http://www.intrepidmedia.com Intrepid Media is a 2nd generation social network and promotional tool for writers and other artists. Thu, 17 May 2012 08:16:00 +0000 en http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4502 A friend gave me something to think about recently when she asked: "Are kids just wimps these days, or is society just that much crueler now?" We were talking about bullying and how kids these days just don't deal with adversity the same way we did, particularly when it comes to bullying. Look at all the teen suicides making the news, sometimes by kids still in the single-digit age bracket, all because of bullying. It's disturbing. As Gen-Xers, we believed in cliques, a certain social ord... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 reem al-omari http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4502 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4510 From the Desk of Jeffrey D. Walker, Esq. Inside the Offices of Intrepid Media May, 2012 Dear Gov. Romney: I am a 37 year old registered Republican living in New York State. I am also the chief political correspondant and commentator for Intrepid Media. We might not be a large outfit that you are familiar with, but don't judge us by our underexposure - judge after considering the following suggestions about your upcoming election. To sum it all up, Governor, if you want to win, you need to b... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 jeffrey d. walker http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4510 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4505 This past weekend, I was forced to make one of the hardest decisions any of us will ever have to make in our lifetimes. I had to delete about 100 songs from my mp3 player. Well, that's not entirely true. I had to replace my mp3 player (a Sony), which died on Friday, and it turned out that the new one, while technically holding the same capacity as the old one (8 gigs), held about 100 fewer songs. I think this is because the new player is bluetooth compatible while the old one was not, but it c... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 adam kraemer http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4505 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4503 It doesn't even matter what happens after this: One of the best summers of my life will always be the summer of 1997, when I, fresh off my junior year of film school, found myself in New York City interning at the now defunct October Films. It was a sweltering trimester of script coverage and flirting with fellow interns from Hampton or the University of Wisconsin and wandering aimlessly through Manhattan most evenings, eventually emerging at my friends' brownstone in Newark. Headed home one of... Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 jason gilmore http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4503 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4501 I can't understand how something could go so bad in such a short amount of time. Don't get me wrong. I've been in relationships with seemingly unpsychotic women, I've had an eighth or ninth drink that I felt pretty good about before it delivered poison into my bloodstream, I've left milk out on the kitchen counter on a hot day. So I know how something can go from dream to nightmare within an extremely small window. But what the shark has happened to The Office? The Office wasn't always a grea... Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 joe procopio http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4501 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4500 Congratulations! You're the proud owner of a piece a paper that will launch you into the stratosphere. You've accomplished a milestone along your life's journey. Now it's time to get serious. No one has asked me to deliver a commencement address. However, because I'm often around a lot of students, I have some thoughts about your transition you might find easier to accept from someone you don't see every day. 1) Sorry you have student loans. But pay them. This may come as a surprise, so yo... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 tracey l. kelley http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4500 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4499 Rule #2: Don't mention animated history movies. Bad enough dealing with an ordinary movie distorting history. I have gradually despaired over showing anything in class, save for the PBS or History Channel documentary. Because there is too much damage to repair. Then Pocahantas (1995) appeared. Students must mention it when we study Jamestown. "Mr. C., can we watch it? There's a lot of history in it." "I don't watch cartoons." "Why don't you show us episodes of Wishbone?" Brittany int... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 robert castle http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4499 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4497 The morning we're leaving for our family trip to Portland, Maine, my son discovers one of the hiding places where I've (obviously) failed to conceal an open Amazon box containing two kick ass 10" Marvel action figures. Through the open cardboard flap, he spies a Captain America shield, barely visible through the packaging - but it's enough to send him flying down the stairs yelling "DADDY DADDY I SEE CAPTUM ANMERICA CAN I HAVE HIM!? He's three this month, and there's just no postponing gratific... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 jeff miller http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4497 http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4496 What person on earth doesn't enjoy being considered attractive to those around them? It's why the makeup industry continues to sell $XX billions of dollars worth of products every year. It's why there's a men's line from nearly every major skin care brand currently available. It's why clothes are made in various sizes and colors and why high heels even exist. Cosmetic surgery is available in just about any form you can possibly imagine, and then some you haven't even thought of heard of a Knee... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 maigen thomas http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=4496