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exposing the underground
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > JESSICA TOUPIN
In this hyper-speed, fast paced society, we’re overwhelmed with stimulus on the daily. Bombarded by spam email preaching the next revolution in penile growth, enslaved by our iPhones and Blackberries, inundated by the Billy Mays’ of our lives that tell us we need the latest blanket with sleeves; it’s hard to sift [...]
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no one gets out alive
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > CRAIG AINSWORTH
photo >KARL LAMBERTE
How would you describe this film to someone who has not seen it or is not familiar with Gooding?
One guy told me, “It’s like David Lynch meets True Blood.” I probably would tell people that it’s [a] long form music video for the rock band Gooding and then leave it [...]
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strange currency
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > TROY R. WELLS
What does it mean to be voracious listener of music? Is it a constant exploration into the future and past, a sense of urgency to know and understand every small nuance of what drove the artist to create and assimilate tones and melodies, or is it just a way for a [...]
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fava beans and chianti
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > JESSY CLONTS
The collective American culture has a terrible intimidation that needs to be publicly addressed. It lurks in a glass bottle, takes several years to come to fruition, and means the difference between a mediocre meal and an exceptional one. How did we manage to develop a fear of wine?
Maybe it’s the unpronounceable [...]
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ty’s diner
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > SHARON DURMASKIN
photo > DARRIN HACKNEY
Greg and Annette Helms were working in the real estate/mortgage industry in California until the bottom fell out of the economy and they started looking for other opportunities. They considered franchises and other businesses in California until one day Greg was perusing Craig’s List and found that Ty’s Diner [...]
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legendary screw-ups
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > BART WILCOX
Myth—what we have come to know as the mysteries of the universe explained by primitive minds in allegories rich with supernatural beings, or what the ancients knew as “stupid crap pulled off by naked, drunken people a long time ago.” Consider these legendary screw-ups:
Leda, a rich princess and epic partier, had sex [...]
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getting canned
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > CRAIG AINSWORTH
Preserving food is something humans have done since the dawn of time. Prehistoric peoples developed methods like smoking and salting in order to preserve their meats. Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans were able to keep their Figs and Olives from spoiling by drying them in the hot sun or storing them in olive [...]
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august: homo on the range
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > JASON DILTS
Avid readers of this column know that in 2010 you can be fired from your job for being a homo on the range. Although many of you may not be aware of the legendary window of time where such was not the case. Once upon a time, in a land not at [...]
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trouble letting go
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > TROY R. WELLS
There is something almost insulting and flattering about being complimented on certain wears from my obscenely full closet. There isn’t really much about my personal style to warrant a lot of attention. Most clothing items I own are off the rack sale items from numerous retail chains with a smattering of [...]
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david quick
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Nick.
words > JASON DILTS
Capturing the attention of your contemporaries, harnessing the energy of your time, and manipulating creative thought so that it dares to be compelling decades later—these are the ingredients for making a legend. They also happen to be the ideals of David Quick, an unassuming yet decidedly adroit artist who just might be [...]
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