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Music: Josh Garrels “Love & War & The Sea In Between”

Music: Josh Garrels “Love & War & The Sea In Between”

Wow. You will want to hear/download this album. For fans of Mumford and Sons and Fleet Foxes. Which is basically everybody. Did I mention free?

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Ultra Hipster Creates Faux-Faux-Aged Photos of Brewery

These photos were not taken with a vintage Polaroid camera. Neither were they taken with an iPhone armed with faux-aged filters ala Instagram and Hipstamatic. These were taken with a digital SLR, dragged into Photoshop, altered by one-click Photoshop actions (made by someone else) to mimic faux vintage prints. I call this faux-faux-vintage art! And I believe this officially makes me ‘ultra hipster.’ Lol. This post, part one of an examination of the Instagram/Hipstamatic explosion, may double as The Boulevard Brewery TourVIEW PHOTOS

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The Boulevard Brewing Company was founded in 1989 by John McDonald and is now the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest.

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Wonder

In this documentary, artist Megan Leong discusses her latest body of work: “Wonder”. Megan is a mixed media artist living in Kansas City, MO. She studied art at the University of Central Missouri and Kendall College of Art and Design (MFA). Her work is inspired by feminine traditions, memories, landscape, and textiles. Visit facebook.com/meganleongart and meganleong.com to learn more.

Filming and editing: King Pui Leong thegrabble.com
Music: “Eastminster” by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com

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A Message to Beginners

Ira Glass of “This American Life” shares his personal experience with taste and creativity –  motivating you and me while at it.

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Describing Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

This is how I would describe Terrence Malick’s tremendous, ‘not-made-for-masses’ movie, The Tree of Life:

Statements of truth followed by generous moments for selah.

We are more wicked than we dare to admit. There is no one righteous–no, not one. Selah.
The Creator’s might and beauty is evident in creation. Selah.
We know what is right but are unable to do it. Selah.
Grace begets grace. Selah.

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