On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it's easy to dismiss this as some sort of bad trend in human culture. But the truth is life is being lived there. When they smile - right, you've seen people stop - all of a sudden, life is being lived there, somewhere up in that weird, dense network.
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About Ze Frank

Ze Frank was a contemporary American online performance artist. Hosea Jan "Ze" Frank is an American online performance artist, composer, humorist and public speaker based in Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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