Category Archives: Tibet
Cell, Internet Service Now Available on Mount Everest; Another Reason We Deserve Annhilation
Ever since reading Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” then traveling to the foot of Mount Everest myself (my brother Wayne took the pic) for my documentary “Kora”, I’ve advocated closing it entirely to all the ego-maniacal, self-esteem-deficient pinheads and greedy, … Continue reading
China to Require Telecom Companies to Snitch on Customers; A New Low
“Information transmissions should be immediately stopped if they are found to contain state secrets.” – China’s official Xinhua News Agency Whatever “state secrets” are. Just when you thought the Chinese government couldn’t stoop any lower to punish its own people, they … Continue reading
Earth Day 2010: Iceland Volcano, Utah & Tibet Quakes Remind Us- We Are Not in Charge Here
Just as humans invented God, we also appointed ourselves in charge of everything including the planet on which we tenuously exist. Certainly, stewardship of Earth is a concept that makes a lot more sense than the previous one of ravaging … Continue reading
Chinese Spies Hack, Steal with Impunity: Memories of Tibet Four Years Later
“To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.” – Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher The Great Firewall of China is infamous for censoring blogs, blocking incoming and outgoing email, videos and other data, and trampling the human rights … Continue reading
Iceland Volcano Erupts: Town I Visited in 2007 Evacuated
Iceland has so many volcanos, some don’t even have names. One of those is erupting now and it’s forced the evacuation of the town of Vik along the southeastern Icelandic coast. We drove to Vik in 2007 during our visit … Continue reading
China’s Minority Museum Turns Tibetan Genocide into Family Fun
“The culture here is the same as inside the park. “You’re getting cheated inside. You come out here, you can see everything for free.” – Ai Yong: (minority) rubber farmer in China It used to be called, in English translation, … Continue reading
Web-Based Social Networks, “Citizen Journalists” Effective Weapons Against Repression
The world laments the demise of “journalism” as we know it. But social networks and the so-called “citizen journalists” who use them might be even more effective, especially when it comes to fighting political oppression. The major question is: Are … Continue reading
Shooting HD in Moab: Labor of Love
The trail to Delicate Arch was 2 miles one way, 1,000 feet up, mostly smooth, sloping slickrock, with skinny traverses that were one step from ”the last ride” as Todd Rundgren would put it. Even though the temperature was in the … Continue reading
OK, OK- I Love L.A.: Maturity, Earthquakes, or Just Tired of Fighting It?
I just spent the last three days in the greater Los An-guh-leez area (as David Letterman used to call it). I shot a couple of videos for Delcam, my British machine tool software client. Delcam is not only the largest … Continue reading
“Kora: Tibet and the Trail of Truth” Concludes; Echoes from a Land of Enduring Mystery, People of Enduring Integrity
There’s little left to say about Tibet that I haven’t already written in describing the previous 19 parts of my 2006 documentary. I only have two wishes: that the people of Tibet are, someday, free again; and that more foreigners … Continue reading
