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The job of an artist: How digital painter Nikkolas Smith creates viral hope in troubled times

(This post originally appeared on Creative Teacup in January 2020. Later that year, Nikkolas’ art would go on to be shared by people like Michelle Obama, appear in Times Square, and in Disney. I cannot imagine Black Lives Matter without him. This is his story.) I’ll never forget driving by…

Nikkolas Smith

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The job of an artist: How digital painter Nikkolas Smith creates viral hope in troubled times
The job of an artist: How digital painter Nikkolas Smith creates viral hope in troubled times
Nikkolas Smith

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Aug 20, 2021

Florida Woman…

I grew up in the middle of Florida, in almost every way. My mom and her family were southern country folk. My dad and his family spoke Spanish. I grew up eating black beans with sofrito and biscuits with gravy. We all lived in Central Florida, equidistant from the beach…

Mwc Reentry

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Mwc Reentry

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Jan 29, 2021

Finding New Hobbies in a Pandemic: A Love Letter to Wrestling

At my Pawpaw’s funeral years ago, Dusty Rhodes was mentioned in the eulogy — a wrestler whose picture my grandpa had framed on his wall. I didn’t know who Dusty Rhodes was then. My mom had always mentioned my Pawpaw loving wrestling, how she’d always thought it was “real.” That…

Wrestling

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Finding New Hobbies in a Pandemic: A Love Letter to Wrestling
Finding New Hobbies in a Pandemic: A Love Letter to Wrestling
Wrestling

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Jan 28, 2021

When following an obsession is even better than following a dream: Interview with musician Will Wells (of Hamilton, Imagine Dragons, Logic, and more) (Part 2 of 2)

(This post originally appeared on Creative Teacup in April 2016. …

Will Wells

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When following an obsession is even better than following a dream: Interview with musician Will…
When following an obsession is even better than following a dream: Interview with musician Will…
Will Wells

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Jan 28, 2021

Oh the places creatives should go: Interview with musician Will Wells (of Hamilton, Imagine Dragons, Logic, and more) (Part of 1 of 2)

(This post originally appeared on Creative Teacup in April 2016. …

Hamilton

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Oh the places creatives should go: Interview with musician Will Wells (of Hamilton, Imagine…
Oh the places creatives should go: Interview with musician Will Wells (of Hamilton, Imagine…
Hamilton

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Jan 28, 2021

Finding Focus: What happened when Chef’s Table cinematographer Chloe Weaver finally started saying her career ambitions out loud.

(This post originally appeared on Creative Teacup in May 2020. I visited Chloe on set late 2019.) Everyone thinks I’m an extra. I’m sitting on a circle couch in a fancy hotel lobby in LA, and most everyone else milling about is dressed for a fictional brunch, extras in a…

Filmmaker

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Finding Focus: What happened when Chef’s Table cinematographer Chloe Weaver finally started saying…
Finding Focus: What happened when Chef’s Table cinematographer Chloe Weaver finally started saying…
Filmmaker

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Jan 27, 2021

10 lessons for artists from Taylor Swift and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

The morning after the Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions came out I woke up to an email from my friend Emily with one word in the subject line — “Taylor.” I moved from San Diego to Florida a few months ago and my west-coast-friend Emily decided to email instead…

Creativity

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10 lessons for artists from Taylor Swift and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
10 lessons for artists from Taylor Swift and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
Creativity

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Mar 28, 2018

The difference between dreams that die and dreams that live on

There is a line in Hamilton that isn’t on the cast album, where a letter is read explaining Laurens’ death, proclaiming that his dreams also die with him. That was the first moment I cried when I saw the show on Broadway. I was in the middle of writing a…

Life

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The difference between dreams that die and dreams that live on
The difference between dreams that die and dreams that live on
Life

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Mar 20, 2018

The 5 Things 120 People Who Had a Dream Come True Had in Common

The 5 Things 120 People Who Had a Dream Come True Had in Common A couple of years ago I interviewed 120 people about a dream come true in their lives. …

Dreams

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The 5 Things 120 People Who Had a Dream Come True Had in Common
The 5 Things 120 People Who Had a Dream Come True Had in Common
Dreams

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Mar 16, 2018

How to Show up Even After You’re Destroyed

How to Show up Even After You’re Destroyed I have two brothers and they were always better at video games than me. And no — not because they are boys, but because they were willing to die a lot more than I was. …

Life

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How to Show up Even After You’re Destroyed
How to Show up Even After You’re Destroyed
Life

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