The Science of Magic
Here is a great blog piece on the psychology of magic - how Magicians manipulate the mind in ways that psychologists can borrow/learn from.
Quote of the Week: Coldplay will Fix You
The only thing better than lyrics from Coldplay’s songs are their actual songs. Chris Martin’s vocals melt and reassemble the soul at once. Here are the lyrics from FIX YOU - but if you haven’t heard the song, you should.
When You Try your best but you don’t succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep
Stuck in reverse.When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can’t replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix youAnd high up above or down below
When you’re too in love to let it go
But if you never try you’ll never know
“Just what your worth”Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix youTears stream, down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I..Tears stream, down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I..Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you.
COLDPLAY
FIX YOU
Where is Matt’s Girlfriend?
Before you watch this, make SURE you watch the earlier post about Matt (here).
PS: You HAVE to love Matt!
Watch this and I dare you not to smile.
You can learn more about Matt here.
I noticed he visited Tel Aviv and East Jerusalem for modest takes in each place, but I’d love to bring him back for a BIG dance across Israel and Palestine. We at OneVoice are always so worried about ensuring the OV brand is mainstream and not seen as flighty or disconnected from the reality on the ground, but frankly, you see this video and you realize, in the end, all that matters is what Matt is doing - transcending differences. And to those that don’t understand that, I dare them not smile (and discover others’ humanity) watching Matt’s work.
Marketing Smart: What do you do when gloom has conquered your brand?
What do you do when your formerly fun and irreverent brand has been threatened by months of media criticism over alleged corporate missteps? Regardless of where you stand on whether Microsoft tried to manipulate Yahoo or Jerry Yang missed an opportunity to drive shareholder value (or far harsher assessments including this one from Joe Nocera - and the counter-reply from the "fake Steve Jobs"), if you are part of Yahoo’s management - you need to get your team’s spirit back up, and you need to re-focus the world on the deep base of greatness and funk you’ve established over the years.
In a quirky way, this is exactly what this video, which is getting a lot of play and coverage, such as here, is achieving.
Whoever came up with this move at Yahoo deserves a lot of praise.
Imagine 2018 Essay Contest Winners Announced
From the OneVoice newsletter:
The results are in!
Ø 50 Palestinian winners and 50 Israeli winners have been selected
Ø Read some of the winning essays
Ø Israel & Palestine to Co-Host World Cup in 2018? Check out one vision for the future
· OneVoice Youth Leadership & outreach update
Ø OneVoice Israeli & Palestinian Youth to Tony Blair: “A Mideast Quintet”
Ø From our Gaza office: Town Hall Meeting in Beit Hanoun
Ø OneVoice is Referenced in House of Lords Debate 5 Times
Ø OneVoice Student Leader at Stanford Organizes Islam-West Unity Event
The Imagine 2018 campaign has only just begun – now that 100 winning essayists have been selected, 10 foremost directors will begin selecting 10 essays to turn into short films.
These films – the visions of Israeli and Palestinian youth brought to life – will be used to inspire people worldwide to envision some of the tangible benefits peace – to empower people to take action, and to ensure that the leadership acts with urgency and commitment to reach a two state agreement which ends the occupation and all forms of violence, and establishes a viable, independent Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the state of Israel.
How you can get involved:
Donate – Sign up to the Movement – Forward our videos – Visit our blog & tell us what you think
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Imagining Through the Lens of Kids
Khaled Diab wrote a nice article about OneVoice’s Imagine 2018 project, asking Palestinian and Israeli kids to visualize what their lives will look like in 10 years IF a peace agreement is achieved between Israel and Palestine.
Albert Einstein and his Alter Ego…
Look at this picture up close and you see Albert Einstein.
Now step back 15 feet. What do you see?
Ad of the Week: iTunes Viva La Vida Coldplay
Did you see the latest ad from iTunes, promoting Coldplay’s new album?!
How does Apple do it? Their ads are always so fresh, so ahead of the pack, so audio-visually on the cutting edge of art and pop.
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