras and other countries around the world will receive a nutritious school meal thanks to the Clarins Million Meals Concert for FEED, which took place at the Lincoln Center in New York City on May 30, 2012. The concert marked the fifth-anniversary celebration for FEED, the social business that creates […]
The Maker Faire is an annual, weekend-long event that celebrates invention and the do-it-yourself mindset. Exhibits run the gamut from talking robots to earthquake-proof popsicle homes. Passionate maker Michelle Hlubinka discusses the importance of such events and how, in the face of schools shutting down places for making, there’s a need to rekindle the creative […]
Short films are one of the most effective ways to grab media attention these days. The stories editors and journalists create, in turn, result in ever-wider distribution for the short film. That’s the kind of positive feedback loop we all want to be part of.Becoming part of this cycle and grabbing the attention of your […]
Amy Novesky shares how she finds inspiration and brings her children’s books to life. In our world, which can feel frenetic at times, Novesky sees the ongoing value of books to slow time down and help us be present. She likes to focus her own work around real experiences of real people like Frida Kahlo’s […]