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 the pencil skirt, the ubiquitous wardrobe staple that puts a […]
A Fine Point: David Rees and the Art of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening “Artisanal pencil sharpener” isn’t a career you see on many business cards, but for David Rees the art of the hand-sharpened pencil is both a passion and a full-time pursuit. Rees, a former political cartoonist who has come out of retirement temporarily to […]
Pencils and Pop Culture: High Fashion at Super Bowl Half Time So there I was, watching the Super Bowl, nominally interested in the game itself (I was busy paying attention to the commercials), when they announced that the half-time show was upon us. “Madonna!” the announcers bellowed. “Mmm-hmm,” I murmured, barely looking up from my […]
Greatest Super Bowl Commercials of All Time – Part Two Welcome back, Studio 602ers! Hope everyone is recovering nicely from a day full of chips, dips and the libations of your choice. Sixty-two commercials aired during the 2012 Super Bowl, shilling everything from beer and cars to online domain hosting. While I found the collection […]
Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Commercials? And Football, Too. Well Studio 602ers, it’s almost that time once more. Time to bust out your game face, time to gather round the sofa, time to consume your weight in fried mozzarella sticks and buffalo wings and time to cheer on players at the top of […]
Unhook the Stars: The Lyrics of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, born 110 years ago today, has been called “The Poet Laureate of Harlem” for his works depicting the everyday struggles and triumphs of the people of Harlem during the 1920s through the 1960s. Harlem during the time of Hughes was both violent and vibrant, with […]
New Winnie the Pooh Sketches to Sell at Auction Should the robot apocalypse ever come, I believe I have stumbled upon a sure-fire solution for distinguishing humans from their cyborg doppelgangers: read some quotes out loud from Winnie the Pooh. If in five minutes your listener hasn’t started sniffling and tearing up, you may be […]
Pencils and Pop Culture: The Golden Globes Connection Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony celebrated the best and brightest in the television and film during a star-studded gala hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. However, one of the night’s honorees was already a winner in our eyes long before the ceremony began. Actress Michelle Williams was […]
Noteworthy Thoughts on National Thank You Day When was the last time you said, “Thank You?” Think about it for a second. Was it when the barista at your local coffee shop handed you your lunch-break latte this afternoon? Or when your significant took out the trash last night, just because they know you hate […]
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Everlasting Intrigue There are stories so universal that they are told over and over again. The tales of Don Quixote have been made into over forty different operas; Romeo and Juliet have had their stars cross’d in opera, ballet, and countless films. However, it’s not just epic heroes and […]
