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StrangeTango.com is a multilayered art installation in cyberspace…the documentation of a life in three iterations: as a film treatment, a book, a blog.

“What remains as documentation of a life?” Strange Tango haunts the boundaries of digital streams and visceral storytelling, where pixels and dreams flow together.

Video, reportage, and nonlinear narrative meld in captured moments from the life of A. D. Tejada, artist - traveler - citizen of the world.

Life is a strange tango...

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MANTRA:
“She writes about emotion as a connoisseur of states of mind.” ~ Raphael Seligmann

12 MUSES platforms: ►Life as Art ‒ StrangeTango.com repository ►SHOWCASE ‒ interviews inspired by passion, innovation, and leadership ►Edgy and Ethereal ‒ Strange Tango’s iconic style ►CONNECTORS ‒ guest columnists, individuals, and concepts that link our world ►Millennials ‒ written for and by the digital generation ►Multicultural ‒ written for and by the multicultural community ►Neo-Zen ‒ elegant, eclectic, minimalist, surprising ►Art ‒ creativity and self expression ►Nest ‒ sanctuary ►Food ‒ a foodie’s discoveries, recipes and dining reviews ►Traveler ‒ insights from a traveler and citizen of the world ►Green ‒ gardening and sustainability
THE MATRIX: click on any of the 100 categories in the cloud.
DETAILS: click on Home to display illustrated post summaries.
Illumination. Inspiration. Innovation. Magic...

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Global Nomad Style: New Year’s Meal

Global Nomad style is reminiscent of our travels around the world.

Our first meal of 2012 consists of… Lobster Cantonese made by my husband, born in Hong Kong; Pancit noodles from the cuisine of my Filipino heritage; Black-eyed peas simmered for hours with smoked pork and sauerkraut, both are traditional dishes from our [...]

Timeline

I’m unveiling my new Facebook Timeline on the first day of the Winter Solstice!

The cover photo includes symbols associated with my literary novella, Strange Tango, the namesake of the first literary conceptual art installation in cyberspace — Strange Tango: Life as Art. I’ve been experimenting with ambitious and multilayered new forms of [...]

Owen Shieh: Untamed Skies

In 2011, weather was an international news story. From the devastating tsunami in Japan to the flooding across the United States, meteorologists played an important role in mitigating the loss of life and property and in helping the public to understand the causes of these cataclysmic events.

So when my friend Owen Shieh, a [...]

Mai Xuan Bui: A Melting Pot of Thoughts

Pho for Life: A Melting Pot of Thoughts book launch is today – December 3, 2011!

I vowed I would never cut my waist-length hair until I was a published book author. Now, I am half-way to checking this long-standing wish off my bucket list. My essay, Heartland, is included in [...]

The Bunny Barn

The Bunny Barn Our Life with Rabbits: a Work in Progress

a book by Mary Ciara, Rohan, and Piere Mariano

Dedicated to our family―including our extended military family, friends, and bunnies. We love you!

To keep her mind off of missing her deployed daddy in Iraq, “Lulu” [...]

Fall Festival

Fall Festival at the Comanche County Fairgrounds.

The first ever Lawton Farmers Market Fall Festival on Saturday, October 22, wrapped up the closing weeks of the market as well as gave a preview of local crafts and gifts available for the holiday season ahead.

Members of the Southwest Oklahoma Growers Association offered [...]

International Festival 2011

Lawton, Oklahoma International Festival

Lawton, Oklahoma is a medium-size, cosmopolitan city that is small enough to be neighborly.

At the fall International Festival, September 23-25, thousands of people converge on Elmer Thomas Park for cultural activities, ethnic food, entertainment and fun. 32 countries are represented at this year’s festival. Festivities kicked off Friday [...]

Celebration!

As a fellow at Harvard working with Professor Henry Louis (Skip) Gates, Jr., I have orchestrated standing room-only events, receptions and dinners for Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur fellows and the public.

A virtuous life. Mary D. Tejada and Fe Dela Paz celebrate our mother's milestone 90th birthday (l,r).

For the milestone [...]

Ricky’s Pool, Summer 2011

Ricky Harrison designed and built his pool.

One of the most beautiful pools I have ever seen during my global travels belongs to my friend Ricky Harrison, co-owner of Naturescape Nursery and Custom Landscaping in Lawton, Oklahoma, the epicenter of the new American heartland.

Ricky designed his pool on several levels with depth, [...]

Arts for All

The Arts for All Festival in Lawton is an annual community event that showcases artists from Oklahoma and surrounding states. Sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the 2011 festival was held May 13-15 at Shepler Park.

The weather was perfect as some 30,000 people attended [...]

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