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View ArticleThe BEK Interview: ‘Everything Is Going to Be Okay’
Andrew Ladd interviews Bruce Eric Kaplan (better known to readers of The New Yorker as BEK), who has a new book out. Bruce Eric Kaplan is a Los Angeles-based television writer and producer who’s...
View ArticleTalking About Success
Student Speaker, President Downie, GMP Founder MatlackGMP Founder Tom Matlack spoke to Pine Street Inn’s job training graduates about falling down and getting back up.Pine Street Inn began serving the...
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Photo: NASA/Bill IngallsIn the gender discussion (okay, “war” in you must) of 2012 I have not always been perceived to be a friend to the feminists. I know, I know. Feminist is a big tent and it...
View ArticleFather and Son Graduate College Together
On Sunday, two Dorian Joyners donned their caps and gowns to graduate from Morehouse College in Georgia, where the commencement speech was given by President Obama.In 1988, Dorian Joyner Sr. was a...
View ArticleWhat Do You Think of Joss Whedon’s Commencement Speech to Students?
The famous writer and director said to students: “You are all going to die.”Nerd King Joss Whedon, of “Firefly” and “Avengers” fame, gave a commencement speech to the 2013 graduating students at...
View ArticleThe Young Man With No Guests At Commencement
Some students defy the odds. Their common denominator is natural curiosity. ___ This is final exam week here at the community college. The faculty and guests will attend a commencement ceremony in the...
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Andrew Ladd interviews Bruce Eric Kaplan (better known to readers of The New Yorker as BEK), who has a new book out. Bruce Eric Kaplan is a Los Angeles-based television writer and producer who’s...
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Student Speaker, President Downie, GMP Founder MatlackGMP Founder Tom Matlack spoke to Pine Street Inn’s job training graduates about falling down and getting back up.Pine Street Inn began serving the...
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Photo: NASA/Bill IngallsIn the gender discussion (okay, “war” in you must) of 2012 I have not always been perceived to be a friend to the feminists. I know, I know. Feminist is a big tent and it...
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