Jon Popham
May 14, 2008 | 8:51 am EST
The already cool Flip Video, just got cooler - Meet the Mino :
Spec wise it takes video @ 640 by 480 @ 30 frames a second. The files are MPEG-4 AVI and it has low light sensitivity. PLUS! say goodbye to DoubleA batteries with this one, the mino has an internal battery that charges WHILE you upload your video!
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Robert Rauschenberg has passed away at the age of 82. The prolific American artist who defined the term multimedia died yesterday at his home on Captiva Island, Florida. The cause of death was heart failure according to Arne Glimcher, director of the Pace Wildenstein gallery in New York, which had represented Rauschenberg.
Robert Rauschenberg was a pioneer in pushing art beyond the not so cozy confines of Abstract Expressionism. His works incorporated a multitude of untraditional materials including consumer items and even junk the artist would find on the street. Said the departed:
“I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they’re surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.”
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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Want to learn our top eco-kinky tips for ‘greening up’ your sex life? How about the top 10 ways to take action against AIDS? Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!
Katie:
Annie Lennox & Top 10 Ways to Take Action Against AIDS
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: American Idol & Yip Harburg
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Nicole:
Top 10 Ways to ‘Green Up’ Your Sex Life
Top 10 Global Warming Myths Debunked
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Gina:
Boarding Gate’s Empty Adventure of Capitalism
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Say Hello to Our Guest Bloggers!
Jon Popham wrote:
Young At Heart Hits the Silver Screen
Andy Kondrat wrote:
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“Death and the River”, a multimedia exhibit of video and photographs, tells the haunting yet life affirming story of unknown victims of Colombia’s drug wars. Visual Artist Juan Manuel Echavarria documents a tomb (left) in Puerto Berrio, Colombia where unidentified cadavers found in the nearby Magdalena River are laid to rest. Each compartment of the tomb is marked “N.N.”, or Ningun Nombre - No Name. The victims can then be “escogido“, or chosen, by someone in the community who agrees to take care of their grave. The caretaker will decorate the gravesite, pray for the departed’s soul, sometimes even give the victim a name.
I think most New Yorkers have a love/hate relationship with the most exciting, stimulating and most over-crowded, stressful city in America. I know I have spent many hours questioning why I struggle to live here while co-currently questioning how I could ever by happy living elsewhere. ( I think this old blog entry sums up just one of the many frustrations with NYC livin’). This is why I love (not hate) the web project lovehateNYC, which chronicles Rachel Fujita’s personal love-hate relationship with New York City through panoramic time lapse sequences. Fujita is a multimedia artist who has lived in New York for the last seven beautifully capturing the cities changes through her unique online art. To get inspired, nostalgic, and swept away check out http://www.lovehate.us.
And to learn more about New Yorks history visit The Museum of the City of New York. This unique cultural center celebrates NYC’s heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation through exhibitions, public programs, and publications that explore the past, present, and future of New York City. You can also 
and support the museums efforts by visiting mcny.org.
Giulia:
