http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog compassionate pragmatism | video poetics Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:04:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear friends, Staggering new estimates suggest that 100,000 people may have died in Burma’s terrible cyclone. Incredibly, the corrupt and brutal Burmese government has stopped most international aid at the borders and is impeding the relief effort. In under 24 hours, Avaaz members have donated over 690,000 Euros (over US$1 million – ... http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=156 Cunnilingus in North Korea (Out of the Internet and) Into the Night http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=154 The Olympic Torch in Seoul. Congressional Testimony on North Korea. LiNK List of North Korean Refugees and Humanitarian Workers [The following list is a few years old, but China’s policy of repatriating North Korean defectors has not changed. Once handed back over the border, N. Korean defectors face prison camps, torture, and in some ... http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=153 http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=152 Take action: Avaaz.org. Ongoing coverage & reports from Reporters sans frontières. Coverage of protests: Students for a Free Tibet. and of course, International Campaign for Tibet. Report From Amnesty International: Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said in 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human ... http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=151 passings TRT 9:12 | miniDV | color | sound music: Music For Airports – 2/1, Brian Eno http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=150 part 1: dreams part 2: prayers part 3: the wheel http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=149 Bang Lime is currently on tour.... look for them in a town near you. “The Death of Death” also video featured here. http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=147 just finished producing the first video for the lovely and talented Bang Lime for their debut album Best Friends In Love. Alternate band version of this video can be viewed here. Very special thank you’s to everyone who contributed on this project. click on image to view. http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=145 open university | november 06 video: LED Throwie Derive – Street Test | 1:50 min. | no sound http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=143 more excellent stufff from the Graffiti Research Lab: http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=142 http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=141 listen to the recently updated episode of This American Life’s Habeas Schmabeas http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=140 Apropos to the further unraveling of the Bush Administration... Dry Drunk Emperor was made shortly after the tragedy in NOLA & in concurrence with the ongoing war in Iraq. [Thanks, boys.] Here’s looking at you, Alberto, scapegoat of the month [click to watch]: “Be alert and direct and honest with this committee. Give it ... http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=138 I’ve been at a loss for words recently concerning Virginia, so I’ll let Margaret Cho speak on this for now. Prayers go out to all those who are suffering. Our Humanity Whenever anything really bad happens around Korean people, that is when I would like to hide, go to Hawaii and eat ... http://rilkeanheart.org/vlog/?p=136