Monthly Archives: November 2014

Opening the Ivory Tower

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I had a great time at the Faculty Resource Network’s 2014 Symposium, last week’s Friday and Saturday in San Juan, with talks from John Sexton, NYU’s President and UPR’s and Sagrado’s Presidents, both current and emeritus. My own presentation was … Continue reading →

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Bananas –in Old San Juan

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Woody Allen’s Bananas (1971) was, I recently discovered thanks to YouTube, shot in Old San Juan, and some other parts of Puerto Rico, notably the El Yunque Rainforest. The scene in the next video was shot close to where I … Continue reading →

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delicious Zeitgeist (weekly)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Blimp Beautifully easy project management tags: project collaboration management tools delicious Free Beautiful Online Survey & Form Builder | Typeform Best visual online forms and surveys! tags: forms surveys tools survey delicious Svbtle tags: blog blogging tools minimal delicious Posted … Continue reading →

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Power of Photo and Hair

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A glimpse of this iconoclastic photo triggered today a remembrance of how much I liked Helmut Newton’s powerful photo style in the 80’s. Now, I’m reminded of the model, Elsa Peretti, whom was a top-model at the time and is … Continue reading →

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Where Do I Come From?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

In this TED video, Jim Holt, philosopher and author of the book “Why Does The World Exist?“, which I read and loved, says that the God solution to the title riddle is a bit unsatisfactory. Thus, he proposes an intriguingly … Continue reading →

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