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Studio Visit: In the Hotbed of Nothingness with Floyd Tunson

On September 5, 2012 By

Of all the hidden treasures we try to bring you on The Big Something, few rate as highly as the reclusive local artist Floyd Tunson. A long-time art teacher at Palmer High School, Tunson has been “retired” for over a decade during which time he has devoted himself full-time to his first love. Now [...]

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Studio Visit with Matt Barton, Part II: The Other Tower, The Airplane Hangar, The Sauna, and The Dome

On January 17, 2012 By

Here we present the second installment of our visit with local sculptor and UCCS Art Professor Matt Barton at his jaw dropping home/art studio/compound tucked away in the forest south of Cheyenne Canyon off Highway 115. If you haven’t seen Barton’s super-natural (hyper-natural?) multi-media installations/club houses/forts/Peter Pan parties, you should definitely have a look [...]

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Studio Visit: Matt Barton’s Ewok Village in Progress, Part I

On January 16, 2012 By

Over the past six months, we’ve had the great pleasure of paying several visits to local sculptor and UCCS Art Professor Matt Barton at his jaw dropping home/art studio/compound tucked away in the forest south of Cheyenne Canyon off Highway 115. If you haven’t seen Barton’s super-natural (hyper-natural?) multi-media installations/club houses/forts/Peter Pan parties, you [...]

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Plan Calls For Syria’s Chemical Arsenal To Be Destroyed At Sea
December 6, 2013 | NPR · The world wants Syria’s chemical arsenal destroyed. But so far, no country has offered to do the dirty work on its soil. Over the past week, an alternative has gained ground: Carry out the destruction at sea. The plan taking shape is complicated and untested, but it just might work.
 

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Adrift In Frigid Water, Not Caring ‘If You Live Or Die’
December 6, 2013 | NPR · A ship called the Daniel J. Morrell was making its last haul of the season when it broke apart in a heavy storm on Lake Huron in November 1966. A few crew members struggled to stay afloat in the driving wind and waves, but ultimately, Dennis Hale was the shipwreck’s sole survivor.
 

The Giant Book That Creates And Destroys Entire Industries
December 6, 2013 | NPR · The book lists the tax that importers have to pay on approximately every single thing in the universe — and raises a key question about the Planet Money T-shirt.
 

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Behind Great Art, The Artist’s Painstaking Process
December 5, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Bob Mondello looks at two documentaries — Six by Sondheim and Tim’s Vermeer — that delve deep into the creation of art, whether it’s a sprawl of Broadway songs or a 17th-century oil-painting. (Recommended)
 

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Among Israeli Teens, Complicated Questions Of Consent
December 5, 2013 | NPR · The Israeli drama S#x Acts digs deep into issues of sex and consent when a teenage girl, looking for the approval and acceptance of her peers, entertains the attentions of various boys. (Recommended)
 

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A ‘Furnace’ Fueled By Manly Malice
December 5, 2013 | NPR · Just out of prison, a Pennsylvania man (Christian Bale) finds that his girlfriend has moved on and his younger brother is mixed up with criminals, in Out of the Furnace. Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck costar.
 

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For An Ex-Christian Rocker, Faith Lost Is A Following Gained
December 5, 2013 | NPR · Can non-belief in God become a belief system itself? NPR’s John Burnett has the story of the Texas indie band Quiet Company, who made a splash with a surprisingly positive album about frontman Taylor Muse’s crisis of faith.
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Pharrell Williams Blurs Lines With Daylong Music Video
December 5, 2013 | NPR · Multi-music hyphenate Pharrell Williams hit it big earlier this year with the song, “Blurred Lines,” which he co-wrote. Now Williams has blurred the lines of what makes a music video. The 24-hour-long music video for his new single, “Happy,” has people dancing and lip-synching down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles as the song loops over and over. Mimi Valdes, Williams’ creative director, was on set for every day of the 11-day shoot, and she tells Robert Siegel and Melissa Block about the process.
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Dominique Pruitt On Mountain Stage
December 5, 2013 | NPR · Pruitt’s new EP, To Win Your Love, pays homage to classic pop while remaining rooted in contemporary West Coast sounds. Hear the singer perform songs from the record live on stage in West Virginia.
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