Souldish NYC: 11/20-26

Salma

This week's events on Souldish include a debate between Daniel Pinchbeck and Howard Bloom, an all-out, all-night art party at Seed, Rebirth's trippy Winter Wonderland, and The Money Fix screening and filmaker Q&A. (more)

Van Gogh Letters Illuminated

Bill Machon

For the next few months, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will have on display a collection of rare letters and sketches by the legendary artist. (more)

Digital Cloud on the Horizon

Kovvy

In 2012, a digital cloud is scheduled to be erected over London consisting of interconnected plastic bubbles that can display information and also be used as an observation deck and park. (more)

The FIX is On

Daniel Pinchbeck

Director Tao Ruspoli's first feature film, opening in New York City on November 20, takes on the subject of heroin addiction. In this interview, the founder of the Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative (LAFCO) discusses his work, his vision, and his views on filmmaking in a time of media transformation. (more)

Lennon's Legacy Lives

Sue Dougherty

Twenty-nine years after the tragic murder of beloved Beatle John Lennon, his legacy of love lives on as artists, actors, and musicians come together to celebrate his life and raise money for children's charities.   (more)

Souldish NYC: 11/13 -18

Salma

This week on Souldish you can Illuminate with Parashakti, learn the delicate art of Kimchi with Evolver, join Souldish for The Money Fix, Dance to Tryptophanatic Vibes at Seed, and much more!

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This is the Life

Propaganda Anonymous

One of the greatest open mics in hip-hop history finally gets its story told. Filmaker Ava DuVernay shows us the love in "This is the Life".(Video)

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Crumb and the Matriarchs

Kelpie Wilson

There's a lot to like in the work of Robert Crumb. How could I not love an artist so dedicated to portraying the bodies of real women? Now this defender of the flesh has produced an illustrated version of Genesis. The most interesting scenes revolve around struggles over vestiges of goddess worship, for clearly these stories are about a people in transition. This is where Crumb's work becomes important. (more)

Cosmic Vinyl

Remi Gurak

Jack White's label, Third Man Records released a 7-inch single of "A Glorious Dawn"--a song comprised of Carl Sagan's words taken from his "Cosmos" series and tweaked with auto-tune. (Video) (more)

The 2012 Evolver Spore

Daniel Pinchbeck

Two days before the release of Hollywood's "2012" disaster epic, 28 Evolver Regionals will host “counter-screenings” and discussions on the Mayan Calendar’s end date.  Find your local Spore or start your own. Hosted by Evolver.net and Dinsifo.com. (more)

Secret of Immortality Series

Trish Nguyen

Author Graham Hancock and photographer Santha Faiia explore Ancient Egypt's "Secret of Immortality" at the Venetian Multiversal Academy, Nov 14-22. (more)

John Cusack on 2012

Jennifer Palmer

Actor John Cusack referenced Daniel Pinchbeck's book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl when asked in an interview about what he personally thought would happen on that fateful year. (more)

The Beat Hotel

Sue Dougherty

On the run from the puritanical morality of 1950s America, beatniks Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Gregory Corso fled to the bohemian Left Bank of Paris. Now, a new film chronicles these freewheeling years of sex, drugs, and poetry. (Video)

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What's Your FIX?

Trish Nguyen

Share with the world what you can't live without and win a chance to attend the premier of the movie FIX on November 14th in New York.

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The Fourth Kind

Kyle Davis

On November 6th, Universal Pictures will release, The Fourth Kind, a film based on actual incidents in Alaska involving alien abduction.

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Jesus and the Magic Mushroom

Marisa Smith

A long awaited reprint of John Marco Allegro's The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross explores the idea that, "...Christianity is based on a fertility-mushroom/drug cult, and that Jesus was none other than the mushroom itself."  (more)

Souldish NYC: October 23-30

Salma

This week's Souldish events include the Evolver NYC Food Spore at Rebel, Brooklyn Bridge March, Drum Circles and more...

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Insect Machine Mash-up

Remi Gurak

Steampunk robots are built from dried insects and antique watches. (more)

Shamanic World Mirroring: The Artist's Inner Journey

Chris Kaplan

Our technology-driven societies have given us global reach as a species, but removed us from the collective mind and brought us to a crossroads where we now must become aware of the interconnectedness of all life. By accessing different states of reality, we can communicate beyond our current means, with forces that we are only now starting to believe can exist. (more)

Souldish NYC: Oct 16-22

Salma

This week's Souldish events include The Art of Ink, the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, The Importance of Being Wilde, Healthy Living Week at East West Living and much more! (more)

All the Music You Will Ever Need

Steven Taylor

All the music you will ever need appeared in three boxed sets of LPs in 1952, produced by Harry Smith and published as The Anthology of American Folk Music by Folkways Records. This anthology was an important source for the folk music revival of the 1950s, and through that movement played a role in the larger cultural phenomenon that we call "the sixties." (more)

Adventures of Power: The Power of the Beat

Ari Gold

"Adventures of Power," an award-winning comedy about air-drummers and the American Dream, is being released independently starting October 9. Here, filmmaker Ari Gold speaks with co-conspirators Adrian Grenier, Elvis Perkins, and Ethan Gold about the film. (more)

Souldish NYC Events October 9 - 15, 2009

Salma

This week, Souldish serves up a spicy simmer of Autumnal fun with the Fierce Light screening and workshop with Velcrow Ripper, Opus Novus at Seed, the Nonsense NYC 10th Anniversary salon show at Brooklyn's 3rd Ward, Health Week at East West Living and more!

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Throatsingers of Tuva Come to NYC

Remi Gurak

Evolver NYC is a proud media sponser of the US debut of Khogzhumchu at the Rubin Museum on October 14th.

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King of Rai Returns

Zachary Koval

Exiled for the past 20 years, Khaled is back with a fantastic stripped down album proclaiming "Liberté" in both his life and music. (more)

Aya on Film

Erin Shaw

Ayahuasca-centered documentary Heaven Earth artfully explores curanderismo from multiple perspectives. (more)

Evolver Atlanta Presents: The Bike Trip

Maya

Evolver Atlanta presents: The Bike Trip, "A Comedic Monologue About Peddling Chemical Truths", created and performed by Martin Dockery. (more)

A New Song Every Day

Zachary Koval

The lead singer of Rock Cookie Bottom challenges himself to write a new song every day.

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Send in the Clown

Sue Dougherty

Whether he's serving granola at Woodstock or curing blindness in Nepal, hippie clown Wavy Gravy brings compassion, love, and laughter to everything he does.  Now, a new film celebrates his extraordinary life. (more)

Souldish NYC Events 10/2 - 10/8

Salma

Delicious offerings abound this week on Souldish's NYC Events calendar including Sunday's Manifesting the Mind film screening, DJ Spooky at The Drop, Soul celebrations with MC Yogi, the DreamLab Workshop with Joey Levine, and much, much more! (more)