Blognitive Dissonance

“Mann trakht und Gott lakht”

FutureofMuslimWorld.com

danithew | April 30, 2008

At this futureofMuslimworld.com site one will find the Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World. There are many interesting articles to read there and it seems to be a particularly good source for information and discussion in regards to the Muslim Brotherhood as well as other Muslim/Islamist groups.

Helicopters

danithew | April 19, 2008

The Pope is in NYC today and the fact that he was in the proximate area to our apartment was signaled by the sound of helicopters overhead. The sound was ongoing for awhile and when I went outside I saw four helicopters hovering in the sky right above our street. They were spaced evenly in [...]

#50 (with some variations)

danithew | April 19, 2008

These are some experiments I’m working on with one drawing in a draft stage. In one of the sketches below I’ve isolated specific elements to see how they look by themselves. The final piece isn’t actually done yet but I have basically figured out the colors I want to use. As usual I’m also looking [...]

Raising Sand

danithew | April 11, 2008

The album Raising Sand, a collaboration between Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, came out in 2007. It wasn’t until today that I started actively listening to it. Wow! This is some of the very best music I’ve heard in a very long time. There’s real magic between these two singers and though I’ve been a [...]

Working Relationships

danithew | April 9, 2008

I read a bit of an interview with Moby that was posted over at CNN’s site. I am not hyper-knowledgeable about Moby’s music but I liked the way he made a specific point about different kinds of working relationships: If I work with a really well-known, established musician, you have to deal with their lawyers, [...]