Remember when I went over my lesser-known workplace skills last time? Well, I uncovered more that are just begging to get endorsed on LinkedIn!
Author Archives: Nick
Railroad Typhoon!
36 Old Orchard #9 College kids love to party! Artist: Peter Nadeau
5 TED Talks for Creative Types: Get Inspired, Nerds!
It’s time to get inspired, nerds! Whether you’re a writer, an artist, a musician, a comedian, or a designer, you are both a thinker and a creator. Creativity doesn’t always flow easily, especially when you hit an obstacle that zaps the motivation out of you. Let’s fix that, shall we? You’re seriously deprived if you […]
Museum of Steel
The Super Museum Review The Man of Steel is set to release tomorrow, and again Superman is abuzz in Hollywood for the first time since Superman Returns’ release back in 2006. Now, maybe the past seven years have sent you into Super-withdrawal — experiencing pain even kryptonite couldn’t match — or maybe waiting until that […]
My Overlooked Skills I Wish People Would Endorse on LinkedIn
LinkedIn endorsements were created to make professionals feel better about their job skills. So why am I annoyed every time someone endorses me in something I feel I don’t deserve (or care about)? Many of my real job talents bubble beneath the surface, just waiting to be endorsed by my connections. Life is about more […]
Letterbound
By Jill Zero He stood outside of the brown tri-level, motionless except for the slight tremble in his hand as he read the letter he’d been putting off reading for what felt like an eternity. His eyes grazed the page in silence and processed the words in a cavern he didn’t know existed […]
Interview with Brian Mazzaferri of “I Fight Dragons”
I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Brian Mazzaferri, I Fight Dragons’ lead singer/songwriter/guitarist, and he was kind enough to answer some questions for our site. If you want to know more about what goes on in Brian’s head, then kick back and relax for a while. We’ve got you covered.
C2E2, I Hardly Got to Know You
Part 1: The Reckoning Okay, that header was rather dorky, but for me the underlying theme rings true. I had a blast at C2E2, Chicago’s premier comic book convention (move over, Comic Con). I am an artist who hopes to someday work in the comic book industry telling stories, and I felt that every artistic and […]
Dark Matters
By Jill Zero My dreams used to rebel with technicolor and holograms. Prisms exploded with hues I’d never seen before and the spectrum of light showed its face instead of remaining trapped inside of glass prisons. When I closed my eyes, I saw cartoon worlds where colors strayed out of the […]
C2E2 2013
What do you get when you add the Capes and Cartridges posse to a packed C2E2 convention floor in Chicago? Shenanigans and a buttload of pictures! We spent Saturday, April 27, 2013 networking with fellow nerds and taking photos of impressive cosplayers. Unfortunately (like all good things), C2E2 came to an end, but not before […]