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Cheers to Kenny Powers

Amos Barshad (@AmosBarshad ) has a terrific piece on Grantland about the magic of Kenny Powers — and Jody Hill, the creator of Eastbound. Jack Hamilton (@jack_hamilton) in Slate has his own take on the series: “To borrow from its main character, Eastbound & Down has a mouth like a sailor, an arm like a damn rocket,…

The Maker Movement

My latest CNN column, Teach kids to make things, went live on Friday, Sept 20, as NY Maker Faire was kicking off. Thanks to Dale Dougherty of Maker Media, Jane Werner from the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum and staff from the Maker Education Initiative. Jeff Sturges in Detroit was kind enough to let me see the…