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Jonathan Antoine

Jonathan Antoine shows “The Prayer” has Staying Power – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Jonathan Antoine Shows "The Prayer" Has Staying Power It’s the video seen ‘round the Internet this week: a chubby, socially awkward, unkempt teenage boy takes to the stage with his more-polished looking partner,…
Mad Men

Introducing the Mad Men Water Cooler!

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Welcome to the first of a new series here at Studio 602: The Monday Morning "Mad Men" Water Cooler. Why is a site about pencils devoting so much column time to "Mad Men," you might ask? Well, not only is everyone on staff a huge fan of the show,…

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 – The People and Places Behind “Monopoly”

The People and Places Behind Monopoly It's a scene I'm sure we've all experienced at least once in our lifetimes - the bleary-eyed, five-hour game of "Monopoly" that was going just great until some jerk bough Park Place and built a hotel. Or…

Are Video Games Art?

Are Video Games Art? I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember, so when Roger Ebert came out a few years ago and claimed “video games can never be art,” I was one of the many who voiced their objections. Are video games…
Zombie

Pencils and Pop Culture: Zombies Shall Inherit the Earth

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Zombies Shall Inherit the Earth I will fully admit that I am squeamish when it comes to anything related to horror films. Vampires, ghosts, zombies, things that go bump in the night - all grist for the mill in my far-too-overactive…
Dr. Seuss

One Fish, Studio 602 Fish – Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Is there a children's book author more universally beloved than Dr. Seuss? Some would posit J.K. Rowling surpasses the Seuss in terms of universal adoration, but I would argue that Rowling does not write children's…

The Walt Disney Family Museum and History of Animation

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The Walt Disney Family Museum and History of Animation Seventy-two years ago this month, Walt Disney released his second feature-length animated film to the excitement of fans and the dismay of skeptics around the world. Today, Pinocchio is…

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…