Josh on April 6th, 2010

Like coffee? Spend more time in a coffee shop than the average Seattle-ite? Got a thing for tatted-out baristas? Buy Tall Skinny Bitter.

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Josh on March 16th, 2010

Unfortunately, I think that the price, size, or subject matter of Christopher Payne’s book might prevent people from giving it a chance. Don’t let this happen.

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Josh on October 7th, 2009

There’s an old saying that a writer has a million bad words in them, and they have to get them all out before they start writing well.  I’m not sure what the analogue is in video, but I think I have quite a few minutes left before I start feeling comfy on camera.

So, like I [...]

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Josh on February 7th, 2009

I Saw You…, edited by Julia Wertz, is borne from one of the most interesting ideas for an anthology that I’ve seen in a long while.  Based on real-life “missed connections” ads from craigslist and local papers, the book is a collection of short illustrated interpretations of these personals.  The stories, drawn by dozens of alternative  and up-and-coming [...]

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