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I Don’t Think I’m That Good

October 26, 2011

Funny how stuff jumps out at you right when you need it… This week I’ve been reading Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein, the biography of Pulitzer Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein. If you’re a follower of my Artist Series of interviews, I’m sure this comes as no surprise: I like [...]

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The Closer Look: Creativity Starts with Examination

July 13, 2011

Bad news/good news. You’re not necessarily being creative if You’re doing something with “flair.” You’re being unorthodox. You used glitter. You’re painting a painting. Meanwhile, you might be doing something extremely creative if Your solution is simple. You’ve only made a slight change. You’re repairing a fence. When we want to enhance our own creativity, [...]

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The Artist Interviews: Baratunde Thurston, Comedian and Writer

April 18, 2011

Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, author and vigilante pundit who successfully combines technology, politics and comedy. He co-founded the black political blog, Jack & Jill Politics in the summer of 2006, hosted Popular Science’s Future Of on Science Channel, and works as the Director of Digital at The Onion. Baratunde has contributed to Vanity Fair, The UK [...]

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Asking Creative Questions: On Salad Tongs

April 12, 2011

A few Halloweens ago I was in San Francisco with one of my most favorite people, Sarah Prevette, of Sprouter.com. We were traveling, heading to Hawaii, so neither of us was particularly prepared for a Halloween party we were slated to attend that night. We spent the afternoon blowing around San Francisco putting together costumes. [...]

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Arts and Innovation: What’s Our Problem?

February 8, 2011

A few months ago I posted about the artist’s creative cycle, which was basically a diagram I developed to visually simplify the creative process. At the time I was thinking specifically about artists in the most traditional sense, and my goal was simply to chart (both for artists and less intuitively creative thinkers) what the [...]

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The Artist Interviews: Charlie Corcoran, Scenic Designer

December 2, 2010

Charlie Corcoran has over a decade’s experience in scenic design. He has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in major opera houses nationwide, including Sante Fe Opera and Seattle Opera. Today Charlie joins Stay Out Of School to talk about his own artistic development and winding road to becoming a professional artist working in the field [...]

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The Artist Interviews: Rita J. King, Writer

October 21, 2010

Rita J. King

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The Artist Interviews: David Miller, Tenor

October 16, 2010

David Miller, born in California in 1973 and raised in Colorado, graduated from Oberlin Conservatory with degrees in Vocal Performance and Opera Theatre. While best known for his current work as the American member of the international quartet Il Divo, created by Simon Cowell, David also sang the role of Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann’s 2002 [...]

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The Michael Cunningham and James Franco YouTube Conversations

September 30, 2010

While I’m working on scrubbing up some of these artist interviews I wanted to share something I came across yesterday: a series of YouTube videos of conversations between Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist) and the ubiquitous (albeit deservedly) James Franco. First, videos like this are totally my speed; interesting creative types chatting, even under the [...]

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The Artist’s Creative Process

September 28, 2010
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