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Pencils and Pop Culture: Martinis with a Dash of Blackwing

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Martinis with a Dash of Blackwing It’s the cocktail of Bond, James Bond, and swell sophisticates everywhere. The signature glass, with its slender stem and geometrically simple bowl, make it as fun to look at as it…
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln… Vampire Hunter?

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Abraham Lincoln... Vampire Hunter? February 12th marked the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and, while his birthday is recognized with every passing of the calendar, 2012 marks an historic year in the legacy of the Great Emancipator.…

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Man Who Made an Icon

Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Man Who Made an Icon By far the most iconic image in the film adaptation of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, strolling down 5th Avenue in the early, empty hours of the morning…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Rebecca Stahr

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This week’s featured pencil artist is Rebecca Stahr, a pencil artist and designer from Chicago, Illinois. Rebecca began studying art at a young age and went on to study advertising, graphic design and illustration at the American Academy of…

Of Hand and Heart: In Defense of the Love Letter

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Of Hand and Heart: In Defense of the Love Letter I’ve got a bone to pick with Valentine’s Day. And, no, it’s not because I was left eating a box of chocolates alone on Tuesday night. It’s because of the plastic coating the whole…
Academy Awards

Pencils and Pop Culture: The Oscars is Fixing What Isn’t Broken

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Pencils and Pop Culture: The Oscars is Fixing What Isn't Broken I have a love-hate relationship with the Oscars. On the one hand, my family and I throw an Oscar party every year, as we will do at end of this month when the awards air on…

Christian Tamburr’s “Places” Climbing the Charts

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Christian Tamburr's "Places" Climbing the Charts Two months ago, Studio 602 introduced the inaugural episode of The Blackwing Sessions, featuring our first Blackwing featured musician, Christian Tamburr. Blackwing Sessions chronicled the recording…

My Funny Valentine: In Praise of the Pencil

My Funny Valentine: In Praise of the Pencil There is just something sexy about a pencil. Just hear me out on this one. When it comes to sex appeal, the pencil beats every other office supply, hands down. Think about it for a second. There's…
Pencil Artist Cindy Hellyer Heinz

Pencil Artist of the Week: Cindy Hellyer Heinz

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This week’s featured pencil artist is a full-time color pencil artist and teacher from Warrenville, Illinois. Her name is Cindy Hellyer Heinz, and her surrealist drawings combine elements of life and decay to create art that is all at once…

From “The Great Bambino” to “MegaTron:” Creative Nicknames in Sports

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From "The Great Bambino" to "MegaTron:" Creative Nicknames in Sports “The Sultan of Swat.” “The Colossus of Clout.” “The Great Bambino.” No, I’m not talking about that wimpy deer, I’m talking about “The Babe.” There…