Jokes, quotes, and anecdotes from some of the world’s top global satirists in today’s panel, “America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us.” Who They Were: (And still are.) Anuvab Pal is a world-renowned stand-up comedian, screenwriter and playwright from Mumbai, India. Dubbed “India’s most intelligent stand-up comic” by the New York Times. David Kibuuka, originally […]
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“The technology industry in particular does not have a strong sense of its own history,” Wright said. “Partly due to the nature of the industry, which is always focused on looking forward for the next big thing.” Alex Wright, author of “Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age,” began his session, “The […]
“‘Shit Yeah’ is 2015’s ‘Fuck No’ but with more ‘YOLO.’” Michael Nieling is a designer, educator, father, dog owner, and full-time spaz. He is the creative director at Ocupop—an agency of creatives, graphic designers, Web designers, Web developers, commercial artists, trendspotters, branding experts, fashionistas, and computer nerds—and also teaches logo design at the Milwaukee Institute of […]
“This has definitely been a marathon, not a sprint,” said Beth Bellanti, marketing, Tito’s Handmade Vodka. “Really, that’s the story of Tito’s in general.” Although the partnership between Tito’s Vodka and Emancipet, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic that started in Austin, officially began about a year ago, Bellanti said their relationship goes back more than a decade past […]
Grumpy Cat. Hamilton the Hipster Cat. My cat, Dixie Belle. You can’t even go on the Internet without seeing a funny or adorable (or funny and adorable) cat picture or video. Internet cats are everywhere, and we all love them. But how does the love we have for Internet cats translate in terms of actual […]
Trina DasGupta is the founder and CEO of Single Palm Tree Productions, a media company dedicated to using entertainment as a vehicle to help build global understanding. When I spoke with Trina about this panel—“America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us”—the passion she has for her work was undeniable. Rather than trying (and inevitably failing) to […]