This is the obviously PR-powered splurge from the CEO of MGA Entertainment when questioned about the dubious nature of their Bratz dolls:

”Unfortunately, it is the polluted mind of some adults who ’see sex’ in everything. If you ask the kids [and we have] what do they think of Bratz, they will tell you they are beautiful, inspirational and multiethnic,” Larian said.“Bratz dolls show the society and the girls …

An entertaining and profound talk by Sir Ken Robinson on education, creativity, talent, and the future. Everyone should indeed watch this.

So you can’t decide whether to be a millionaire or an artist?
Hot, unmissable tips on GapingVoid.
Thanks be to Stilgherrian for the heads up.

Global easy access to components (from low to high-tech) + global easy access to distributed intelligence and knowledge = build amazing stuff that would not have been as easily possible otherwise.

Example here.

What is the impact of this on our individual ability to change our world?
What happens when you no longer need the infrastructure and R&D of a large corporation to build stuff like this?

“Shopping is what you do when you have stopped living.”
What a great line!

Then onto the more thought-provoking stuff:
“Capitalism has never benefited the poor, and it aint going to start now. Raised standards of living – so called, are a deception… I have said before that what you put on your plate and in your mouth is a political act. How you eat makes you an activist – or …

Are we really this gullible? Or apathetic?

This image from ChickenCrap is a joke of course (or is it truth in advertising?) It does raise a very good point about the relationship between marketing and consumers.

I just have to get this out of my system, so bear with me.

I have been aware of global warming and climate change since my teens – which is is quite a while ago. Anyone who vaguely reads anything of substance surely can’t help but be aware of the climate issue. Anyone who even remotely thinks surely realise that in a closed system that …

I am already working on two pro-bono projects: with a youth community centre in New South Wales, and a Victoria-based international charity fighting poverty.

What are you doing? What is your business doing?

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Take a moment out to reflect on and reveal you innermost truths to the world at Hidden Lives. And of course see what other people are unveiling!

“…the term astroturfing describes formal public relations (PR) campaigns that seek to create the impression of being a spontaneous, grassroots behavior. Hence the reference to the “AstroTurf” (artificial grass) is a metaphor to indicate “fake grassroots” support.

The goal of such a campaign is to disguise the agenda of a client as an independent public reaction…”

Read the full entry on wikipedia.

As the …