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  • Cuban Surfers Ride Waves For Change

    Cuban Surfers Ride Waves For Change

    Article originally published on Planet Experts: http://www.planetexperts.com/cuban-surfers-ride-waves-for-change/ Photo: MakeWild HAVANA – The tattoo machine in Ana Lara’s hand buzzed as she tested it, adjusting the pink-grip tape before leaning over my shoulder in concentration. I winced as she lowered the needle, and Alberto Ferrer, the shop manager at Zenit Tattoo studio, laughed. He lifted his shirt…

  • The Imitation Game Review

    The Imitation Game Review

    Living Enigma The Imitation Game For a film focusing on a code as complex as the WWII German Enigma machine and a personality as impenetrable as genius cryptographer Alan Turing’s, The Imitation Game feels regrettably straightforward. Directed by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) from a screenplay by Graham Moore, this British biopic recounts the true story of…

  • QueenLatifah Presents | White Sea

    QueenLatifah Presents | White Sea

    Morgan Kibby | White Sea After a Grammy nomination, platinum selling single, and headlining performance at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, it’s safe to assume that singer-songwriter Morgan Kibby was satisfied with her progress in 2013. Best known for her affiliation with the French electronic band M83, Kibby has paired up with friend and producer Anthony…

  • QueenLatifah Presents | Rozo Regal

    QueenLatifah Presents | Rozo Regal

    Rozo Regal Fashionably dressed in dark sunglasses and a backwards snapback, Rozo Regal does not immediately stand out from the prevailing rap community. Yet as a woman, former foster youth, and lesbian, Rosalind Carter holds an important position as an artist and advocate. Like many of the young residents within the economic confines of Watts,…

  • Helios Rising

    Helios Rising

    Originally featured on Mythraeum as the winner of a short story contest: http://mythraeum.com/helios-rising Helios Rising By Tristin Weber Image: Juragua Nuclear Power Plant, Wikipedia Calm down. Just walk in there, deliver the report, and return to your desk, Alex attempted to reassure himself. His heart pounded, trying to punch a hole in his chest. Alex…