Aspiring filmmakers have always struggled to find a way to get their projects made, from racking-up credit card bills to persuading investors that their film is the next Paranormal Activity. When that film is only 10 minutes long, it's especially hard. Just ask NYC-based filmmaker Jim McMahon:

"I'm...

Last week, Spike Lee donned Jeremy Lin's Palo Alto High School and Harvard jerseys during two consecutive Knicks games. These jerseys certainly serve as symbols of the roots of the journey that has brought Lin from benchwarmer to Linsanity mega-stardom. But there is another jersey that...

On August 28, 2011, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be unveiled and dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, DC. This date happens to be the 48th anniversary of Dr. King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech, which served as one of the...

I had the opportunity to try out Square this evening while attending a Tech Crunch: Disrupt party at the NYC office of charity:water. In this picture below, I'm making a donation to charity:water on Jack Dorsey's iPhone as

Jean-Marc Koumoué, of the Ivory Coast, has spent the past six years based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti working as Protocol Unit Supervisor for the United Nations. He reported directly to the late U.N. mission chief in Haiti, Hedi Annabi. Jean-Marc is one of very few United Nations...

My favorite documentary film of the year thus far is Exit Through the Gift Shop. I'm not even sure if it can completely be called a documentary but it certainly captivated my attention. Fascinating and quite comedic, the film features remarkable behind-the-scenes footage of many of the most...

My brother, Jeremy Arnon (@jeremyarnon), recently interviewed Tristan Walker, who serves as VP of Business Development at the uber-popular startup Foursquare. Below is Jeremy's interview.

Business school is a grind, especially at a top-tier school such as Stanford. When I first met Tristan, I was shocked...

Several months ago, completely by chance, I found myself seated on a plane ride from Washington, DC to Atlanta directly next to a very staunch conservative Congressman from Georgia. We had a fascinating conversation. Though I have strong left-leaning opinions, I decided mainly to ask him questions and to listen...

Retweeting is a Twitter convention created by users. Likewise, many other Twitter conventions, such as the #hashtag, were also created by users. Because of its speed of delivery and its potential reach, retweets are fast becoming the most viral way to spread ideas in human history.

The founders of Twitter...

In no way do I profess to be an expert on the topic of TARP and government bailouts. For that matter, I don't think many people in the entire country, even leading economists and political scientists, can make that claim. I offer this post merely as an observation about a...

With July 4th right around the corner, many families across America are getting ready for family reunions. Every year, my family meets in Maine during the 4th of July. This year, however, we're organizing a bigger family reunion than we've ever done in the past.

Well over 100 cousins are...

I was recently chatting with a very talented filmmaker/video artist named Kenzo Hakuta about his newest project, entitled City of God's Son (COGS). He is releasing the music for the project on January 13th at www.cityofgodson.com. Kenzo is the apprentice of world-renowned video artist Nam June Paik and...

Historically, political campaign logos have been rather simple, typically consisting of the candidate's name and some splashy colors. Perhaps a wavy line has augmented the candidate's name and a variety of fonts have been used as differentiators. The Obama campaign logo represents a...

Memo to: David Plouffe, Obama For America Campaign Manager

Memo from: Obama's Army of Grassroots Organizers

Re: DNC Leadership
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Dear David,

You have incredible options on the table for sure. The world is literally your oyster. There is talk about you taking the Senate seat vacated by Vice...

Anthony David, an Atlanta-based neo-soul artist, recently released his first major label album entitled Acey Deucy. David's album is the first release from Soulbird Music, a new venture from Universal Republic Records and multi-Grammy winning artist/songwriter India.Arie.

I first...

There has been a tremendous amount of art and music inspired by Barack Obama's message of Hope and Change. Last week I chronicled the story of Shepard Fairey's Obama 'Hope' poster. Today I bring you the latest work from Fairey -- "Vote For Change" viral video postcards. In...

I'd like to take this opportunity to personally thank Sarah Palin for single-handedly contributing $70-80 million to Barack Obama's campaign for the Presidency of the United States of America during the month of September. That is my estimate of how much of the $150 million raised by Barack Obama's...

The large majority of people reading this post have seen this image before. This iconic image of Barack Obama, adorned on posters, stickers, clothing and more, was created by Los Angeles-based, contemporary street artist Shepard Fairey. This image has become a...

I visited Atlanta, Georgia this weekend where I had the opportunity to feel the effects of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike first-hand. Atlanta is currently experiencing a severe gasoline shortage. The shortage began almost two weeks ago and from what I heard from gas station owners, attendants, and customers, Georgians -...