whats the impact of the holstee manifesto? we want your story.

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i continue to be floored, by the stories I hear almost everyday about how the holstee manifesto has affected people around the world. 80 million+ views later it has transcended borders, religions, political views and cultural divides. The holstee community alone, has posted over 14 translations.

all this for a reminder dave, fabian and i wrote for our future selves, what a successful life could like in non-financial terms.

the stories we hearing are too important to not get out in the open. so we've begun to gather them, one by one and will be sharing them with the world. if you or someone you know, has a story about how it impacted their life we'd love to hear it. send it directly to mary@holstee.com with a image or photo attached.

ps i got a sneak peak of how they will be shared, and its beautiful
 
our nude hatter video [alpaca hat x holstee]

the holstee alpacca hat is our favorite collaboration to date. so, we felt a mid february nude stroll on the brooklyn bridge was a nice way to celebrate it.
We shot this video in less than an hour on the Brooklyn Bridge, steps from our Dumbo office. From concept to final product wasn't more than a couple of days.

and with the nypd arriving literally as we walked away. that was picture perfect ocean's 11 -esque execution from the holstee team!!

Cameos from the holstee fam include (in order of appearance):

Michael Radparvar, Mary Shouvlin, Fabian Pfortmuller, Eva Mohr, Thomas Reggi, Tylea Richards. Dave Radparvar behind the camera and Barry Pousman as the Star and editor.

 

 
Hummus

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i think the day i learned to make hummus, was the equivalent of how others must feel when they got their drivers license.

it was my own independence day.

and why not? there are so many reason to love hummus-
its tasty, healthy, raw, vegan
doesnt discriminate between breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  
even israelis, palestinians, iranians and now americans will set differences aside to get to a table to enjoy it. 

all this and its super easy to make.

ingredients / steps

place the following into a food processor (or super silly awesome blender)

  1. 2 cloves of garlic
  2. blend for a couple seconds
  3. add 4-6 heaping table spoons of olive oil
  4. add equivalent of 2 cans of chickpeas (i prefer starting w dry chickpeas and soaking etc, but canned is faster- just remember to rinse them)
  5. squeeze in 2-3 juicy limes. and consider using a fork, cause its a crime to half squeeze a lime.
  6. add 2-3 heaping spoons of tahini
  7. 4-6 hearty shakes of cumin
  8. 2-3 shakes of red pepper
  9. salt to your liking
  10. blend on for about 30- 60 seconds. it should be nice and creamy looking.

best served with sangak. but pretty much anything that will facilitate speedy scooping will do.

thanks to niamh for the photo.

 
Holstee + She's the First + Pencils of Promise = Kickass Social Media Week Panel

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I am excited to be joining friends Tammy Tibbetts of She's The First and Adam Braun of Pencils of Promise on what is shaping up to be a great panel scheduled for NYC"s Social Media Week.
Please reserve a spot here and remember to laugh at my jokes and clap during my too-long-pauses.

More details below!!

The New Face of Social Good: How to Create Your Own Social Media Magic
Thu Feb 16 @ 6pm

She’s the First is shaking Social Media Week up with a talk show style event and you’re invited to join our live studio audience! Tweet in your questions using #SMWmagic and walk away with solid techniques and tips for creating your own social media magic. 
Mashable’s (@mashable) managing editor Emily Banks will introduce four dynamic guests—Tammy Tibbetts, She’s the First (@shesthefirst) Founder and President; Adam Braun, Pencils of Promise (@pencilsofpromis) Founder and Executive Director; Mike Radparvar, Co-Founder of HOLSTEE (@HOLSTEE); Susan McPherson (@susanmcp1) of Fenton Communications—who will each share little-known stories on how ONE social media status update created a spark or started a ripple effect that ultimately launched huge movements and programs, changed lives, and achieved meaningful social change.
In addition to our fun and forward-thinking panel, we’ll have a live DJ, tie-dye cupcakes, and awesome surprises throughout the event! She’s the First will also launch its Instagram page with a photo competition.
The event will be introduced by international fashion icon Alek Wek (@TheRealAlekWek), the legendary Sudanese supermodel who recently turned to Twitter and Skype to be a stronger advocate for the famished in Africa.

 
The Lifecycle Film Resonates in Poland

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The lifecycle film was been super well received in the US and abroad. We're in the process to add a number of different languages to the caption options. It seems like the demand for that is super high, considering the number of folks around the world that found ways to pull high quality version of the video off youtube and repost them in different languages.

When the reposts are done by people not trying to co-opt the video, but really want to share it in a different language, it's hard for me to justify flagging them.

In either case, I was kind of blown away to come across a Polish upload that has 465,164 views vs 491,178 for the original version.
 
#sopa has huge implications that will impact you. take time to learn about it.

Congress wants to censor the web.

In January 2012, Congress is set to debate the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect-IP Act (PIPA), bills designed to let the US government block websites and information from the public.

Not only does this bill let the government restrict free speech, but also does not effectively address the issue of online piracy, the stated intention of the legislation.

via defendtheinter.net

if you're thirsty for more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

 
Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

via nick of carrot
 
Need her on the @holstee advisory board
 
What up @transalt

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always down to support @transalt. they are super close to getting $600k x 2!


Transportation alternatives has a chance at $600,000 from a local foundation -- But only if they raise a matching $600,000 by dec 31ist.

At 75% of the way, they are super close!!

When they reach $600,000, T.A. gets another $600,000 -- That's 1.2 million dollars to win more bike lanes, secure new public spaces and ensure New York City's public transit system is innovative and affordable.


Making a gift is super easy and can be done here. And you also have a chance to win this sweetJamis commuter bike.

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