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Pencils and their role in the world of sports.

Matt Diffee’s World Cup Doodle Nails it

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At this year’s SXSW, I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Diffee, a cartoonist who is perhaps best known for creating the hilarious doodles found in each issue of the New Yorker. Matt was participating in a discussion titled “Turning a Blank…
Pomp and Circumstance

Pomp and Circumstance… and Pencils – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Pomp and Circumstance... and Pencils All right readers, hands up – who’s been watching the Olympics this summer? For my part, I know I’ve been glued to the screen, soaking in all of the pomp and circumstance and…

Horseshoes, four-leaf clovers, pencils? Good luck comes in all shapes – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture - Horeshoes, Four-leaf Clovers, pencils? Good Luck Comes in All Shapes Last week, Scott Stallings went to the 2012 Masters Tournament with a very particular good luck charm. While completing the PGA Tour earlier in…

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…

Pencils and Pop Culture: High Fashion at Super Bowl Half Time

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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…
Super Bowl Commercials

Greatest Super Bowl Commercials of All Time – Part Two

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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,…
Super Bowl Commercials

Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Commercials? And Football, Too.

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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…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..." There is an aura that surrounds the life of Joe DiMaggio that doesn't occur with any other baseball…

The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written

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The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written The World Series is underway and while pundits across the globe examine Tony LaRussa's bullpen management or Nelson Cruz's ability to hit a fastball from Arlington to El Paso, I'm going to focus on baseball's…

Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball’s Immortals

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Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball's Immortals If we were to choose one person that best personifies the relationship between sports and the world of creative endeavors that Studio 602 champions, that person could well be Dick Perez. Born in San…