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My Other Job As a Music Gatherer: An Introduction
By Geo Ong I don’t believe I’ve told many of you about my other job as a music gatherer, which I’ve held for about four months and counting. You could say that it’s a self-employed gig. I don’t get paid … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Geo, Music
Tagged albums, CDs, closing time, collecting, hobbies, ice cream man, money, music collecting, music gathering, responsible consumerism, tom waits
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A Strange Change Exchange
By Geo Ong Just the other day I witnessed something strange, beautiful, sad, and, if I didn’t know any better, completely out of a movie scene. The forecast has been hot and humid the past week here in New York … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
Hey, I ain’t got no money But honey, I’m rich on personality! —Prince, ‘Baby, I’m a Star’
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Music, That's What They Said
Tagged baby i'm a star, money, prince, purple rain
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That’s What He (She) Said
I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books, except money to save me from the temptation of writing only for money. -George Eliot
Posted in Art & Money, Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged art, artistic integrity, books, george eliot, George Eliot quotes, literate, money
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That’s What He Said
With a photographer [Henri-Cartier Bresson] and a poet [Andres Henestrosa] as roommates, and none of us with any money to speak of, I recall no period in my life when I’ve had more fun with less cash. —Langston Hughes, from … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Theatre
Tagged andres henestrosa, henri cartier-bresson, i wonder as i wander, langston hughes, money
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A Thank-You Letter to DIESEL, A Bookstore
By Geo Ong Alison Reid, co-owner of DIESEL, A Bookstore and my boss for the past two years, once told me a story that I thankfully will never forget. She was, as it were, lamenting the slow demise of another … Continue reading
I Got 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One: A Hollywood Tale
By Geo Ong I am going to miss living in Hollywood. The overrated weather, the power to transform yourself (primarily, into the Incredible Hulk during a fit of road rage in a traffic jam), and all the wonderful stories. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Film & Television, Geo
Tagged film industry, hollywood, los angeles, money, movie industry, movies
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That’s What She Said
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. —Dorothy Parker
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Politics & Global Issues, That's What They Said
Tagged donald trump, dorothy parker, money
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The Sublime-Banal Papers
By Geo Ong With the caliber of film and television decreasing at a steady rate (due not to a lack of talent, but to those industries being driven by money), what will the intellectuals of tomorrow have to dissect and … Continue reading
The Paper Turtle: A Kickstarter from Haiti
By Laura Bruzzese [Laura Bruzzese lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her daughter, Isabella, and whippet-cross, Velma. When she’s not working in the 19th c. adobe studio next to her home, she can usually be found walking along the Rio … Continue reading
