Interview with Naomi Wolf author of “Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries” given October 4, 2008.

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. A spellbinding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit and timeless message, I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short.

Ebisu Sushi is not your typical sushi restaurant. It is not stuffy, unwelcoming, or awash in fluorescent lighting. Owned by two Zen Buddhists, the restaurant’s atmosphere is dimly lit over black and red tones and the speakers are always bumping dope electronic dub music. The space in the front of the restaurant is lined with leather booths and the walls are adorned with wire-wrapped sculptures and bold Japanese symbol paintings. (more…)