Lyrics STAND UP, and DO the right thing Words and actions really do sting Be a HERO in your own way Be kind to each other each day If someone puts another down repeatedly Tell them to STOP cause that’s not a good deed And if they won’t listen tell someone else Don’t keep Read more about October is Anti Bully Awareness Month[…]
I don’t want to get off on a rant here, but when filmmakers like the Duplass Brothers and Ridley Scott tell people that they have no excuses to go out and make movies on the weekends, it enrages many professional filmmakers, including me. Those kind of statements are the height of privilege, not only encouraging Read more about “No Excuses”[…]
When I was 11, my Dad got me hugely into the world of the paranormal. We talked for hours upon hours about everything from Nostradamus, to Aliens, and the conversation always led back to government conspiracies. How could the government not know about all these things with so many signs out there? It even Read more about Conspiracy Theories[…]
The media plays an important role in society, both in how we view ourselves and each other. Those most prone to the media are children, who in this time of working parents, will be left to be raised by television shows such as Sesame Street, Saturday morning cartoons, and MTV. These early stages of Read more about How Culture and Authority Shape Our Internal Self[…]
I recently returned from a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in France. I was able to take a detour, and spend a day with an old friend from film school, David. He had decided that film wasn’t for him, and became a photographer instead because he liked the mobility and freedom, whereas film required Read more about How To Build A Team – Part 1[…]
In the era of Trump, with a gerrymandered Congress, and a hijacked Supreme Court, we need stronger government watchdog groups now more than ever. Everyone is familiar with the ACLU, but are you giving to the dozens of other charities that are fighting the Trump Administration? If you have the financial ability, you Read more about Top 11 Progressive Charities To Donate To In The Age of Trump[…]
In the acclaimed documentary, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, it chronicles the story of AIDS activists in the 80’s and 90’s. They championed equality and justice, and took actions that compelled those in power to treat AIDS as their serious concern it was. Their actions and tactics allowed them to demand changes in corporate policies, Read more about 16 Things You Can Learn About Activism from AIDS Activists[…]
This flag design was proposed by Ricardo Tomasz. It incorporates the current city flag colors, and is designed to represent the Los Angeles Mountain Ranges that help to structure the shape and character of Los Angeles. Southern California is separated from the rest of the state by the east-west trending Transverse Ranges, including the Tehachapi, Read more about Los Angeles Mountain Flag[…]
I have anxiety, and it’s not fun. Everyone’s anxiety is different, and even though I take medication, my anxiety is severe. My thoughts are consumed with fear of everything possibly going wrong. And when I say everything, I mean everything from failed projects at work to nuclear war. Most of the time, I don’t want Read more about What It’s Like To Have Crippling Anxiety[…]
Los Angeles – As part of GreaterAndGrander.com’s ongoing mission of pushing the envelope, we are announcing a new project. PUPPET EXPERIMENTS is open for wide-collaboration on Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s collaborative platform, hitRECord. PUPPET EXPERIMENTS is a collection of children’s, comedy, satire, and experimental video involving puppets. We invite hitRECord’s diverse community of artists to come Read more about G&G Announces Collaborative Media Project: PUPPET EXPERIMENTS on hitRECord[…]
