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Wieden+Kennedy's Briliant Pitch or Epic Failnew

Deep within the labyrinthine layers of Wieden+Kennedy's Pearl District headquarters is the secret responsible for the company's three-decade run of screaming creative success. It’s a record that is the envy of every madman in the ad game.
Willamette Week  |  Aaron Mesh  |  12-04-2009  |  Media

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Best People & Places 2010

Best Public Official (Tie) Brian Stratton Schenectady Mayor Mayor Stratton deserves applause for his dogged efforts to get rid of...

Bandit Tow Truck Hotline: An Idea We Can Get Behind

The Police Commission has a new hotline you can call if you think you've been scammed by a towing company:...

Marijuana Advocates Use Veterans Affairs' Pot-Friendly Policy To Challenge U.S. Stance On The Drug

Medical marijuana advocates have seized the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' new marijuana-friendly policy to challenge federal law that deems...

John Paul St. Marie goes from assistant Hennepin attorney to accused pimp

It doesn't sound like John Paul St. Marie has had an easy life. Childhood polio left him a quadraplegic. Health...
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For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendy

John Greentree's what many would call a "freegan" -- a vegan who dumpster-dives for his meals -- but he prefers the terms "post-consumer," "urban harvester," and "vegan reclamist." Everything he eats or owns is second-hand. He manages to live virtually money-free, but modern-day hunting and gathering is practically a full-time job.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  08-25-2009  |  Food+Drink

Maybe We're Amazed

Forty years after the Beatles, Paul McCartney’s current tour is as inspired as it is timeless.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Reviews

Come As You Are

Chatroulette takes random-access exhibitionism to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Commentary