Arizona has a way of affecting you. The mountains, open landscapes, blue skies, and fluffy white clouds. Each works together in concert to open the mind and calm the soul.
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Interview with Artist and Illustrator Joe Granski
From strippers and porn stars to protesters, cosplayers, and super heroes in the making, Joe Granski’s work gives a peek into sub-cultures outside of the mainstream.
Joe Granski is a painter and illustrator who is local to the DC area. His portraits explores the way people use images to present themselves and how those images are, in turn received by others. He has recently displayed his work at DC’s Artomatic.
Dennis, Matt, and I have known Joe for many years and now, he sits with the crew of Unified Pop Theory, Red Bull in hand, ruminating about the creative paths he has taken and what calls “artistic causality”. We found him to be a walking contradiction. Congenial with a bit of arrogance. Opinionated and at the same, a creative recluse. Listen to the interview…
In Soviet Russia, Snow Clears You
In the spirit of winter, and all things snow, my wife sent me this video of a man cleaning the snow from his roof. This man clearly knew how to work smarter and not harder, by outsourcing the work to gravity.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Drives Down the Streets of LA
NASA’s Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour is being driven to its new home at the California Science Center today, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. This means a 2 mph drive from LAX airport through the streets of LA to its final destination…
Goonj is Creating a Parallel Economy Using Waste
I recently attended the LAUNCH: Beyond Waste forum at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Held July 20 – July 22, 2012, the forum is part of the LAUNCH program which…
Does Miss Iowa Accidentally Support Recreational Marijuana Use During Miss America 2013?
During the Miss America Pageant held on January 12, 2013, Miss Iowa Mariah Cary got tongue tied and answered in a confusing way to a question about recreational use of marijuana.