Art of Fame

There is no doubt that Lady Gaga is a major cultural celebrity and is very controversial due to her outrageous costumes, music videos, and general stage antics. Gaga has been included in Time magazine’s annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as Forbes’ list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world. Forbes also placed her at number seven on their annual list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Additionally, Billboard named her as the Artist of the Year in 2010. Did you know that she graduated from a Catholic girls school and was considered a good student???? and that at the age of 17, Gaga gained early admission to the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts????
Recently, Anderson Cooper did a series of interviews with Lady Gaga for the news program “60 minutes”. She claims she is a master of the “art of Fame.” Watch the interview and give me your thoughts on her worldview in at least 50 words. Interview @ http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7346544n&tag=contentMain;contentAux

Due by 10/2 @ midnight 

Bumptop

Often our desktop screen mirrors our life. For example a cluttered screen with a plethora of icons and folders often indicates that our lives are also very cluttered with extraneous "stuff". Now, someone has found a new way to organize both our desktop and perhaps our lives. Watch the video and give me your thoughts in 50 or more words by Sunday 9/25 at midnight

Anand Agarawala demos BumpTop
http://www.ted.com/talks/anand_agarawala_demos_his_bumptop_desktop.html

Power of Words

Can the power of words radically change your message and your effect upon the world? Watch the short video @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU&sns=em and give me your thoughts in 50 words or more by Sunday 9/18 @ midnight
Also tell me if you thought this video was worth watching and why or why not

The magic of truth and lies

"Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion."
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and Ipods) @ http://www.ted.com/talks/marco_tempest_the_magic_of_truth_and_lies_on_ipods.html

After watching this video answer the following questions:
A) According to the speaker, why is magic an "honest profession"?
B) According to the speaker, why is art the greatest self-deception of all?
C) How did the speaker define "magic"?
D) How does this video relate to our study of biblical worldviews?
E) Was this video worth watching? Why or why not?