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Blackwing Sessions

Andrew Combs to Rock The Blackwing Experience

  Photos by Melissa Madison Fuller via Andrew Comb's Website Andrew Combs keeps his Worried Mind Focused on Writing Great Songs Andrew Combs is a worried man with a worried mind, but this Coin Records artist writes music that won't…
Comedies

13 Comedies from the 80’s and 90’s to Keep you Laughing

Comedies from the 80's and 90's had a peculiar, charm to them. Brought to life on the screen by brilliant filmmakers like John Hughes—who crafted some of the most memorable films of the decade, Robert Zemeckis, and others, the films of this…
Video Game Evolution

Video Game Changer: An Atari Kid in an Xbox 360 World

The Evolution of Video Games As you read this, some of you may or may not remember a time when video game controllers had one button and a joystick, a time when the now primitive graphics of Pac-Man were considered revolutionary. At the risk…
Mad Men

“Mad Men” Water-Cooler: “At the Codfish Ball”

Welcome to the Studio 602 "Mad Men" water cooler, where spoilers reign! If you haven't seen last night's episode, we suggest you join the lobsters dancing in a row as they shuffle off to Buffalo at the Codfish Ball... Mad Men Water Cooler -…

Mad Men Water Cooler – “Mystery Date”

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Mad Men Water Cooler - "Mystery Date" Mad Men took a darker turn on Sunday night, with a feverish, hallucinating Don Draper finding himself in a metaphorical struggle with his philandering past, Sally getting scared out of her wits by the…
Oscar

Academy Awards have Oscar: Award Names Explained

Academy Awards Have Oscar: Award Names Explained Some award names make sense. The Golden Globes are, well, a globe that's golden. The Grammys are short for "gramophone," which makes sense given the fact that a golden one crowns the music industries…
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,…
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…
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,…