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TODAY'S FEATURE COLUMN

teaching my son
and learning from him
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
topic: general
7.30.10

The other day I made a joke on Twitter, about my frustration with people who have drive, ambition, and a will to get things done. Most of my followers understand that joke - they’ve heard similar things from me before - and many of them are like me in their frustration. One individual took issue with it, being that he is one of those driven people. I tried to laugh off his comment, because I didn’t want to start another of those arguments (ironically another argument ended any conversation with ...
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THIS WEEK IN INTREPID

portrait of an artist: christian kane
a one-two punch of talent
by tracey l. kelley
topic: television
7.28.10
Christian Kane has a favorite quote from Steve McQueen: "When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it." But the multi-faceted entertainer is ...

how would you live
if you knew you were dying?
by maigen thomas
topic: pop culture
7.26.10
Recently, a bit of gossip found its way to my ear: I overheard on a flight that Michael C. Hall (of Dexter and Six Feet Under fame) was diagnosed with...

who's revolting?
on reformation, regicide and revolution
by candy green gustavson
topic: news
7.23.10
Most evenings we watch the news on PBS. On Fridays, especially, I like to hear Shields and Brooks when Judy Woodruff is asking the questions. This wee...

THE MONTH IN REVIEW

cathy jones (wife of dave)
by louise arnold
topic: writing
7.21.10
My vicar says it’s wrong for me to despair. He says there are children all skinny with fat stomachs in Africa, and half nude, dirty children in Romani...

baby bust
offsetting the cost of little bundles
by jeffrey d. walker
topic: general
7.19.10
When I noticed that three out of the seven July feature columns here at I.M. were about impending childbirth, I was at a loss. I’ve yet to experience...

the passion of the mel
looking past the mad man's unfortunate, definitive mouth-off
by alex b
topic: pop culture
7.16.10
Mel Gibson is nuts. I can't think of an eloquent expression that surpasses the efficiency of my aforementioned four words. After dropping the N-word t...

a letter to amina pearl gilmore
talking to my daughter while she can't talk back
by jason gilmore
topic: general
7.14.10
Hello Beautiful, I don't know when you'll read this or be able to, but I wanted to write it because you're on my mind. At the time of this letter, y...

baby without the maybe
awake in the present moment of pregnancy
by michelle von euw
topic: general
7.12.10
I won’t be pregnant forever. This thought turns itself over in my head as I lie awake at some way too early hour, experiencing the insomnia that has ...

resume, resumbe, resumsee
some little-known (and big-known) dos and don't's of job interviewing
by adam kraemer
topic: humor
7.9.10
About a month ago, I celebrated my year anniversary at my current position. Yes, I brought in bagels. Did you even have to ask? A year was a good mil...

the parent trap
buried with children
by mike julianelle
topic: humor
7.7.10
I know, I know. What do I have to complain about? I’m not the one with a creature growing in my belly, stretching my body, stressing my muscles, assa...

channeling the cooking channel
a new network of old favorites
by jael mchenry
topic: television
7.5.10
When I heard that Food Network was spinning off a new sister network called the Cooking Channel, I was pretty thrilled. Cooking! Isn’t that the missin...

abercrombie and fifty
where trends go to die
by joe procopio
topic: pop culture
7.2.10
Here's a little secret that may completely destroy your image of me as a hip, young, and dare I say sexy pop-culture provocateur: I'm old. And I alwa...


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NEWS

7.30.10: JOSEPH DAVID RODANO
Many, many congratulations and well wishes go out to Michelle Von Euw and Joe Rodano who welcomed Joseph David Rodano tonight, Friday, July 30th, at 7p.m. on the dot. 8lbs 4.5 oz & 21 inches long. Everyone is doing fine.

7.23.10: SEND JULI OUT ON THE (RENAISSANCE) ROAD
Long time Intrepid contributor Juli McCarthy has a Kickstarter campaign of her own. Juli would like to take Mockingbird Studios out on the "Rennie Road" and accept the merchant contracts she's been offered in Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee and Texas (as well as a few smaller local ones.) Help her get the job done by 7/31.

7.22.10: AUGUST OPEN FEATURE DATES POSTED
We've got new dates open for the Feature page, see the schedule here. And remember, if you're sitting on gold, post to the Gallery any time and if we really love it, we'll run it on a Thursday.

7.19.10: CHRISTIAN KANE @ INTREPID MEDIA 7.28
Christian Kane of TNT's Leverage talks with Tracey Kelley about being a hitter, evolving as a singer/songwriter, and what he'd make the Intrepid Media staff for dinner.

7.14.10: MYSTERY: SOLVED!
Congratulations to longtime Intrepid staff writer Erik Myers, who has met his Kickstarter goal and raised over $40K to fund Mystery Brewing Company

7.2.10: JASON GILMORE'S IEP WORLD PREMIERE AT LA SHORTS FEST
Announcing the WORLD PREMIERE of Intrepid staff writer Jason Gilmore's short film IEP, playing at the LA Shorts Fest, Wednesday 7.28.10 at 1pm at the Laemmle Sunset 5 on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. Jason will also do Q&A at the festival. Tickets available at LAshortsfest.com beginning 7.12.10.

7.1.10: MIKE JULIANELLE: DAD AND BURIED
Impending fatherhood can make a man do crazy things. In longtime Intrepid staffer Mike Julianelle's case, he started a blog about the birth of his child and the death of his social life: Dad And Buried. We already love it.

NEW POSTS

re: teaching my son
Point taken. In fact, I wonder if the whole bootstraps thing didn't start more with moving into the west and all that gold rush/railroad/settler stuff...

re: portrait of an artist: christian kane
Post script: "Leverage" will move on to Season 4!...

re: a letter to amina pearl gilmore
Beautiful. I especially like the part about your wife having earned the right to fuss. =) And Amina Pearl is a gorgeous name for your little Gilmor...

re: god to retire to florida
And one year later, The Onion also has the same idea... God Hinting At Retirement Oddly I really tried to write this much in The Onion's style....

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