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12/16/2017

01/19/2017

"Comes from a genuine love of the craft...and the audience."

A look at Cartoon Network's block of programming that popularized anime in the west. Support this channel at https://www.patreon.com/kaptainkristian Follow m...

01/17/2017

For those local to !

Come celebrate the beginning of 5 years of Lawn Gnome Publishing's storefront and event space on 5th St and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix! We will be hosting a week worth of free shows to thank our customers for their patronage!Today’s Phoenix Poetry Slam at Lawn Gnome Publishing is the result of ye...

01/02/2017

When worlds collide.

You gotta take these esports, Morty.

01/02/2017

Just a reminder to do your FAFSA!
https://fafsa.ed.gov/deadlines.htm

Enter your state of legal residence and the school year for which you are applying for student aid. Then click View Deadlines.

12/31/2016

TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity is a planned, organized, and executed TED event by GCU students.

12/30/2016

A trailer for Studio Ponoc's new feature film "Mary and the Witch's Flower" just released and it's looking a whole lot like a Ghibli film. Seeing how most of...

12/29/2016

How to create a mood.

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12/28/2016

Bob Dylan. Why he won the Nobel Literature prize.

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12/27/2016

A great video essay on the nature of Ghibli works.

Studio Ghibli has consistently created the most compelling animated films I have ever seen, in part due to their immersive realism. Despite the fantasy and m...

12/27/2016

Another writers competition coming up! Due:
"This challenge is open to all young people up to the age of 25, from anywhere in the world. The deadline for all entries is Sunday 15 January 2017."

12/23/2016

Thoughts on ambition from

"If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything." - David Foster Wallace Interview by Leonard Lopate, WNYC March 4, 1996 Interview orig...