... the blog. Their first meet up is tomorrow, at the delicious Nodding Head Brewery in Center City. According to the Tech Philly guys, it’s a “chance for all of us to drink some beers and talk shop about Philadelphia’s ever-growing technology community… been up to.” There’s no planned speakers, ...

... Web Trends." When Mark brought up all the various "Camps" he's had a hand in producing since the last BarCamp Philly, someone joked that he should start yet another "TrendCamp," where people would talk about emerging tech and societal trends. I met a lot of great people. Chris Myers of UArts set me up with ...

... I play in a lot of towns, it's not just that I grew up around here, but Philly has an ENERGY. It's different every time I come, man. It's ... their knowledge and geekery surrounding the band. If you meet and talk to a hardcore Phish fan, they've seen the band ... night. It's kind of like talking to hardcore Philly sports fans about their teams. Much like fellow New Jersey ...

... NCTE) is gathering this weekend in Philadelphia. We're delighted. Philly is one of our favorite convention cities. It's a ... favorite books. Lots of panels, lots of face to face talk, lots of free books, lots of books to buy ... 39;s exciting. Eve Tal is in-country from Israel and she will be in Philly to help us celebrate her new book Cursing Columbus. The novel is the much anticipated sequel to ...

... be and the Philadelphia crowd treated him like he never left.  I think this should really give Philly the boost they need to at least make their season interesting and possibly slip into the playoffs ... Reebok Question in the White and Red colorway that he rocked in Philly back in 1996. Talk about perfect timing! I have The Question in the White and Pearl Blue (Low) and Black and Gold (High ...

JP Toto, one of the 3 organizers at Barcamp Philly, took a few minutes to talk with me about his experience organizing Barcamp Philly for the second year in a row, and offers tips for those thinking about putting together their own Barcamp. Please follow JP on Twitter, and learn more about him by on his blog, Vice Clown.

Had a great time at BarCamp Philly 2.  Even better than last year.  My Links as Language talk went over like gangbusters and I attended some cool sessions and met some cool people.  One speaker, Angel Pizzaro, took it upon himself to interview every speaker he could get his hands on, including yours truly.  He

... invited family members not only to view and listen, but also to comment and give feedback. When we talk about the affordances of the media, this is a great example. How else would you have grandma leave a message for you? (as ... %2F20%2Fphilly-reflections-national-writing-project-day-two%2F'; addthis_title = 'Philly+Reflections%3A+National+Writing+Project+Day+Two'; addthis_pub = ...

... speak out against values that they reject. I actually have more respect for people like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, the professional atheists who see only evil in the divine. They, at least, walk the walk and talk the talk, refusing to condone any intrusion of faith into the public square. While I'm repelled by their myopic perspective on religion, at least they're honest ...

... ’t looking good, it’s time to bring back Iverson. Also, when Williams come back, Philly will have a strong core of point guards with A.I., Williams, and Jrue Holliday. Here’s what the FoxSports ... ;s confidants told me last night. “He’s interested.” If Iverson returns to Philly, he’s a starter, no questions asked. “But let’s face it: We’re ...

Hey folks - I'm proud to announce that our Friday the 13th Philly Sneak Preview screening at Circle of Hope F&N was a huge success! Before we ... The reception following the screening had tons of delicious food provided by Nikki Kleiberg. People hung out for a while and I got to talk to many folks about the film. Lots of great feedback, and some valuable critiques! Overall it seemed liked ...

... a week!! I flew to Philly to be on QVC and it was fun but the actual moment of it was so fast that I hardly felt that I said everything I had wanted to. Some highlights of ... expected people to share so much with me about their faith or lack of. But they wanted me to know and talk about it. They wanted to tell me how they were raised and why it somehow got lost in their lives. So many lost people ...

... onto the Notre Dame one. As soon as Kelly played the, "I'm not hear to talk about Notre Dame. I'm here to ... guys have two chips on their shoulders: Proving they belong in the title talk and showing up Brian Kelly. The Bearcars will shock the Gators. I ... tragedy aside) or Roy Williams, when he was decent. NY Giants over Philly- Never been a big Andy Reid fan but I loved him making Vick ...

... school in my home state of North Carolina. We'll be discussing "comics in the contact zone," which relates to Mary Louise Pratt's ideas on teaching and more generally refers to talk about how comics and conflict go hand-in-hand -- and how that isn't a bad thing! Search NCTE's online program with key word "Graphic Novel" to see the rest of the exciting GN- ...

Monta Ellis’ agent is coming to town tomorrow (Thursday), planning for a sit down with Warriors management to talk about Ellis’ future (and he’s also here to co-promote the Andre Ward-Kessler fight). Apparently, the Warriors brass is saying there’s no clear certainty that... Continue reading...