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OK, I’m hoping I might eventually write something up for The Economist’s More Intelligent Life soon, so I won’t give too much away … but...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 8, 2009
Remembering John Hughes
My life would be different today if there hadn’t been Pretty in Pink. The inclusion of New Order’s “Thieves Like Us” MADE that movie … it...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 8, 2009
John Hughes Films Weren’t Racially Diverse, but That’s OK
#johnhughes #Film #20082011 #Culture #culturequad
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 2, 2009
The National Black Arts Festival Gala 2009
Yes, redundant headlines do rain clicks. So forgive me for being manipulative and using a cheeky headline in the Huffington Post to grab ...
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 22, 2009
Do We Need A National Black Arts Festival?
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Over the past month, I’ve been thinking a lot about Claude Monet. Partly because I live in...
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 22, 2009
Do We Need A National Black Arts Festival?
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Over the past month, I’ve been thinking a lot about Claude Monet. Partly because I live in...
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 10, 2009
RIP MJ
It was SURREAL being caught in LA traffic on the day Michael Jackson died. I still don’t know what to make of it. But here’s the most...
Kristi Wooten
- Jun 12, 2009
Finally, some songs worth listening to!
Some of these are a few months (and years) old, but here’s what I’m listening to…as made as a mix for a friend’s special friend (winks)…...
Kristi Wooten
- Jun 5, 2009
Sachs-Moyo-Easterly: The debate rages on
More on the aid debate in the HuffPo. Here’s my piece on the Sachs-Moyo-Easterly feud.
Kristi Wooten
- Jun 3, 2009
The Sachs-Moyo-Easterly Aid Debate: An Activist's Perspective
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST In reading and participating in the exchange about aid to Africa (in particular, the one...
Kristi Wooten
- May 19, 2009
John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy’s new BFFs
I love this partnership! Singing about making love and writing about making poverty history … what more could one ask? But seriously,...
Kristi Wooten
- May 18, 2009
John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy's New BFFs
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST The rooftop of the private Soho House in New York’s Meatpacking District is the perfect...
Kristi Wooten
- May 16, 2009
It’s getting Vedder all the time …
I’ve never been a Pearl Jam fan per se, but I do respect them, and the Ved and I keep running into eachother backstage at various and...
Kristi Wooten
- May 14, 2009
Design is Human
Modern Atlanta‘s annual showcase has become my favorite event of the season. The starchitects! the DJs! the fundraisers! the homes! the...
Kristi Wooten
- May 12, 2009
More about Pecha Kucha
photo courtesy of pechakucha.org See my blog post on the Economist‘s More Intelligent Life site
Kristi Wooten
- May 12, 2009
Natalie Portman Discusses “A Powerful Noise” on Filmanthropy’s Big Night | THE ECO
March, 2009 By Kristi York Wooten FROM THE ECONOMIST: Documentaries about war, HIV/AIDS and gender inequalities rarely pack a New York...
Kristi Wooten
- May 9, 2009
Jason Wu: dig it!
Jeffrey Fashion Cares preview kickoff party, everyone was on the same page: high-waisted, old-school glamour and femininity to the max....
Kristi Wooten
- May 8, 2009
18 years of Franti
Michael Franti performs to an excited crowd at CARE's National Conference & Celebration on May 5, 2009. Copyright 2009 Amanda...
Kristi Wooten
- Apr 20, 2009
Strictly for laughs …
Click here to view the gallery I did for Newsweek about supergroups.
Kristi Wooten
- Apr 20, 2009
Supergroup for the ages: Tinted Windows give good demographic.
Fun, fun, fun. I am a fan of all of these guys’ bands. Fountains of Wayne‘s “Valley Winter Song” is one of my faves of all time, and...
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