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Last Dance for Kickstarter and Hollywood: Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ Final Test for Crowdfunding site
June 20, 2014
$1 million in 4 hours and 24 minutes. That is what the Kickstarter campaign to get a “Veronica Mars” movie…
Brownie Speaks Album Release: Remembering Clifford Brown
June 19, 2014
On June 10 Blue Note released Brownie Speaks: The Complete Blue Note Recordings. This anthology compiles all the recordings released…
How to Become an English Teacher in South Korea
June 19, 2014
Where am I? I’m living and teaching in Yongin, a city of nearly one million just south of Seoul. Because…
Stitches: Internet Irony and Hip-Hop
June 19, 2014
I’ve been living on my own since I was like 14 years old, so it ain’t shit. There was no…
The Hustle: Twitter to Riches- How to find Comedy Success and a Job at The Onion
June 17, 2014
The Hustle is a series where Ezra Winter interviews and features how people find success in creative ways in the…
ART (e)SCAPE: Dissolution & Transformation
June 17, 2014
Everyone loves Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival. It has been growing and gaining popularity with each passing year. But not…
The Most Relaxing Comedian in the World?
June 16, 2014
Our own Ezra Winter is perhaps the most relaxing comedian in the world?…
12 Years to Theaters: The Unique Journey of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”
June 16, 2014
Remember 2002? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were the Cinderella team winning their first Super Bowl. Halle Berry…
Capitalism with a Conscience: All Tesla Patents are Now Open Source
June 12, 2014
The people over at Tesla Motors are at it again. After 11 years of designing, manufacturing and selling electric cars…
Governor’s Ball 2014
June 11, 2014
Three days, 68 acts, four stages. Between the gorgeous weather and great performances from OutKast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, The…
The Art of Leaving
June 11, 2014
Back in the good ol’ days of Anthro Theory class, we’d often talk about “making the strange familiar and the…
RSVP to this Post: Manners and Time Travel At Area 405
June 11, 2014
It’s doubtful that you would think to put Emily Post and time travel in the same sentence, much less the…
Capital Pride 2014
June 10, 2014
Everyone is at least a little gay for someone. Of course, some of us are more queer than others. On…
D-Day turns 70: When America Had A War Worth Fighting
June 5, 2014
Omaha Beach. Normandy, France June 6, 1944 As we pour out of the LCVP landing craft into the chilly waters…
Access Denied: What the banking crackdown on sex workers says about us
June 5, 2014
I believe in objectification. Meaning, I believe it’s an inescapable part of the human experience. Most of us are sexual…
Smear Campaigns go Digital: Uber Under Fire
June 4, 2014
Disruptive innovation is setting the stage for some of the more interesting marketing battles of the modern era. Let’s take…
Doughnuts Fit For the Devil Himself :: Diablo Doughnuts
June 4, 2014
Michael Roslan’s compassionate, friendly persona and infectious smile are only some of the qualities that you notice when you meet…
May Fiction Contest Winner: “Erotic Picnics”
June 4, 2014
The Perfect Picnic by Allie Barnes “I hope you like your Panini room temperature,” John whispered as he brushed his…
Normal’s Bookstore Anniversary Party
June 4, 2014
From our friends at Normals: “On June 1st, Normal’s Books & Records turns 24! To celebrate all our years hustling…
