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Art for You: “Noid,” digital art by Sarah Bussmann

By Sarah Bussmann The subject of this poster is Cho Seung-youn, also known as WOODZ. It portrays the singer with lyrics from his song “NOID,” a song about pushing back from toxicity in your life. Using Photoshop, I added crayon, folded paper textures and gradient maps to create the poster. These elements bring youthfulness and […]

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Meeting IRL: An afternoon with a stranger from social media

By Jasmine Jones At some point during college, I followed Emma Fritsche on Instagram. I can’t remember exactly when. I click so many profiles in such a short amount of time, I don’t realize I’m following someone until their photo shows up in my feed, and I think, “Who is this person?” I’d like to […]

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People We Admire Talk With People They Admire: Dr. Loretta P. Prater talks with Cynthia G. Dean

Introduction by Mia Pohlman Telling someone you look up to them involves risk. But, we believe in being straightforward in our admiration of others, letting people know when we think there is something cool about them. We also are always up for knowing another interesting person in our community, and it’s usually true that the […]

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People We Admire Interview People They Admire: Kelly Downes talks with Rev. Edie Bird

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People We Admire Interview People They Admire: Aaron Eisenhauer talks with Zelda Mazur

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Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Abby Koch

I started collecting about five years ago, I think. At first, it was just for the aesthetic, but now, I think, it’s just really fun to see them grow, and they really reciprocate all the energy and time you put into them. It’s just a fun hobby. A lot of them I found when they’re […]

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Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Sarah W. Hale

I’m 86. As far back as I can remember, I have always liked plants — indoors and outdoors. I’ve been doing hair since I was 10. I like to see the change. If you take care of [plants], they will kind of in a way take care of you. If they shine, I shine. Plants […]

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Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Leslie Phillips

Probably some of the first plants I had were funeral plants from my dad’s funeral. So it kind of felt like, ‘I need to keep this alive,’ ‘cause it was something I brought home. And it doesn’t really remind me of him, so much as I see now these plants are much older, and I […]

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Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Robert Harris, Jr.

I use my plants as my therapy. You know about the [community] gardens [I work with]. But then [I] also work with a program called Kids in the Kitchen [to help students learn about healthy eating]. … And then I work to collect school supplies for kids at the public schools here and down at […]

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Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Christy Smith

My mother always had lots of houseplants. It was one of my jobs, too, as a child, that she would give me a damp cloth to clean the leaves of her plants. So that was one of my jobs as a child to keep my hands busy was cleaning her plants. So I guess I’ve […]

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