Weekly Discoveries 04.17.2015 – Calley O’Neill, Jonathan Glapion and Archie vs. Predator
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Calley O'Neill
While on a trip in Hawaii, I (literally) stumbled upon artist Calley O'Neill plying her trade. We got to talking and I quickly discovered she is the Artist in Residence Four Seasons Resort Hualala'i at Historic Kaupulehu,…
Weekly Discoveries 04.10.2015 – Justin Hager and Berserk
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Berserk
I'd like to preface this week's discovery with a statement: I am not what you would call a "manga fan." Sure, I read Dragonball in middle school and watched Cowboy Bebop in high school, but Japanese comics and/or animation are generally…
Weekly Discoveries 04.02.2015 – Aled Lewis and Flannery O’Connor
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War & Pizza by Aled Lewis
Everybody knows the Shredder couldn’t beat the Turtles in a pizza eating contest. But, for the nonbelievers, artist Aled Lewis has recreated the scene of the famous showdown here with pixel art pulled…
Weekly Discoveries 03.27.2015 – Laudate Solis and Joshua Ketchen
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Judson Cowan's Laudate Solis
Two weeks ago, a massive illustration of Lordran from the video game Dark Souls started making its Internet rounds. Everyone from Polygon,to Edge and Kotaku covered the piece, but I remember it as a work in…
Weekly Discoveries 03.13.2015 – Ryan Duggan and The Dash/Plus System
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Ryan Duggan
Ryan Duggan is a Chicago based artist whose work I stumbled upon while I was checking out Mike Mitchell's work. In 2014, he did a series called “Poster of the Week,” a series in which, you guessed it, he created a poster…
Blackwings in the New Yorker’s Comma Queen Series Premiere
Blackwing NewsYesterday, the New Yorker launched Comma Queen, a web series "devoted to language in all its facets" starring none other than New Yorker editor and Blackwing aficionado Mary Norris. The inaugural episode is dedicated to the series' namesake,…
Weekly Discoveries 03.06.2015 – Ryan Cullwell, Hyperview and Mike Mitchell
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Title Fight - Hyperview
When Hyperview dropped last month, I didn't give it a fair shake. I listened to it and dismissed it as a band trying to do "too much," before really letting the music sink in. Title Fight's evolution from one…
Weekly Discoveries 02.27.2015 – Ready Player One and Midori Traveler’s Notebooks
Literature, Weekly DiscoveriesMahlon
Ready Player One
This little surprise showed up in my Loot Crate this month. Although I haven’t gotten a chance to start this yet, I’m a huge fan of anything that deals with gaming and/or Science fiction and this book has both! The…
Weekly Discoveries 02.20.2015 – Bradley Mountain Adventure Logs & Bellroy Wallets
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Bellroy Wallets
I have what is commonly referred to as "a Costanza," a wallet so large, it causes back pain. I don't know how it happened, or when my wallet reached its critical mass, but it did. Thankfully, my wonderful wife recognized…
Clive Thompson on the Typing vs. Writing Debate
Blackwing News“Type as quickly as you can, and always carry a pencil.”
We’ve weighed in on the struggle between typing and handwriting before. We found research that showed how handwriting was better for retaining information. We also showed the…