Harold Ramis (1944-2014) Dead at 69
We’re gonna go full stream. Three months away from the 30th anniversary of pop culture gem, Ghostbusters, actor/writer/director Harold Ramis has died from complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. He passed away at his home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 69. In May 2010, Ramis contracted an infection which resulted in complications from the disorder. He […]
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Currency Collage / Mark Wagner
The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept. Blade and glue transform it-reproducing the effects of […]
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Jay-Z Live at Barclays Center (Full Performance of Final Night)
This past weekend, Jay Z, man of the people, wrapped up his historic sold-out, eight-run (September 28-October 6, October 2nd not scheduled) concert event at the Barclays Center. If you missed out on the recent live stream, watch the entire footage of the final show, which took place this past Saturday, above at the header. […]
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Neil Armstrong 1930-2012
One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind. There aren’t many strings of words which are more well known than what was uttered by the first human being to set foot upon the Moon. Less than three weeks after NASA landed its fourth unmanned surface rover on Mars (Curiosity), NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace […]
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Maurice Sendak 1928–2012
And he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are. Another seminal figure who helped shape our childhood has died. Maurice Sendak, author and prolific illustrator of 1963’s Where the Wild Things Are and so many others, has passed away early this […]
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