Dear Filmmaker, I like your Facebook page and I’ve noticed that sometimes the posts and statuses use the first person singular and sometimes the first person plural. So, what’s this “we” stuff? DR Dear DR, It’s so nice of you … Continued
Did you read the Op Ed in last week’s New York Times about how our society has become “ambivalent, even skeptical, about the fruits of science”? (Read Welcome to the Age of Denial by Adam Frank, professor of physics and astronomy … Continued
I wanted to share this lovely comment a friend left on the A Life’s Work Facebook page. Thank you, Friend I’ve known since the mid-80s and whom I did not pay to leave that comment. I try: here on the … Continued
A Life’s Work blog has, at last count, 587 comments (since I reply to all comments, about half of them are mine). But many people are shy about leaving a comment on the blog but not so shy about leaving … Continued
Back in the summer of 2010, when the A Life’s Work blog was just a mere baby blog, a reader took advantage of the Ask the Filmmaker feature to ask about crowdfunding: Dear Filmmaker, Have you considered using Kickstarter for A … Continued
(I’m thrilled that guest blogger Danielle Futselaar took time out from her very busy schedule to write the following post about her association with the SETI Institute. In her non-native tongue, no less. I met Danielle through the wonderful world … Continued
Not too long ago I discovered that one of my Facebook friends, Christine Lofgren, had planted a bristlecone pine tree. I asked her if she’d grant me an email interview and she humored me, so here it is. Thanks, Christine. … Continued
Recently I posted on Facebook an email rejection I received for a work of nonfiction — Thank you for sending us “[title withheld by me].” The editors had a lengthy discussion about your work. Unfortunately, we are not able to … Continued
Facebook told me Werner Herzog is someone I might know so naturally I clicked on Herr Herzog’s link. It brought me to his page. Click on the image to read the text. Herzog’s Rogue Film School has me thinking about … Continued
I met Josephine Crawford, artist, one time Arcosanti resident, and A Life’s Work supporter, via the wonderful world of Facebook. We’ve had interesting exchanges over the course of our friendship, mostly via the FB comments. She left the first comment … Continued