For those wanting a glimpse into the future, this Ted Talk video by Kenneth Cukier, the Data Editor of The Economist, is a must view: Self-driving cars were just the start. What's the future of big data-driven technology and design? In a thrilling science talk, Kenneth...
Telluride Foundation invites the community to a celebration honoring Kristin Holbrook, 2014 Citizen of the Year, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Arroyo Wine Bar [caption id="attachment_45332" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Kristin Holbrook[/caption] The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on July 3, 2014 where it selected...
[caption id="attachment_45324" align="aligncenter" width="704"] A group of Waura Indians fish in the Puilanga Lake near their village in the Upper Xingu region of Brazil's Mato Grosso state. 2005.[/caption] Rena Silverman, met up with the photographer Sebastiao Salgado, in New York City on Thursday and conducted a...
In a piece published in The New Yorker, Jon Krakaur revisits the mystery of how Christopher McCandless, the subject of his book, (and the subsequent film that premiered in Telluride), "Into The Wild," died. Twenty-one years ago this month, on September 6, 1992, the decomposed body of Christopher...
As reported by Nick Visser, the associate green editor at The Huffington Post, Hundreds Of Thousands Turn Out For People's Climate March In New York City. More than 300,000 people turned out for the People's Climate March in New York City on Sunday, just days before many of...
Melissa Hugal, a freelance writer, blogger, and film critic offers up this post in .MIC about the 11 films that already have Oscar buzz. Four of the films presented (with trailers) premiered here in Telluride, once again showing off the amazing film selection prowess of...
"The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, presented by London's Natural History Museum and BBC, has just recently announced its 50 finalists, chosen from over 41,000 entries. Here are some of the most breathtaking images taken over the last year." The winner will be revealed in October...
From one of my very favorite bloggers, Maria Popova, of Brainpickings fame, comes her take on a fabulous children's book that she declares is "a most unusual children’s book for lovers of midcentury modern design" and "an immeasurable treat for kids and introspective grownups alike." Psychologists...
On EatDrinkFilms, Gary Meyer, senior curator of the Telluride Film Festival, wrote a moving story about Robin Williams. Though I met him casually at screenings or film gatherings here in San Francisco, I especially remember once at La Strada in LA in Mork and Mindy days...
Last Sunday we celebrated a baptism, an ancient ritual in the Christian tradition. In the past, the ritual was often used to "divide out" the insiders and outsiders, those going to heaven and those not. At Christ Church it is now a very inclusive affirmation...
