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Lomography: ‘Bout Dat Life #LomoLife

Jay Fingers — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:13:13 +0000

A few weeks ago, I first learned of an analog camera movement and community called Lomography. What is Lomography, you ask? Well, according to Wikipedia: Lomography is an analog camera movement and community, and is also a commercial trademark of Lomographische AG. It was founded in 1991 by Viennese students Matthias Fiegl and Wolfgang Stranzinger [...]

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Book Review: The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett

Jay Fingers — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:00:31 +0000

As I imagine most people had, I’d first heard of The Thin Man, and its main characters Nick and Nora Charles, because of a series of films that were released during Hollywood’s Golden Age. William Powell and Myrna Loy played Nick and Nora, a glamorous married socialite couple that solved crimes in their spare time [...]

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INDIE PUBLISHING CHRONICLES: Write Something Worth Reading

Jay Fingers — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:00:47 +0000

Okay. I promised an Indie Publishing Chronicles post every Thursday and I have succeeded mightily in failing you all. For that, I apologize. Life happens. But now, let’s get on with the shit. So, you want to know the first step that must be taken in order to enter into the world of Indie Publishing? [...]

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Duracell Powermat Event at The 40/40 Club #PowerHouse4040 (9/12/12)

Jay Fingers — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:16:25 +0000

Jay-Z’s swank sports bar The 40/40 Club played host to Duracell Powermat’s PowerHouse event, co-sponsored by video social network SocialCam and Mario Armstrong Media. The event attracted some of social media’s most influential tastemakers and highlighted the Duracell Powermat, an inventive system designed to keep mobile users powered up while on the go. While the [...]

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Readers, Fans Nearly Riot at Junot Díaz Barnes & Noble Event in NYC

Jay Fingers — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:32:20 +0000

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, readers, fans, and miscellaneous miscreants almost caused at riot at the Union Square Barnes and Noble appearance of author Junot Díaz. The Pulitzer Prize winning author was in attendance to read from his newly released short story collection This is How You Lose Her. According to Colorlines, an estimated [...]

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