By Any Beans Necessary

Check out this video on YouTube: The Qwesi: An Exploration Of Post Irony It’s kind of tedious in some ways but they get the postironic aesthetic exactly right. This video has me asking the question: is postirony simply another name for what Andrew Potter has described as a culture of quirk, a new form of … Continue reading By Any Beans Necessary

By Any Beans Necessary

Check out this video on YouTube: The Qwesi: An Exploration Of Post Irony It’s kind of tedious in some ways but they get the postironic aesthetic exactly right. This video has me asking the question: is postirony simply another name for what Andrew Potter has described as a culture of quirk, a new form of … Continue reading By Any Beans Necessary

The Jakartan Glow

The hotel we’re staying at is quite fantastic–full-service-type, gym, spa, hair salon, “mini-mall,” excellent service, etc.  All our meals are taken care of.  For dinner, we were taken to a gigantic sea food restaurant, packed with people, more than a thousand, maybe two.  You pick your own food from the tanks and tell the chefs … Continue reading The Jakartan Glow

Lufthansa 788

For the first time, I’ve flown over the Equator.  I’m in Jakarta, Indonesia, staying at the Kristal Hotel.  This place is pretty posh and has a fast internet connection.  The representatives of the Raffles International Christian school who are hosting the EPGY camp here seem extremely friendly and excited to have us here; their school … Continue reading Lufthansa 788

Singapore Idol

At the request of my adoring public, I’m posting my first entry from Singapore. Unlike other places I’ve travelled to, and written about in this blog, I am in Singapore with a very specific work assignment: teaching creative writing for Stanford’s Educational Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY), for two weeks here and then for two … Continue reading Singapore Idol