tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186621482024-03-07T16:34:39.499-05:00ShaBot ShaBlogBlog for Shabot6000.com and JewishRobot.comWilliam Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-77248312522728469542010-05-03T00:56:00.000-05:002010-05-03T00:56:48.754-05:00Roll Call<object height="334" width="594"><param name="movie" value="http://api.aniboom.com/e/436451" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><embed src="http://api.aniboom.com/e/436451" quality="high" width="480" height="300" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br />
Unrelated to my writing for Sesame Workshop's <a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/08/31/1007558/new-shalom-sesame-to-use-grover-to-bridge-israel-disapora-gap">Shalom Sesame</a>, I entered this new cartoon into the <a href="http://www.aniboom.com/competitions/Awards4/436451/Roll-Call/">Aniboom Awards 4 Sesame Street</a> animation contest. So if you like it, please share with your friends, and even register to rate.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aniboom.com/competitions/Awards4/436451/Roll-Call/">ROLL CALL!</a><br />
Illustration, animation, music and voices by William Levin.<br />
Additional background vocals by Malya KurzweilWilliam Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-33527161913559354772010-04-29T00:49:00.000-05:002010-04-29T00:49:11.861-05:00Don't think of it as losing a Jewish Robot ...<object height="270" width="480"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11316565&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11316565&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="480" height="270"></embed></object><br />
Think of it as gaining a Jewish Robot Princess (JRP). Inspired by Malya's <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-env2-black-verizon/4505-6454_7-32924915.html">LG EnV2</a> mobile ringtone.<br />
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Illustration, animation, and musical adaptation of "Ringtone 15" by William LevinWilliam Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-87188184074281829922010-04-20T11:37:00.000-05:002010-04-20T11:37:06.141-05:00Robots Independence Day<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_fJtJZh0VIQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_fJtJZh0VIQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
It would be a Happy Israel Independence Day if robots had emotions. Since we do not, I hope you at least find this video <i>fascinating</i>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-87341202629458205632010-04-15T11:03:00.000-05:002010-04-15T11:03:47.917-05:00Another Jewish holiday?<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oUHsYH6cEeY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oUHsYH6cEeY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
Check out my new animated cartoon short for <a href="http://judaicabeautiful.com/">Judaica Beautiful</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-5526532186157976792010-04-14T00:36:00.000-05:002010-04-14T00:36:09.858-05:00Dinner with Mr. Israel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopziYXDb_iJZwz08_t4lwFPo8E93i62PFmiTnMAQuGc4eXwRLSgSl7vzgtFfmtQg4GGdaeFhn-UJVSeGx3Hv_DlkFBNyyX7Cwt_EFTzD4Al0E7AHdh7D6dYG-2CYbvztzgN_rDg/s1600/mr.israel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopziYXDb_iJZwz08_t4lwFPo8E93i62PFmiTnMAQuGc4eXwRLSgSl7vzgtFfmtQg4GGdaeFhn-UJVSeGx3Hv_DlkFBNyyX7Cwt_EFTzD4Al0E7AHdh7D6dYG-2CYbvztzgN_rDg/s400/mr.israel1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V806zDbr2eebTjzXkpu0ZU96efq3XQitMuk15RDAYBrtlYcpR77MdM37CuI3PQBvByZdXDH2w07GEc-K3jY2fh6bMClbD_jZJLrD9Eu57c48l9slz-4jBbvI80xZ2X-sIt8dOA/s1600/mrisrael.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V806zDbr2eebTjzXkpu0ZU96efq3XQitMuk15RDAYBrtlYcpR77MdM37CuI3PQBvByZdXDH2w07GEc-K3jY2fh6bMClbD_jZJLrD9Eu57c48l9slz-4jBbvI80xZ2X-sIt8dOA/s200/mrisrael.jpeg" width="154" /></a></div>When he patted my back in greeting, my back ached. When I patted his back in return, my hand ached. Such casualties are to be expected when befriending the magnitude of power that is Mr. Israel.<br />
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My old friend Ephraim Kivelevitz returned from Israel to spend Passover with his family in New York, but not before hitting the outdoor gyms of <a href="http://www.venicebeach.com/">Venice Beach</a> for some hardcore power training with some fellow professional bodybuilders. California, says Ephraim, understands and respects his devotion to bodybuilding. Israel does not.<br />
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"They don't treat us seriously," lamented Ephraim over a tilapia pita sandwich (hold the pita, too many carbs) at <a href="http://murraysfalafel.com/">Murray's Falafel & Grill</a>, a glatt kosher restaurant near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cooper_Village%E2%80%94Stuyvesant_Town">Stuyvesant Town</a> in Manhattan. Rather than give support, onlookers in the Israeli gyms will often heckle and get all up in his grill. I find this hard to believe, since this allegedly occurs while Ephraim is deadlifting the equivalent of a medium-sized <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedan_(automobile)">sedan</a>.<br />
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Having won the Mr. Israel 2009 competition, Ephraim plans to start competing internationally, to qualify for his pro card from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_BodyBuilders">IFBB</a>. According to Ephraim, the pro card will open new windows of opportunity, ranging from sponsorship to commanding higher fees for private personal training sessions.<br />
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Until then, if you see Ephraim working out at your local gym, just stay clear, or you might make him angry. And you wouldn't like him when he's angry.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivajCQl7Dd0PsHzW0EYcZ9dd3CDB0KOdL16UbK9_Ohl5x_SbFjDLBsXLdKcePcvC1Wp1ru4a79fsJYlpwIayljpn99eUrs3F5QIKRYAg0-fdlmkSaCV2AmovjBpEKbv0wifdRsEg/s1600/mr.israel2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivajCQl7Dd0PsHzW0EYcZ9dd3CDB0KOdL16UbK9_Ohl5x_SbFjDLBsXLdKcePcvC1Wp1ru4a79fsJYlpwIayljpn99eUrs3F5QIKRYAg0-fdlmkSaCV2AmovjBpEKbv0wifdRsEg/s400/mr.israel2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0261 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA40.732299 -73.98224640.728234 -73.9895415 40.736363999999995 -73.9749505tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-15672546695451414492010-04-11T22:14:00.001-05:002010-04-11T22:15:35.814-05:00Interview with Web Designer Magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWVA1pTdCOQNoLA7w__YDOcrxNvpvfmCZATKc9bNFg-dAgVWrMccwmtuQuVRZeAyJ2Pn4Pg_OaiZqh3e_KfZiY0lYPIPGsg4Q-AlfR7-a-adpakIr74o_IYwskg-a2sPKFVSUtg/s1600/wdm_jewishrobot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWVA1pTdCOQNoLA7w__YDOcrxNvpvfmCZATKc9bNFg-dAgVWrMccwmtuQuVRZeAyJ2Pn4Pg_OaiZqh3e_KfZiY0lYPIPGsg4Q-AlfR7-a-adpakIr74o_IYwskg-a2sPKFVSUtg/s320/wdm_jewishrobot.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>Friend and Flash guru Nicolas Da Silva, creator of online comic <a href="http://dreadandalive.com/">Dread and Alive</a>, and <a href="http://iwantmyflashtv.com/">FlashTV</a>, the Flash animation forum where I got my start promoting my cartoons, conducted an interview with me for the April 2010 issue of <i><a href="http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/">Web Designer Magazine</a></i>. If you can't find the printed publication, here's a scan of the article found on page 113, in which I discuss the origin of my <a href="http://jewishrobot.com/">JewishRobot.com</a> website and its graphic design. Click on the image on the left to view the entire article.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0Park Slope, New York, NY, USA40.6701033 -73.985972340.6538283 -74.0151548 40.6863783 -73.9567898tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-30391797473846367302010-04-07T16:48:00.000-05:002010-04-07T16:48:28.668-05:00188th Crybaby Cartoon<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i3qqRb9rmgw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i3qqRb9rmgw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416549323?ie=UTF8&tag=shabot60000b-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1416549323" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51tIWzGsjHL._SL160_.jpg" /></a></div>In January 2010 I met Joel Chasnoff, standup comedian and fellow presenter at the <a href="http://limmudny.org/">Limmud NY</a> 2010 Conference. A few weeks later, we produced an animated cartoon trailer for his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F188th-Crybaby-Brigade-Chicago-Hezbollah%2Fdp%2F1416549323&tag=shabot60000b-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325"><i>The 188th Crybaby Brigade</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=shabot60000b-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, a coming-of-age story about his year-long experience as an American soldier in the Israeli Army. This selection from the book is narrated by Joel Chasnoff himself, and features background music provided by Shir Yaakov of <a href="http://darshanmusic.com/">Darshan</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-23893986609280381502010-03-25T14:25:00.000-05:002010-03-25T14:25:54.476-05:00Matzo Ball Olympics<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kot1VIuG3L0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kot1VIuG3L0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />
Now that the <a href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/">Winter Olympics</a> are over, what will you watch? Try <a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/manischewitz/">Matzo Ball Olympics</a>, the new short video I produced for <a href="http://manischewitz.com/">Manischewitz</a>, being released just in time for Passover. Starring friend and filmmaker Zach Timm as Matzo Ball Olympian, Manny Schevitz.<br />
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Starring Zach Timm as Manny Schevitz<br />
Camerawork and edited by Ben Donnellon<br />
Special appearance by Daniel Halprin as John McEnroe<br />
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Special thanks to <a href="http://sarahnicolephillips.com/">Sarah Phillips</a> for matzo ball prop construction and custom Manischewitz tee-shirts!<br />
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Golf clubs provided by <a href="http://nygolfcenter.com/">New York Golf Center</a><br />
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Filmed throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.<br />
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This is a shorter teaser version of a mini-mockumentary I produced about Manny Schevitz, a beleaguered Matzo Ball Olympian. I hope I get to share the longer version someday, or the world may never know the story behind the matzo ball.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-64218922060691093832010-03-23T13:38:00.000-05:002010-03-23T13:38:55.192-05:00Super viral market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4d2miEUX3W2XLmRmiwJkVWsGVZX5UgvrgyHtN0jwxHEPdEDdQCDyc1usQ2CCZZ3CIudU-f2vjL2OEH8JLJIdW13M2wX_zYBOBIxA9t0MxqrtPtMCfwqqYhHzx7Ip2vhnqUWRww/s1600-h/dubaihit.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4d2miEUX3W2XLmRmiwJkVWsGVZX5UgvrgyHtN0jwxHEPdEDdQCDyc1usQ2CCZZ3CIudU-f2vjL2OEH8JLJIdW13M2wX_zYBOBIxA9t0MxqrtPtMCfwqqYhHzx7Ip2vhnqUWRww/s1600/dubaihit.jpeg" /></a></div>Earlier this year, <a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/assassins-of-hamas-official-caught-on-tape-dubai-says/">Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a Hamaas official, was assassinated in Dubai</a>, presumably by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad">Mossad</a> agents who had <a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/britain-says-passports-were-forged-by-israel-for-use-in-dubai-assasination/">forged British passports</a> to carry out the mission.<br />
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Now an ad agency has produced a viral video for a discount supermarket chain, Almost Fre, parodying the surveillance footage recorded at the site of the assassination.<br />
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From the <a href="http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170790">Jerusalem Post</a>:<br />
<blockquote>The ad itself will begin airing next week and will show footage of people dressed up as secret agents, wearing the costumes used by the Dubai team, walking around the store and picking out products that are on sale. One is a man wearing a tennis player outfit, another is a man in a business suit wearing a fake mustache and the third is a woman with a wide brimmed hat. Whenever one of the characters picks up an item, a red circle appears around it, parodying the circles picking out the agents in the surveillance videos.</blockquote>The video is being released just in time for Passover grocery sales! Looking forward to seeing the commercial.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-689842960402824992010-03-22T13:58:00.000-05:002010-03-22T13:58:50.921-05:00Welcome to the Dollhouse Seder<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hkd_29dgFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hkd_29dgFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />
Check out hip Jewish trendsetter and friend, Sara Schwimmer Marcus of <a href="http://www.jewishweddingnetwork.com/">Jewish Wedding Network</a>, and her mom, Helen, in this segment, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hkd_29dgFU">Modern Jewish Mom Passover Special: Barbie at the Seder Table</a>, from <a href="http://tjctv.com/">The Jewish Channel</a>. The clip was released last year, but I'm only discovering it now! With guidance from this video, I would have had a much better vintage He-Man action figure seder in 2009. Skeletor was the Angel of Death.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-57413953686881289412010-03-19T10:45:00.000-05:002010-03-19T10:45:04.831-05:00Shabbat Unplugged<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh360EiMQuVC0_JOB8K9eR_qLgFvtC1uTBHc15dNsbneaRaPEe3UIEdED3e-vMR-uqxw2_WuU07g0VSC25UrZ9Twdi2g1EaP84ejcyqmDOKBErH65Ukd55LJw2-B90f7NUUAmq4Bw/s1600-h/hand-holding-iphone.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh360EiMQuVC0_JOB8K9eR_qLgFvtC1uTBHc15dNsbneaRaPEe3UIEdED3e-vMR-uqxw2_WuU07g0VSC25UrZ9Twdi2g1EaP84ejcyqmDOKBErH65Ukd55LJw2-B90f7NUUAmq4Bw/s200/hand-holding-iphone.jpeg" width="178" /></a></div>Reported in the <i>New York Times</i>,<i> </i><a href="http://rebooters.net/">Reboot</a> is promoting a campaign to take a break from the constant stream of social media for shabbat this weekend for its first National Day of Unplugging.<br />
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From the article, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/fashion/18sabbath.html?ref=style">And on the Sabbath, the iPhones Shall Rest</a>":<br />
<blockquote>Organizers hope the day of unplugging will draw attention to Reboot’s “Sabbath Manifesto”: a set of 10 “core principles” introduced earlier this year to guide tradition-seekers in ways that are meaningful in an information-driven world. Dan Rollman, president and a founder of the Web site Universal Record Database (<a href="http://urdb.com/">urdb.com</a>), which tracks its own set of “world records,” conceived the manifesto at a 2008 Reboot retreat, in part to “reinvent the Jewish ritual and make Judaism a little more modern and contemporary.”</blockquote>So how about giving it a try? After you've received this blog update in your RSS feed on your iPhone, turn it off?<br />
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ShaBot Shalom!William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-40094755119060292012010-03-19T09:03:00.001-05:002010-03-19T09:12:08.235-05:00PreseTense in NYC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCyGB5BpAyX9ldkLD1dzQZ2TXd_lr_CV6_i2vgBrglKZEdn5yPkn23bqK4s86k0C6QzGKIUz5jP4YxxRnM4Qa8J2GIQb1-dJD8nVF14tWnfhT0nGlgkRWfzhOLURxtoacQAYoAA/s1600-h/IMG_6879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCyGB5BpAyX9ldkLD1dzQZ2TXd_lr_CV6_i2vgBrglKZEdn5yPkn23bqK4s86k0C6QzGKIUz5jP4YxxRnM4Qa8J2GIQb1-dJD8nVF14tWnfhT0nGlgkRWfzhOLURxtoacQAYoAA/s400/IMG_6879.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>PresenTense co-founder Ariel Beery smiles before the conference</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Last night I attended the <a href="http://presentense.org/">PresenTense</a> in NYC meetup at the <a href="http://www.ml.com/">Merrill Lynch</a> building, space generously provided by Ben Pinkhasik. The event was highly attended by <a href="http://www.roicommunity.org/">ROI</a> alumni, including Alicia "Post-It" Post, rocker <a href="http://naomiless.com/">Naomi Less</a>, Aryeh "Early Retirement" Goldsmith, filmmakers Liz Nord and Jesse Ash, and bitter rival cartoonist <a href="http://www.charipere.com/">Chari Pere</a> (see photo below).<br />
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The event as posted on Facebook:<br />
<blockquote>Do you want to connect to local Jewish innovators? <br />
Surround yourself with new ideas and creativity? <br />
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Then get involved with PresenTense in NYC!<br />
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On March 18th come learn how you can build and be a part of a local community of creative innovators plugged into PresenTense's global network.<br />
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Join us for an an informational gathering with Aharon Horwitz and Ariel Beery, PT's co-directors, who will share the exciting new directions for PresenTense in NYC.<br />
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Thursday, March 18th at 8pm</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh454nnJ4XGCg3R5NpVVxXRmfK2ePG9Wa_BSTDDJ0qHi3ArwQaX_W2W_t1I3u9_fIPCj9V0GwVdYaQNDs-M_OoXo-WdDJuV1tutbpNFCSVY_s8ko-zSsVtpZz5FudD6fmz0vGeZA/s1600-h/IMG_6900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh454nnJ4XGCg3R5NpVVxXRmfK2ePG9Wa_BSTDDJ0qHi3ArwQaX_W2W_t1I3u9_fIPCj9V0GwVdYaQNDs-M_OoXo-WdDJuV1tutbpNFCSVY_s8ko-zSsVtpZz5FudD6fmz0vGeZA/s400/IMG_6900.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=211552&id=500279656&l=78543cfb5b">More photos of the event on Facebook</a>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-79175972964109765562010-03-18T08:35:00.000-05:002010-03-18T08:35:23.867-05:00The other Jewish Robot seder<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_bgeX_8tBCY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_bgeX_8tBCY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
Who knew there were other real live Jewish robots celebrating Pesach with their very own <a href="http://shabot6000.com/sedaclub/">Seda' Club</a>? Thanks for the link, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMSEFCQCKPo">Matzah Girl Michelle</a>!William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-50986126774279855792010-03-07T21:35:00.001-05:002010-03-08T10:05:18.560-05:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at http://blog.shabot6000.com/.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='http://blog.shabot6000.com/'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> http://shabot6000.com/blog/atom.xml.<br /> William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-66156294855731824912010-01-19T00:31:00.001-05:002010-03-16T00:46:55.213-05:00JewishRobot at Limmud NY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuJ2659KICpya1j_FJZvnMP4a9eMoPwjNnljcuRU8KwZnjOulHa4PneH7NrsAx-d3HLdbnYd54RY_8JnylKug2OrHDZ5LDXioiwK2N4pU1RZSsiV2JkDH1cEvoetjQsMh4r0G5w/s1600-h/limmudny2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuJ2659KICpya1j_FJZvnMP4a9eMoPwjNnljcuRU8KwZnjOulHa4PneH7NrsAx-d3HLdbnYd54RY_8JnylKug2OrHDZ5LDXioiwK2N4pU1RZSsiV2JkDH1cEvoetjQsMh4r0G5w/s400/limmudny2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQWX3HYy2OCLCjLTDXBManw-EmqiWH7iJet2Ry781Plr2E36vdDfR0yHoe_OVA1-o-IJFYAZU2fEHLnfMu8nXb_FZlahDr79DH9KCs3mjYcp1xftH6sHXDRMAqIRotVMQaPWycA/s1600-h/limmudnylogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQWX3HYy2OCLCjLTDXBManw-EmqiWH7iJet2Ry781Plr2E36vdDfR0yHoe_OVA1-o-IJFYAZU2fEHLnfMu8nXb_FZlahDr79DH9KCs3mjYcp1xftH6sHXDRMAqIRotVMQaPWycA/s200/limmudnylogo.png" width="200" /></a></div>On the weekend of January 15-18, 2010, I attended the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=259911375734">Limmud NY 2010 conference</a>, where I had the honor of presenting my <a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/ujc/heroes.html">Jewish heroes video</a> to an audience of 700, sung backup for my "<a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/matzahsong/">20 Things To Do With Matzah</a>" song onstage with Michelle Citrin, and presented a beginners' workshop in Flash animation.<br />
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Read "<a href="http://www.roicommunity.org/Blog/700-jews-cant-be-wrong.html">700 Jews Can't Be Wrong</a>", my blog post about the event for <a href="http://www.roicommunity.org/">ROI</a>, the organization that helped me travel to Limmud NY with a Speakers Bureau grant.<br />
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You can <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=191764&id=500279656&l=65d27fced2">see more photos from the event on my Facebook photo album</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-36118574233044597982009-12-19T00:20:00.000-05:002010-03-16T00:28:53.870-05:0092YTribeca Havdalah Heroes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosX41OgdqixL9KfnaDW9-jBSmkhz4YOcDs2o6xADgHFBbYF2EapdhpsGMbDvaUsOJE4ZO7HOcA_VSllSJ1tR1uouqioI73x4DyVI0GWkQcn9YDYUtWywS6Qm5L7uxpah4PhNjNQ/s1600-h/92ytribeca.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosX41OgdqixL9KfnaDW9-jBSmkhz4YOcDs2o6xADgHFBbYF2EapdhpsGMbDvaUsOJE4ZO7HOcA_VSllSJ1tR1uouqioI73x4DyVI0GWkQcn9YDYUtWywS6Qm5L7uxpah4PhNjNQ/s320/92ytribeca.png" /></a></div>On a cold and snowy December 19, 2009, I presented a rough cut of "What Makes a Hero", a short promotional video I produced for the UJC's <a href="http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/">Jewish Community Heroes</a> award, for the <a href="http://www.92y.org/shop/92Tri_event_detail.asp?category=92Tri%2092Tribeca%20Jewish%20Life888&productid=T-MM5SH08">Havdalah with PresenTense</a> event at 92YTribeca.<br />
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<blockquote>After we sink into the relaxing spirit of Havdalah, 92YTribeca rabbinic intern Hayley Siegel and PresenTense contributors Chari Pere and Will Levin will share a wide range of perspectives on Jewish heroism. Then, the floor will be open for the group to have an informal, laid back discussion about the issues and ideas at hand.</blockquote><br />
You can now watch my video, "<a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/ujc/heroes.html">What Makes a Hero</a>" online at Vimeo:<br />
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<object height="270" width="480"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8414908&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8414908&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="480" height="270"></embed></object>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-24801163162044953392009-11-17T23:09:00.002-05:002010-03-16T00:16:40.767-05:00Bike PSA at Biking Rules Film Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH7iaNfCqcDIEfVN3Vgo_fFzxbxhBR6cLrSGvCgMv1EdbFKfS9rhoVBVivrBmpx3tg-sPqewFelUthwi5hhHcbL3r4rqU76AUQZHXNTGd-OZH6E53zoBpKxtpH8nm3JEqDG2VGg/s1600-h/BR+LogoIMG_COL_R.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH7iaNfCqcDIEfVN3Vgo_fFzxbxhBR6cLrSGvCgMv1EdbFKfS9rhoVBVivrBmpx3tg-sPqewFelUthwi5hhHcbL3r4rqU76AUQZHXNTGd-OZH6E53zoBpKxtpH8nm3JEqDG2VGg/s200/BR+LogoIMG_COL_R.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>A 30-second version of my <a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/bikepsa/index.html">Bike Safety PSA #01</a> cartoon was part of the <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1664">BAMcinématek Biking Rules PSA Festival</a> hosted by<a href="http://www.transalt.org/"> Transportation Alternative</a> in Brooklyn, New York, on November 17, 2009. While I did not win the grand prize, my cartoon certainly won the audience choice award, based on the volume of applause.<br />
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<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ibDFCncmDM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ibDFCncmDM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-4881963919808292742009-10-09T19:00:00.000-05:002010-03-16T01:01:00.489-05:00JewishRobot on The Jewish Channel<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eB3f1UxX8ww&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eB3f1UxX8ww&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />
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Friend and <a href="http://tjctv.com/">The Jewish Channel</a> correspondent, Steven I. Weiss, reports on <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3784827,00.html">Ahmadinejad's alleged Jewish roots</a>, includes a clip from my "<a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/bi/irantoisrael.html">Iran to Israel</a>" promo cartoon for Taglit-Birthright Israel.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-84160628065836313442009-09-17T23:00:00.000-05:002010-03-16T00:08:05.216-05:00Kanye cartoon mentioned in MTV Newsroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuvPLDdsdFq8M8G1g5KDQ0IS8Mbb0CMy4n7rb-egQTLPHcVE4B129uhIXba3PrJfMTiBxAY01PGnRMUGMGHyIyhoICTfHyNoSAe-c4QZPBxi6umWYswmFRTVk1b7xvMKVM2Lrjg/s1600-h/mtvsnewsroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuvPLDdsdFq8M8G1g5KDQ0IS8Mbb0CMy4n7rb-egQTLPHcVE4B129uhIXba3PrJfMTiBxAY01PGnRMUGMGHyIyhoICTfHyNoSAe-c4QZPBxi6umWYswmFRTVk1b7xvMKVM2Lrjg/s400/mtvsnewsroom.png" width="400" /></a></div>My quickie cartoon, "<a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/kanye/">Kanye Interrupts the U.S. Ope</a>n", was mentioned in the MTV Newsroom article, "<a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/09/17/kanye-west-interrupts/">'Kanye West Interrupts': The Internet Keeps On Giving</a>" by <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/author/kyle/">Kyle Anderson</a> on September 17, 2009:<br />
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<blockquote>There are even mad geniuses out there plying fancier forms of craft, like the folks who<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVDUysKx5o8"> mashed together Serena Williams' U.S. Open meltdown with the VMA incident</a>.</blockquote><a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/09/17/kanye-west-interrupts/">Read the article here</a>.<br />
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My cartoon "Iran to Israel" was the topic of an article, "<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/09/from-madman-to-ad-man.html">From Madman to Ad Man</a>" by Marsha B. Cohen in PBS FRONTLINE's <i>Tehran Bureau, </i>September 6, 2009:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8kGCnspKs3RxQozM0pZODKg7gzmBWMJsuY3BOj7IXx7C1EXqJMxu9jv1TdlQWIg2Lh2pewwIAe6zRzXfMQnkj72wPXoLBDfu4JBTwWAKIMLJeti3DBS7EmxL3d360vqvLytrgA/s1600-h/a+FRONTLINE+title+screen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8kGCnspKs3RxQozM0pZODKg7gzmBWMJsuY3BOj7IXx7C1EXqJMxu9jv1TdlQWIg2Lh2pewwIAe6zRzXfMQnkj72wPXoLBDfu4JBTwWAKIMLJeti3DBS7EmxL3d360vqvLytrgA/s200/a+FRONTLINE+title+screen.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><blockquote>The star of the latest registration campaign, which opens Sept. 8, is none other than Iran's president. Unlike the usual depictions of him in the Israeli and pro-Israel press, Ahmadinejad isn't threatening to wipe Israel off the map in this video clip. On the contrary, what he really wants is a chance to go on a Birthright Israel trip.</blockquote><br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/09/from-madman-to-ad-man.html">Read the article here</a>.William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-35665802054308212942009-09-05T23:53:00.001-05:002010-03-15T23:59:33.471-05:00Bike PSA in BuBiFeszt Budapest Bicycle Film Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEgKM-JU_hivxc-MTmDoqfRAORWddeplByal7QynrXA8NjATXMZnWCQtbvt7wn_Jv7oPSsGkKeyBAQHJj5B6yfwsxopsRUE76XsL2Kg8b5X5U5Tk5yYqsDrvVt1OhLJIEIt86UQ/s1600-h/bubifeszt.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEgKM-JU_hivxc-MTmDoqfRAORWddeplByal7QynrXA8NjATXMZnWCQtbvt7wn_Jv7oPSsGkKeyBAQHJj5B6yfwsxopsRUE76XsL2Kg8b5X5U5Tk5yYqsDrvVt1OhLJIEIt86UQ/s200/bubifeszt.png" width="200" /></a></div>My short cartoon <a href="http://jewishrobot.com/work/bikepsa/index.html">Bike Safety PSA #01</a> was shown in <a href="http://www.bubifeszt.hu/esemenyek/3-filmblokk-bring%C3%A1s-biztons%C3%A1g">BuBiFeszt</a>, the Budapest Bicycle Film Festival, on September 5, 2009.<br />
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From the website, in Hungarian:<br />
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Kezdés: 2009-09-05 16:00<br />
Egyperces figyelemfelkeltő rajzfilm a biztonságról, rímekbe szedve. Készítette: William Levin.<br />
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5. szombat 16:00 :: kisterem</blockquote>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-43143756176343999592009-07-22T15:41:00.006-05:002009-07-22T16:43:37.735-05:00Shabot ShaBOOM!<object width="425" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://api.aniboom.com/e/380480" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><embed src="http://api.aniboom.com/e/380480" quality="high" width="425" height="240" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br><br />Support <a href="http://www.aniboom.com/competitions/Fox/380480/Seda-Club/">Seda' Club</a> in the <a href="http://www.aniboom.com/competitions/Fox/380480/Seda-Club/">FOX-Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aniboom.com/competitions/Fox/380480/Seda-Club/">Share the video with your friends</a>, and if you think it deserves a chance, vote for it in September. I'll post a reminder then, too.<br /><br />Thanks!William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-42329796755372374132009-07-15T23:44:00.000-05:002010-03-15T23:49:19.474-05:00Jailbreak Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWcz-c-98qQzVQeayg6bvGcB-aPM0w5hZHu0bIyuXzqMrsmnJk3PHO_w4SFnON8FGVplF8QRmLFL6bCAz4XNxe84GE66Aj__LtJ3NWCohSZr3GoN06hBF_MWR9t2PFAYIO3NVhg/s1600-h/The+Jailbreak+header+image+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWcz-c-98qQzVQeayg6bvGcB-aPM0w5hZHu0bIyuXzqMrsmnJk3PHO_w4SFnON8FGVplF8QRmLFL6bCAz4XNxe84GE66Aj__LtJ3NWCohSZr3GoN06hBF_MWR9t2PFAYIO3NVhg/s400/The+Jailbreak+header+image+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Quincy Moore of <a href="http://thejailbreak.com/">The Jailbreak</a>, a blog about pop, politics, and counterculture, interviewed me on July 15, 2009. Here is the intro:<br />
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<blockquote><i>Like all great artists and creative folk, cartoonist William Levin finds his inspiration from a series of ex-girlfriends who spark innovation and then eventually drift away in favor of a more suitable muse.<br />
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With each turn of the perpetual partner wheel, Levin learns more about his artistic process and churns out funny, irreverent, and often educational cartoons about Jewish Robots and oft-injured bike riders.<br />
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While his target demographic started out as a microcosm of the larger population (mostly Jews), his adaptability and chameleon-like penchant for recognizing trends have promised him a bright future in an animation industry that is still relatively new to the Brooklyn resident.<br />
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Levin was gracious enough to sit down with the Jailbreak for a hilarious interview in which he ponders a future in anime, reveals the actual location of Sesame Street, and explains why Futurama was an anomaly.<br />
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-Quincy</i></blockquote><a href="http://thejailbreak.com/2009/07/15/interview-william-levin/">Read the complete interview here. </a>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-55219588456589376952009-07-14T23:29:00.000-05:002010-03-15T23:41:46.296-05:00Can you tell me how to get to Washington, D.C.?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61BIc4wgtCbtnlsHUqSgTn0tFKqt9pUFdFC56U-jzoxDwc9LyneJw8OHg8W4IQEKYtK-uN1TmV8isUe4JpUlTOkbjZ3Lst1XEkAv53IkVLugE1cdaJGldDlKY-bhfDWXGn2oOeA/s1600-h/IMG_6126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61BIc4wgtCbtnlsHUqSgTn0tFKqt9pUFdFC56U-jzoxDwc9LyneJw8OHg8W4IQEKYtK-uN1TmV8isUe4JpUlTOkbjZ3Lst1XEkAv53IkVLugE1cdaJGldDlKY-bhfDWXGn2oOeA/s400/IMG_6126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Sesame Street” writers Judy Freudberg and William Levin stand with Bert & Ernie in support of public broadcasting</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div>From the WGAE blog:<br />
<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">WGAE Continues Advocacy Efforts For Increased Funding For Public Media</span></b><br />
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<b>Writers from “ Sesame Street ” and WGAE staff held meetings in Washington D.C. to advocate for increased funding for public broadcasting.</b><br />
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“Sesame Street” Writers Advocate in Washington D.C. for Increased Funding for Public Media<br />
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On Thursday, July 23, “ Sesame Street ” writers Judy Freudberg and William Levin, along with “West Wing” and “Without a Trace” writer Allison Abner, accompanied WGA East staff to advocate for increased funding in public media. The members of Congress we met with, including Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) both from the House Appropriations Committee, have already allocated a 10% increase in funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is great news for our members. Furthermore, they both expressed interest in potentially getting involved in our current contract negotiations with PBS. Overall, this was a very productive endeavor. The Guild looks forward to taking similar trips to D.C. in the near future.</blockquote><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVKX8mJovm6jeBc0R-7B37LKF4n-QZVwFKvw6Z9KSMwR-hYoOoYhB080_r6oHSumc3hFA6wTi9AAGLQSerIbLV8A9w1erRytzbWKHPcugo2bNS8Mn9bV6ecYybkYjHSXYMccvKA/s1600-h/IMG_6130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVKX8mJovm6jeBc0R-7B37LKF4n-QZVwFKvw6Z9KSMwR-hYoOoYhB080_r6oHSumc3hFA6wTi9AAGLQSerIbLV8A9w1erRytzbWKHPcugo2bNS8Mn9bV6ecYybkYjHSXYMccvKA/s400/IMG_6130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Congresswoman Nita Lowey happens to be a big fan of Sesame Street!</i></span></div>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18662148.post-64973019873015634392009-06-18T16:59:00.003-05:002009-06-18T17:05:28.553-05:00Jewish Arabia<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TWR61gqyYQk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TWR61gqyYQk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />It is the year 2020. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/itamarrose">Yossi and Itamar</a> head to the Palestinian town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taybeh">Taybeh</a>, to ask its citizens about a future Arab-Jewish State. As a new unified citizenry, the identity of the "other" must be re-established with new scapegoats and enemies, those that everyone can hate together.<br /><br />via <a href="http://streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/blog/dear-street-carnage-israeli-borats/">Street Boners and TV Carnage</a>William Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644680999111762542noreply@blogger.com0