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How I Work: Illustrator Jessica Hagy on "The Art of War" and How it Applies to The Creative Life

How I Work: Illustrator Jessica Hagy on “The Art of War” and How it Applies to The Creative Life

Webby-winning cartoonist and author Jessica Hagy is known for her insightful, humorous and gloriously simple illustrations that translate complex concepts into digestible and entertaining nuggets of wisdom. Her Webby award-winning blog, Indexed, which Hagy started in 2006, explores business concepts ranging from ego to optimism–all on 4″x6″ index cards, posted every weekday morning. Her book “How…

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Burroughs on The Art of Listening

When the news broke about the grand jury announcement last night, Sarah and I were on the North Shore, on the steps of a church, watching via live stream. We had been melancholy all afternoon as we awaited the press conference. We felt guilty we were at the beach. We wept for our city, for its open wounds. We wept for the broken, broken system that perpetuates the cycles of institutionalized racism, fear, violence and misunderstanding. We wept about being so far from our city on a night it needs its people there to wrap their arms around it. Standing in front of this ocean, on the surfer-mecca beach known for its perilously tall and turbulent waves, I thought about how it draws only those souls brave enough to accept their danger, their challenge, and the symbolism wasn't lost on me. There is low tide and high tide and the right time to take your wave. Right now, there's an opportunity to change ourselves and to listen to others, which is the only way we can change our community. I hope we are finally ready to accept that challenge. #ferguson #stl #stlouis

#stl #stlouis #ferguson

And a creative day ended with a jammin' creative session at #IronAge with the one and only Trevor @electricunicorn! Whatcha think? Sweet dreams y'all. #tattoo #tattoos #tattoed #tattoosofinstagram #ink #stl #halfsleeve #spiritanimal

#tattoo #tattoed #tattoos #stl #halfsleeve #spiritanimal #tattoosofinstagram #ink #ironage

Maya Angelou's Wise Words

Maya Angelou’s Wise Words

This week saw the passing of the legendary poet, Maya Angelou. I was at a photo shoot when I saw the news in my Facebook feed. My photographer, art director and I were on location at the a high school, photographing some rising seniors for a story in ALIVE, two days before school let out.

Over the next few hours, people took to social media and posted memes that combined historical photos of…

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Destination Jamaica: May 2014

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#carribean #travel

Looking good, Jon. Looking good. @porksung if only we published behind the scenes on this one! #whew @alivemagstl

#whew

ALIVE's February Issue: Buzz List 2014

ALIVE’s February Issue: Buzz List 2014

My favorite feature to put together all year is the Buzz List: our selects of the 25-ish most captivating, influential St. Louisans of the year. This year was no different for me. From the time I started taking note of possibilities for this year–not long after last year’s Buzz List released–to the time we had all 28 of this year’s Buzz Listers in the studio with our team of editors and our…

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#buzz list #editing #st louis

Kansas City Is For Art Lovers

This piece appeared in the November 2013 issue of ALIVE Magazine.

Once known primarily for its sports and barbecue, Kansas City is now a national destination for those looking to soak up some culture. In the middle of an arts movement, the city is being redefined as an arts town, anchored by the expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the opening of the glorious Kauffman Center for the…

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ALIVE's Ten Year Anniversary: A Look Back

ALIVE’s Ten Year Anniversary: A Look Back

This article appeared in the April 2012 issue of ALIVE Magazine.

When we wrote the very first issue of ALIVE, we weren’t setting out to create a widely distributed fashion, culture and lifestyle publication for St. Louis. We weren’t planning on producing large-scale events in the city, or launching anything like Saint Louis Fashion Week. That isn’t to say we didn’t take ourselves seriously…we…

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#editing #feature writing #life #writing

Frida Kahlo + Diego Rivera Exhibition In Kansas City This week is your last chance to catch “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico,”

#art #kansas city #nelson atkins #travel

Q+A With Memoirist Wade Rouse

It’s not often that a bestselling author comes to town to share his writing and publishing secrets. What makes writer and former St. Louisan Wade Rouse‘s appearance this Saturday at Left Bank Books Downtown all the more exciting to local scribes is the fact that he’s insanely passionate about helping other writers succeed; plus, he’s entertaining–his writing is regularly compared to David Sedaris…

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#creativity #interviews #st louis #wade rouse #writers #writing

With Fern Mallis at the Rungolee private presentation during #STLFW

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As a little boy in 1983 who was seen as a little girl expressing herself as a little boy, down to the post-bath slicked back short hair, my parents would jokingly call me Victor Victoria. Because they would smile and clap their hands when I would emerge with said slicked back parted hair of a gentleman, I wore this nickname like a badge of honor, not understanding at the age of 5 what it even meant. I felt seen, not cognizant of the upside-down irony, given the storyline. I smile now, seeing in the mirror the same kid, not pretending or playing dress up, knowing. #mirrors #ftm @ftmfashion (at Fabulous Fox Theatre)

#ftm #mirrors