Author: CD
CD Damitio is a Honolulu based storyteller and #Web3 pioneer. Editor of Vagobond Magazine and author of books that focus on the places where technology, travel, political, and the religious/philosophical meet. http://vagobond.cent.co | http://vagobond.com @vagobond
Hey, anybody want to sell my grandma's tombstone on ebay?
This makes me ashamed to live in LA. A gallery owner here has been going to Kenya and stealing statues that are the equal to our tombstones from people’s land and selling them to museums, art dealers, art conneiseurs, and galleries across the nation. We’re thinking of picketing the bastard. The Case of the Stolen…
Crosses and bikinis dot Philippine Easter landscape
I love the Philippines. Not because of the religious zealotry but because of the wacked out cultural context of the entire society. The Philippines is where Asia, the Pacific, the U.S., and Spain all combine equally with the indigenous Philippine cultures….I was there at this time a few years ago and it was wild… cd…
Iran makes me think of a Flock of Seagulls
There he goes again…I realize it’s a strange topic but he is not a very tall man, I can’t help but wonder if he prefers to be photographed sitting down….I wonder what sort of sessions are going on in the war rooms of Iran….he really needs a big 80’s poofy hairdo like Kim Jong Il…
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McDonald’s Sets ‘Online Casting Call’ Mon Apr 3, 1:49 PM ET OAK BROOK, Ill. – Want to get your face in front of 50 million people? Here’s your big chance — have it featured on a McDonald’s cup or bag. The world’s largest fast-food company announced what it called an online casting call Monday, giving…
South Park' Creators Skewer Own Network
THe highlight of this article? The call from William Donohue of the “Catholic League” for Parker and Stone to resign out of principle for being censored… “The ultimate hypocrite is not Comedy Central – that’s their decision not to show the image of Muhammad or not – it’s Parker and Stone,” he said. “Like little…
Elvis rhinestone designer, Bobbie Nudie, dead at 92
She’s soooo cute! Her husband’s name was actually “Nudie” and they opened “Nudie’s for the Ladies” in NYC in the 1930’s. The woman who helped clothe Elvis Presley in his rhinestone outfits has died at the age of 92. Helen Cohn, also known as Bobbie Nudie, died in California on Friday. Cohn worked alongside her…
Honesty is a Japanese Quality
This proves it. The Japanese are the most honest people on the planet. Think about it…if an American worked as a trashman and found a bag full of cash…would he go to great effort to return it? No, he would go to Vegas. Personally, I think that would be the right thing to do. cd…
Sheehan Returns to Protest Near Bush Ranch
B*** just “happens” to have decided to spend Easter at Camp David, after spending every previous Easter during his presidency in Crawford. Sure. Crawford, Texas – Peace activist Cindy Sheehan returned to Texas on Wednesday for another war protest near President Bush’s ranch, although he was to spend the weekend at Camp David. The anti-war…
Fiddling While Darfur Burns – New York Times
It is enormously distressing to watch the sausage-making that passes for the world’s attempt to do something about the carnage in Darfur. The United Nations is still dawdling over plans to replace the African Union force currently there with a well-armed U.N. peacekeeping force. An attempt last week by the United Nations’ top official on…