Humbled

Editorial, Humbled

Dec 20, 2017

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Just a couple of months ago, I received a message from an ArtCenter student. She was in Chinatown doing research for a project, picked up a free Wapow! magazine, and read the article I contributed about the Save Music in Chinatown fund raising concerts that my family have been organizing to support the music program...

Feed, Humbled, On Beauty

Jan 08, 2015

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Perfection and passion typically go hand in hand. When you become so passionate about something, you want to perfect every intricate detail and nuance there is to know about that particular subject or hobby. Most successful folks I've come across usually describe this as almost OCD-like and admit that you need to be a little...

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Dec 11, 2014

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I've posted a few times on WestJet and the amazing ways that they have given back to their passengers during the holidays, but this year, UPS has definitely taken the crown for best holiday campaign. When four year old Carson was born he was unable to drink anything containing milk protein and had to rely...

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Dec 04, 2014

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Mikey “I know Mikey for over twenty years, before he was blind. He used to sell loosies and joints. I was fifteen when we met. He was about forty. He’s been around the Bowery since the ‘80s. When I was on the street he would let me stay at his house sometimes and shower and get...

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Nov 13, 2014

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More space is not always necessarily better. There's an art to maximizing dead space and certainly something gratifying behind the ability to materialize the vision for it. Inspired by a balance of space-saving furniture on boats and the infamously clean lines found in Japanese homes, Christian Schallert converted an old 258 square foot pigeon loft...

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Aug 28, 2014

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It's a sad but hard truth that we all waste ludicrous amounts of food, reportedly to the tune of 300 MILLION TONS every single year. Most restaurants/diners/bakeries throw out their leftover food due to liability issues, consumers let food rot too quickly or buy more than they need, and supermarkets only buy what is most...

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Aug 14, 2014

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Every blue moon a company likes to give back to their customers. Some do it in small ways and some like to GO BIG. Canadian bank TD Canada Trust recently surprised their customers by turning an ATM into a "Automated Thanking Machine." Reminds me of the holiday surprises Westjet gave their customers the past couple...

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Jul 24, 2014

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On September 22, 2013 Diana Nyad, a world record distance swimmer, approached the Key West shores after swimming for nearly 53 consecutive hours from the coast of Cuba. 53 HOURS. Just let that sink in for a bit. She had attempted this exact same swim four previous times but was forced to abandon them due...

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May 29, 2014

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'Tis the season of graduations all across the nation and their commencement speeches telling students to go after their dreams and to never look back. Many are cheesy, but some are awesome. Head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Admiral Bill McRaven, gives a bit of advice to University of Texas at Austin graduates based...

Humbled, IVL

May 23, 2014

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Architecture For Dogs contributing architect Shigeru Ban was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize this year. The accomplished Japanese architect has become very well known for his advances in temporary housing for disasters, used around the world, including Japan, Rwanda, and many more far-flung places. Ban has been experimenting with paper tubes as a sustainable building...