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the calmer side 🙏 (at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CErjBq0hbE4/?igshid=yiq788ivtfdn

Dear #MotherEarth. We love you. We need to be better a Steward of your bounty. A lot of people like me want to see an end to reliance on fossil fuels and human practices that harm your beautiful creation, which you are gracious enough to let us live and thrive in. We can do it. Give us some more time 🙏...🌎 ❤️ ☮️ #earthday (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TVRf2hRcR/?igshid=1u7g8z2md2xq3

In case you needed a reminder. This spiffy copywriter expertly lays bare the case for “How records give you more of what you want” on the album jacket for Simon & Garfunkel, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyne, 1966. Remember-it always happens first on records ⚫️🎶🔙 #vinyl #recordlabel #recordjacket #album #recordcollection #copywriting #vintagecopywriting https://www.instagram.com/p/B5p09L5BGAj/?igshid=153h93mp9909e

It’s faaaaaaaallll. 😂 I choose this cover just so I can use that silly pun! Finally! Oct @capitolfilemag is here. This issue I dove deep into innovation. Lots of fun stuff from musing on AI and how FANG et all companies are becoming major players in DC, the local video game industry, women tech leaders, I got to interview some of my favorite local entrepreneurs, and more. Geek out with me... in a refined way of course 🙌 Also, huge thanks to the freakishly talented Renaissance man, Ben Platt 🎭 ===== @bensplatt in @driesvannoten 📸 @mrmikerosenthal | style @jasonrembert | grooming @thewallgroup #socapitolfile #dcmedia #eiclife #cover @modernluxury https://www.instagram.com/p/B240bzdBqGn/?igshid=1aomysyb719h9

In 2003, I was living in #hongkong. On 7/1 I joined 500,000 others during a 6 1/2 hour march against an anti-subversion bill as well as the leadership of Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. I bought these two t-shirts to wear! Although I’m American and grew up in a democratic country, participating in this protest march was and still is the most democratic experience I’ve ever had. I felt people power for real. It also crystalized for me how complacent and unappreciative Americans are about our voting rights. In Hong Kong there are students and retirees in the streets in oppressive heat fighting for representation and suffrage to be in control of their own destiny. In the US about 45% of the people can’t get off their arse to even vote for their leader. If everyone voted in America, Trump and the GOP wld be where they belong—nowhere near the drivers seat of American leadership. Hong Kongers are risking their lives for that right. Come on America, wake the f*ck up!The only way GOP can continue to be in power and erode our democracy and founding fathers vision is for you to not let your voice and vote be heard. Like I did in 2003, I stand with the people of Hong Kong . And I challenge all Americans to exercise their hard won freedom to vote and determine our own future.#PEOPLEPOWER ✊ (at Hong Kong) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ROYWUBpCx/?igshid=16clstyi5is8n

It’s time. #woodstock50 🌝 🎼 ☮️ ✌️ “Woodstock music from the original soundtrack and more” 3 album set (Cotillion Records, 1970, Atlantic Recording Company). The Sly & The Family Stone set? 🤯 (at Woodstock, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NOuzeBbhp/?igshid=omqxz96m709g

Spending my 50 birthday with my loves! Family is everything. ❤️ I’m ready for another decade of adventure, accomplishment and living life to its fullest. Thanks ‘40s ... you were the highest of the highs and lowest of the lows. You made me stronger, wiser and more grounded. But I’m happy to close that chapter and start a new one. 🥂 (at Hudson Yards New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0uSbmwhgJ2/?igshid=sqz3j48btvme

”Always on deadline and always in the weeds.” #eiclife 😉 Thanks to @jthorpephoto for knocking out 3 awesome shoots for @capitolfilemag September fashion issue! We did it 🙌 📸 @jthorpephoto (at Cady's Alley) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EjsDsB_qS/?igshid=h9reb8d0m3g5

This series of mixed media drawings I created while living in Los Angeles in 2005, right before I moved to DC, has always been one of my personal favorites. Ironically, I still haven’t shown them… probably because I did them on copy paper without thinking about a show or selling them. I appreciate them more with the perspective of nearly 15 years. First off, this was before smartphones. I actually did these as sketches scribbled on my #PalmPilot to stay busy during 12 hour days on sound stages hustling to make it as an actor. Not fun. That year from July to Oct, in between acting, auditioning and actually paying the bills as a magazine editor and freelance writer, I was going to see #Basquiat at the Museum of Contemporary Art @moca. The four-month major retrospective of Jean-Michel’s life work featured over 100 works. It was the first time I got to spend a lot of time up close absorbing his work. 🤯 I was still just over a year removed from living in Hong Kong and seven total in Asia, and I was finding my footing back into American culture and politics. Hindsight: Having no job or plan except “to act in LA” was probably not the wisest transnational relocation strategy. 🤔But, hey, I survived and I created cool art because of it ✌️I probably would have been on Instagram the whole time on set if it were today. So, there’s that... ART ✅ 1️⃣Technology 4 All / 4 All 4 All 4 All A4DABULL A4DABULL 2️⃣Jesus of Nike 3️⃣Fashionite / And Then He Decided to Move 4️⃣No Labels / Los Labelz 5️⃣Hero Zero / Decorated Emblematic Sequence Lost in the Battle / Gun / Kon Tribe 6️⃣Patriot / Lock Down ✳️All artworks created by Michael M Clements, Los Angeles, Calif., 2005; 11" x 8.5" copy paper with inkjet printed Palm Pilot sketch overlayed with mixed media—acrylic, oil and watercolor paints, pastel, pen and highlighter and permanent marker. All rights reserved, 2019, Genki Media. Contact [email protected] for inquiries. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByB_9hUhwmm/?igshid=1ovudxjrx6n1o

Flashback to one of the more interesting moments during my tenure as @capitolfilemag EIC when, at our recent WHCA After-Party, @donlemoncnn brought me this Trump cake. 🍰 A belated “Thank you Don!” ... And yes, it was a #lemoncake if I recall 🤣 (at Dupont Circle Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxx5RWhBIei/?igshid=hybac04ma9b

Growing red things in #mygarden 🍓 =========== #strawberry #raddish #organicgardening #growyourownfood #mygardenhaul #dcgrowers #urbangarden #gardeningwithkids (at H Street - NoMa, Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxf2dD1Bufq/?igshid=1kgz80uslvpgw

Swaying into the weekend like... 🕺 Thanks to DC Go-Go OG Rare Essence 👉 @rewickedestband @recordingacademy Grammy DC Chapter Block Party feat @wale @bigbabydram #dcmusicscene #dcmusicians #dcmusic ... stay tuned for more 👨🏻‍💻 (at City Winery Washington DC) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxU6LwzFoVA/?igshid=h9ranrurihyy

Spring time 🌸 at @artjamz ! Our walls are seasonal too 🤣 (at ArtJamz Dupont Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-C5vzhCZh/?igshid=1sdpj0pud0rnj

About last weekend... 🙌 Huge thanks to @modernluxury @capitolfilemag @zarahburstein @mokimediapr @amsprings @itsme_salliet @realmichaelkelly and of course @anchyi — when your date rocks an amazing @gucci dress you do the red carpet! 🤵 by @stitchedlife | 👗 by @shopleprix 📸 @nickkleindc @paulmorigi for @gettyimages #whcd2019 #socapitolfile #eiclife #redcarpetfashion (at Districtul federal Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3B40VBNRT/?igshid=10a52j2ee9w4z

So honored to be a White House Correspondents’ Association member and participate in its annual dinner celebrating the role that a free and independent press plays in the health and success of American Democracy. Respect to all the journalists out there uncovering truth and shinning a light on the important stories of our time #freedomofthepress #whcd2019 #eiclife (at Washington Hilton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwyc2QnBwpp/?igshid=b6exh1woori5

It used to be that humor had a place in Washington. Not so much anymore. My take in “The Last Laugh” currently on newsstands in @capitolfilemag (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwmmr_sB7iD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1laq919jnufhx

Had such a nice getaway at @innatperrycabin ! 🙏 Stay posted for my article in JUL/AUG19 issue of @capitolfilemag #easternshoremd #luxeescapes #familygetaway #dcweekender #familytravel #luxuryfamilytravel #socapitolfile #stmichaelsmd QUIZ: Do you know what popular movie was filmed here? 🎥 (at Inn at Perry Cabin) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwc2fnBBXjl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h53ft5q5wgho