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Diving For Dirt
I have always wondered why someone would throw their garbage in a river, a lake, a bay, or an ocean? When Eliot and I took a cruise down the Siene last Spring, I was so disappointed to see how polluted the water was. I would lie in bed and stare out at the sides of the river that were filled with plastic bags stuck in the shrubs. There were thousands of them for miles and miles. I just couldn’t believe this was the same Siene that was portrayed in so many romantic movies.
Unfortunately, most of the waters around the world are filled with trash. I just don’t know how we allowed this to happen. Not everyone is going to let this continue. Kathryn Mikesell, the woman who owns Fountainhead, the artist residency Eliot and I belong to, is a member of The Dolphins and Rainbows swim club, that actually removes trash from Biscayne Bay in Miami everyday.
Their story is remarkable and one to be admired. The local NBC news did s story about how this group dives for trash and what they are willing to do to keep the waters clean. While the rest of us are reading the morning papers, and sipping our coffees, this swim club group is hard at work. Bless them.
A New Cancer Treatment
This is an unusual DigiDame post, but one that I wanted to do for a few weeks. Lester Holt, host of NBC Nightly News, was one of many newscasters around the country, who announced a new cancer drug that attacks the DNA of a tumor rather than the location in the body.
This is supposed to be a major breakthrough in the successful treatment of cancer. I listened to this announcement with great hope that many more people can be cured forever because of this major breakthrough.
I recorded the segment to share this with you. What startled me the most was that a doctor friend initiated a conversation with me about this new drug because he was depending on it to cure a loved one.
That was the first time in my life that I felt like an insider in the world of medical innovation. It was a big wow moment. If this cancer drug does the trick, then I was there at the beginning. I wanted you to experience this too.
Good luck and best wishes for a cure.
Unlikely Influencers
NBC Nightly News got it right last night when they showed off a group of “unlikely social media influencers.” These women are fashionistas in their senior years and they plan to set trends and show the world that age doesn’t define them.
Many seniors from the Miami area showed up at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Sunday night for a Queen concert. I watched 70-plus people become teenagers once again right before my eyes. Music lovers know no age.
350,000 Of These Little Vehicles Will Be On The Streets Of America Very Soon
You have entered the world of automated delivery robots if you see a little self-driving cart on the sidewalks of America in the coming weeks. A company called Postmates, San Francisco, has created these carts, called “Serve,” to make food deliveries more efficient.
The carts can carry up to 50 lbs and travel 25 miles on a single charge. Customers can check on the whereabouts of their “Serve” using an app which zeros in on the cameras mounted on top of the robot.
“Serve” will launch first in the Los Angeles area, and will be available in other U.S. cities over the next 12 months.
Local governments will work with Postmates to make sure the self-driving carts are safe and don’t interfere with pedestrians. Postmates hopes the 350,000 carts will be on the road in order to reduce congestion.
My Digital Life
I was up very late last night trying to post this video of the very famous Artist and Film Director Julian Schnabel, talking about his new Vincent Van Gogh movie. I did a blog post about this subject yesterday, but I couldn’t get the video uploaded. I had trouble finding the YouTube icon on my camera roll.
My daughter Whitney came to my rescue today by reminding me that I could upload the video through the YouTube app. It never even occurred to me to try that. Even though I work in the tech business, I am often technically challenged.
I’m thrilled to be able to deliver this video to you because I recorded it yesterday after we watched Schnabel’s movie, At Eternity’s Gate, an art movie theater in Coral Gables. Schnabel did the Skype interview from Sweden, 3am, his time. That’s what I call passion for a project. He looked so tired, but he gave us a lot of insight into Van Gogh and Willem Defoe, who portrayed him.
Enjoy this exclusive interview.
A special shoutout to Whitney. Thank you, thank you, for making my digital life so much better.
Artist And Film Director Julian Schnabel Reveals Creative Tidbits About His New Vincent Van Gogh Flick
The last thing I wanted to do tonight was see another movie about artist Vincent Van Gogh. We ventured out anyway to our favorite movie house, the Coral Gables Art Cinema, because they secured a Skype interview with the movie’s director. Julian Schnabel called into the theater from Sweden after we viewed At Eternity’s Gate.
It was so interesting to listen to artist Schnabel talk about artist Van Gogh. Schnabel gave his perspective on how an artist views his or her work. You are no longer just looking at a pretty picture . You are looking at how an artist views the world. The camera work was amazing too. Schnabel shot scenes from angles you are not used to seeing. The portrayal of Van Gogh by Willem Dafoe was surreal. Hollywood feels this is Defoe’s best role yet. Let’s see what happens during the movie awards.
A surprise dinner was waiting for all moviegoers.
The Top 2018 Netflix TV And Film Titles
You are not going to believe this. Your favorite Netflix show didn’t make the most popular list.
How do I know?
Take a look at the list. Tell me if any of these titles were your first choice. None of my favorites were picked. I find this all very strange. Mashable, a tech site, revealed the most popular titles.
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Here is a list of TV and film stars who dramatically increased their Instagram followers because of their appearances on Netflix during the year.
1 The Fab Five (Queer Eye)
2 Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before)
3 Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth)
4 Miguel Herrán (Elite / La Casa de Papel)
5 Jaime Lorente Lopez (Elite / La Casa de Papel)
6 Maria Pedraza (Elite / La Casa de Papel)
7 Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Sierra Burgess is a Loser)
8 Joey King (The Kissing Booth)
9 Hannah Gadsby (Nanette)
10 Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Any comments?
First Look At Nude Video On Top of the Great Pyramid of Giza
If you have been watching the news lately, you know about the photographer, and his girl friend, who climbed the Great Pyramid in Egypt recently so he could take a topless video of her. We have the first look at this couple who did this unthinkable act.
Here they are !!!
This lady knows all kinds of tricks.
They even had an accomplice.
Now Egyptian authorities are investigating the video and demanding it be removed from. YouTube.
The New York Post said the video features a woman taking her top off at the pyramid’s summit, which is 481 feet tall. The pyramid is 4,500 years old and this has never happened before.
The New York Post also said, “The photographer’s stunt has spread on social media and has drawn outrage by locals in a predominantly Muslim country.”
The photographer said, “The stunt was done all in the name of his art.”
Click here for the story in the New York Post.
Then they rode off into the sunset.
Our Pal Kent Karosen
It’s been a tough four days. Our friend Kent Karosen, 53 years old, died while we were visiting him in a Miami hospital last Thursday. Yesterday was the funeral. People from Miami and New York filled Temple Emanu-EL to say goodbye to Kent. It was quite an elaborate funeral with police (cars and motorcycles) escorting us from Temple to Cemetery. Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, (Kent’s boss) gave a powerful speech about how Kent has been helping all of the Cantor Fitzgerald 658 families since the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, and how devoted he is to raising funds for the Fisher Center of Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.
One of Broadway’s Jersey Boys, Matt Bogart, sang, “There’s A Place For Us.” Kent, and husband Brian, were very close to the Temple’s Rabbi, Marc-Philippe and his wife Valerie. It was a very emotional day. We are going to miss Kent big time.
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