Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 13:09

chroniclebooks:

Color this Book…store!

Bust out the crayons and download two pages from Abbi Jacobson’s new books: Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco.


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Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 13:03

AT&T Street Charge Solar Mobile Charging Stations

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Today, AT&T and the City unveiled Street Charge, as part of an ongoing effort to keep New Yorkers connected.  The pilot will provide free solar mobile charging stations in locations across the five boroughs where the public can charge their phones, tablets and other devices.

Street Charge is a direct outgrowth of Hurricane Sandy when AT&T powered NYC’s distributions centers.  Between now and the end of the summer, there will be about 25 solar charging units available.  

Today there are stations at:

  • Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Promenade
  • Riverside Park, Pier 1
  • Fort Greene Park
  • Union Square

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Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 10:01

when your little girl
asks you if she’s pretty
your heart will drop like a wineglass
on the hardwood floor
part of you will want to say
of course you are, don’t ever question it
and the other part
the part that is clawing at
you
will want to grab her by her shoulders
look straight into the wells of
her eyes until they echo back to you
and say
you do not have to be if you don’t want to
it is not your job
both will feel right
one will feel better
she will only understand the first
when she wants to cut her hair off
or wear her brother’s clothes
you will feel the words in your
mouth like marbles
you do not have to be pretty if you don’t want to
it is not your job

— it is not your job | Caitlyn Siehl

(via saturnrising)


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Monday June 17, 2013 at 16:41

chadhartigan: “This poised, involuted micro-drama concerns the daily struggle of a lonely sixtyish divorcé (Paul Eenhoorn), an Australian immigrant, to find his footing in Reno, Nevada. His job, as a counsellor to prisoners awaiting release, brings him into connection with Travis Holloway (Richmond Arquette), who is freed after serving a twelve-year sentence and is in need of friendship as well as guidance. The writer and director, Chad Hartigan, transforms the potentially maudlin premise into a luminous reach for grace. As the spare, sharp dialogue and tensely searching performances elicit lives filled with pain and loss, Hartigan’s images (realized by the cinematographer, Sean McElwee) capture a serene spiritual bounty that shines through the daily grit and grind. Despite the small scale of the action—Travis’s effort to reconnect with his daughter (Sam Buchanan), Martin’s poignant attempt at speed-dating—the movie plays for high stakes. Roiling beneath the surface of the action is the question of what makes life worth living; the story pivots on a crisis of faith, and Hartigan audaciously offers practical advice for facing the unbearable—and presents, in a full-circle pan shot of Travis in his first dawn of freedom, vision itself as the garden of earthly delight.” Getting a positive review in The New Yorker is an amazing thing that may never happen in my life again. So excited to see This Is Martin Bonner at BAM this Thursday!

chadhartigan:

“This poised, involuted micro-drama concerns the daily struggle of a lonely sixtyish divorcé (Paul Eenhoorn), an Australian immigrant, to find his footing in Reno, Nevada. His job, as a counsellor to prisoners awaiting release, brings him into connection with Travis Holloway (Richmond Arquette), who is freed after serving a twelve-year sentence and is in need of friendship as well as guidance. The writer and director, Chad Hartigan, transforms the potentially maudlin premise into a luminous reach for grace. As the spare, sharp dialogue and tensely searching performances elicit lives filled with pain and loss, Hartigan’s images (realized by the cinematographer, Sean McElwee) capture a serene spiritual bounty that shines through the daily grit and grind. Despite the small scale of the action—Travis’s effort to reconnect with his daughter (Sam Buchanan), Martin’s poignant attempt at speed-dating—the movie plays for high stakes. Roiling beneath the surface of the action is the question of what makes life worth living; the story pivots on a crisis of faith, and Hartigan audaciously offers practical advice for facing the unbearable—and presents, in a full-circle pan shot of Travis in his first dawn of freedom, vision itself as the garden of earthly delight.”

Getting a positive review in The New Yorker is an amazing thing that may never happen in my life again.

So excited to see This Is Martin Bonner at BAM this Thursday!


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Sunday June 16, 2013 at 19:50

Brass Halo, 1950s, illustration by Robert Maguire (via)

Brass Halo, 1950s, illustration by Robert Maguire (via)


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Sunday June 16, 2013 at 15:28

Angel Haze - No Bueno (Official Video) (by TheRealAngelHaze)


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Saturday June 15, 2013 at 0:28

(via ljm)


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Thursday June 13, 2013 at 12:56

SUMMER SALE!! I just reduced every single item in my Etsy shop — including glass pendant necklaces, real four-leaf clover charms, and lino block print note card sets — by 30%. No promo code needed! Click to: etsy.com/shop/sarahspy

SUMMER SALE!! I just reduced every single item in my Etsy shop — including glass pendant necklaces, real four-leaf clover charms, and lino block print note card sets — by 30%. No promo code needed!

Click to: etsy.com/shop/sarahspy


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Thursday June 13, 2013 at 11:17

Past Storychord music contributors Leda (who appeared in Issue #54 and also guest curated Issue #62) have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund their next album. See below and contribute if you dig what they do!

Says amyrebeccaklein:

You probably know that I am not someone who often asks others for help. Nevertheless, I need your help in order to keep on making music. I am trying to make another album, and, at this point, it’s difficult for me to afford the cost of studio time. However, this particular album is something that I have worked towards for many years, and it is something that I really believe in. I am going to be trying my best over the next year to make it a reality. 

My band Leda is doing an Indiegogo fundraiser to help cover a few days of recording over the next few months, and I am offering a whole bunch of gifts and services as part of this fundraiser, including guitar lessons, writing workshops, homemade dinners, poetry books, and more. If you are interested in any of these things, and/or if you are interested in hearing my songs in the future, then you can participate in the fundraiser. If you do make a donation, I will be very grateful to you, but seriously, this is just a request, and I know it is a lot to ask, so please do not feel obligated in any way to donate. Thank you for even reading this.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-leda-record-our-first-album

(via heidicomestolife)


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