Andrea Chalupa

George Lois's Innovation Bible 'Damn Good Advice'

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Creativity, Artist Guide, Start-Ups, Design, Artist Advice, George Lois, Ad, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Guernica, Picasso, Banksy, George Orwell, Mtv, Esquire, Andrea Chalupa, Satire, Designers, Branding, Artist, Innovation Advice, Innovation Guide, Slidepollajax, Damn Good Advice for People With Talent, Books News
Andrea Chalupa

Long considered a legend for giving Esquire's covers in the sixties the force of Picasso's "Guernica," Lois shares his 120 commandments for creativity in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!).

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Theater Review: The Birthday Boys

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Roland Lane, Montserrat Mendez, Lowell Byers, Zach McCoy, Patrick Cann, Access Theater, Walker Hare, Jevon McFerrin, Abraham Makany, Andrea Chalupa, Aaron Kozak, New York News
Andrea Chalupa

Aaron Kozak's story of three young Marines blindfolded and held hostage, tortured, forced by their Iraqi captors to give filmed messages calling for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq, is surprisingly hilarious.

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Gays, Marriage, and Money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Rights and Marriage, Michael Steele, Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Barack-Obama-and-Gay-Rights, Marc Acito, Marc Acito the Upside, Barack Obama and Gay Marriage, The GOP Will Lose the Gay Marriage Issue, WalletPop.Com, Equal Rights Equal Benefits Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Something is wrong when two strangers in Las Vegas can get married by an Elvis impersonator and receive more than 1,100 special government rights, while my partner of 22 years and I get zip.

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John Kerry, Paul Simon, Bette Midler at the "other" sanity rally - NYRP's Hulaween

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Highline, John McEnroe, New York Restoration Project, Patty Smyth, Amy Frietag, Paul Simon, Michael Kors, Vikram Pandit, Sanity Rally, Nyrp, Prescilla Queen of the Desert, John Kerry, Bette Midler, Hulaween Ball, The Boxer, Chilean Miners, Andrea Chalupa, New York News
Andrea Chalupa

John Kerry took the stage last night at the New York Restoration Project's annual Hulaween Ball at the Waldorf Astoria dressed in a gray suit and tie....

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The Voice of God? Common Sense: George Lois's Superfocus

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Scorsese, George Lois, Playboy, Mozart, Mad Men, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Esquire, Moma, Don Draper, Robert Redford, Luke Lois, Andrea Chalupa, Magazines, Superfocus, Trufocals, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

George Lois, advertising giant whose agency, Papert Koenig Lois, produced a decade of fearless magazine covers for Esquire during the turbulent '60s t...

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Howard Dean as John the Baptist and Other Big Ideas at the Little Idea

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2004 Election, Caroline Waxler, Corporate Funded Elections, The Little Idea, Jena Friedman, George W. Bush, Searching for Whitopia, The Nation, Democratic Party, Grass Roots Campaign, Arianna Huffington, Obama White House, Learnvest, Howard Dean, Recessionwire, Campaign Finance Reform, Bob Fertik, Refugee Girls Revue, Corporate Funding, Andrea Chalupa, Tea Party Movement, John the Baptist, Herding Donkeys, Third World America, 2012 Midterm Election, Democrats.com, Speakeasy, Ari Berman, Drew Grant, Citizens United, 2008 Election, Rich Benjamin, Ari Melber, Rahm Emanuel, Lower East Side, Rachel Sklar, Laura Rich, Grassroots Movement, Jonathan Melber, Elena Silenok, Crushable, Chartini, Clothia, Charles Lencher, New York News
Andrea Chalupa

Ari Berman does a wonderful thing in his new book Herding Donkeys -- he investigates how common sense usurped power in Washington.

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What Liberals Must Learn From Ukraine's Orange Revolution

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Viktor Yanukovich, Obama, Democratic Party, Yulia Tymoshenko, The National, Ruslan Zabilyi, Gore, Howard Dean, The West Wing, Clinton, Tymothy Snyder, Paul Wolfowitz, Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine, Orange Revolution, Joe Lieberman, Matt Berninger, Shepard Fairey, Stalin, Andrea Chalupa, World News
Andrea Chalupa

Why should we, here in America, care about a country with some of the worst luck in recent history? Because if we don't stand united against the "lesser evil" than the "straight-up evil" is coming for us.

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Garbage Moguls: God Bless the Eco-Capitalists

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colin Beavan, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, No Impact Man, National Geographic, Atlantic Garbage Pash, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jersey Shore, Home Depot, Garbage, No Impact Project, Michelle Conlin, Tom Szaky, Eco-Capitalists, Garbge Moguls, Why Buy New, Princeton University, Albe Zakes, National Geographic Channel, Andrea Chalupa, Pedgree, Green News
Andrea Chalupa

While these eco-capitalists are pouring their blood, sweat, and presumably some tears into the next great industrial revolution, Colin Beavan has a handy list of tips on how you and I can create less trash.

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Caregiver Stress: The Other Side of the JetBlue Freak Out

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Elderly Parents, Baby Boomers, United Hospital Fund, Families and Health Care Project, JetBlue Freak Out, Silver Tsunami, Carol Levine, Susan Balda, JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater, Caregiver Stress, Elderly Americans, Aging Baby Boomers, Escape, Caregivers, Andrea Chalupa, Ecarediary, Healthy Living News
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JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater gave us a meme we couldn't get enough of. Now that the jokes have been exhausted, it's time to focus on an issu...

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True Blood Is Making Me Want To Be a Vegan

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HBO's True Blood, HappyHerbivore.Com, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, Vampires, Vegan Recipes, Southern Comfort, Veggie Biscuit Pot Pie, Vegan Mac N' Cheese, HBO True Blood, Lindsay Nixon, Charlaine Harris, Lafayette, Humans, Vegan Diet, True Blood, Vegan Entertaining, Happy Herbivore, Synthetic Blood Drink, Southern Vegan Recipes, Doctor Who, Bill Compton, Vegan Drink, Andrea Chalupa, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

Eating meat and watching True Blood doesn't always sit well, so in the spirit of the conscientious Bill Compton, our Sunday's have gone vegan.

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Urban Honking Freshman Blog Scholarship: Blog About Your First Year

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gatsby, Celene Ramadan, $1, Seattle, Urban Honking, College, Paying for College, Portland, Steve Schroeder, 000, urbanhonking.com, Jona Bechtolt, College Scholarship, Mike-Merrill, Mike Merrill, Andrea Chalupa, College News
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Lots of exciting things coming out of the generous minds of the great Pacific Northwest. First, Urban Honking, a blogging community in Portland, Orego...

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Louis C.K.'s "Louie" Succeeds When It's Political

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Fx, Real Time With Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Louie, Political Correctness, Bill Maher, Andrea Chalupa, Norman Lear, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

The show relies on gag-riddled skits to show the awkwardness and abuse that comes with making this major life transition, but only succeeds when Louis C.K. goes Norman Lear on us.

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Visible Vote: Easy Civic Engagement, Y'all!

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government Liason, Timothy Muris, Personal Democracy Forum, Paul Everton, Voting Rights, Twitter, Fair Tax 2009, VisibleVote.US, Facebook, Visible Vote, Addy Dugdale, Steven Trac, Civic Engagement, Florida 2000, Frank Robles, Katherine Hrris, Australian Backpacker, Vote Reform, Andrea Chalupa, Politics News
Andrea Chalupa

VisibleVote briefly summarizes bills in Congress, lets you know their status and vote on them. This is a great way for the couch potato demographic to let representatives know how we stand on the issues.

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The Yellow Dogs: An Illegal Rock Band Breaks Out

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sxsw, Iran, Tehran-Iran, Roxana Saberi, No One Knows About Persian Cats, Andrea Chalupa, Ifc, The-Yellow-Dogs, New York News
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The Yellow Dogs are an amazing rock band in Iran, where rock bands are illegal, along with other important things that make life worth living.

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Molly Crabapple's DIY Empire: A How To

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DIY Days, Jo Boobs, John Leavitt, DIY Empire, Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School, Molly Crabapple, Toulouse Lautrec, Andrea Chalupa, Lola Montez, Fred Segal, Fashion Institute of Technology, Art Monkey's Ball, Paris, Atrium Nyc, Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, The Box Nyc, New York School of Burlesque, Style News
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I asked Molly, who is the chicest community organizer since Obama, to explain how she grew her drawing salon into a franchised phenomenon.

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George Lois: His Formula, Revealed

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muhammad Ali, Adam Moss, Women's Magazines, Martin Scorsese, George Lois: The Esquire Covers, Esquire, Assouline, George Lois, Sequoia, Andrea Chalupa, Harold Hayes, Harold T. P. Hayes, Sonny Liston, Laguardia, Spy, Andy Warhol, Vogue, Ace Hotel, Kurt Anderson, Vietnam War, Graydon Carter, Luke Lois, Media News
Andrea Chalupa

Many significant artists and great media minds today worship at the Church of George Lois, the legendary art director who captured the turbulent 1960s...

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The National's Matt Berninger on Dirty Lovers and Even Dirtier Politics

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The National Tour, Scott Devendorf, Ocd, Boxer, Carin Besser, Bryan Devendorf, Bush Years, Barack Obama, The National, American Express, Youtube, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Matt Berninger, High Violet, Bam, The Red Hot Organization, Bryce Dessner, Andrea Chalupa, Aaron Dessner, Znyc, Brainy, New York News
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This is the happiest Matt Berninger has ever been -- sitting backstage in his dressing room at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday night, about to play a sold-out concert.

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Earthquake Weather and How to Prepare For It

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earthquake Hazards Program, Turkey, Taiwan, Dr. Michael Blanpied, Marc Acito, Chile, Washington Post, Walletpop, In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried, Roger Bilham, Haiti, Amy Hempel, Andrea Chalupa, Green News
Andrea Chalupa

With the powerful earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Taiwan, and Turkey in the last two months, it feels like earthquake season.

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Monsanto Watch: Targeting American Farmers With Lawyers, Fear and Money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monsanto Is the Big Brother, Monsanto, Bob Cesca, Walletpop, Scott McAllister, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
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Monsanto is Big Brother of the agriculture industry. To farmers trying to make a living, Monsanto is watching you, especially if you buy their wonder seeds or your neighbor does.

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Roger Ross Williams: A Case Study In Choosing Your Collaborators Wisely

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Elinor-Burkett-Oscars, Roger Ross Williams, Academy Awards, So Many Enemies So Little Time, Williams and Burkett, Kanye'd, American Journal of Nursing, Music by Prudence, Elinor Burkett, Kanye'ed, Alison Bulman, Andrea Chalupa, Liyana, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

"Let the woman talk. Isn't that the classic thing?" said Elinor Burkett, as she commandeered the mic at the Oscars. How did a seemingly natural collaboration go so wrong?

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Hate Groups On the Rise -- It's Only the Economy, Stupids

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Stack, Economy Violence, Fox's Glenn Beck, Bruce Watson, Westboro Baptist Church, Lou Dobbs, Fox News, Pentagon Shooter, Walletpop, Southern Poverty Law Center, Violence in Recession, And Michele Bachmann, Oklahoma City Bombing, Sarah Palin, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
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The worsening recession, soaring public debt, bailouts for bankers, and misinformation over President Obama's attempts at health care reform are fueling radicalism and hate groups.

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Wedding Dresses for Cheap in New York City

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Find the Perfect Wedding Dress, Bridal Boutiques, WalletPop.Com, Affordable Wedding Dresses, Saving Money on Your Wedding Dress, Brides, Say Yes to the Dress, New York Bridal Boutiques, Kleinfelds, Andrea Chalupa, Keasha, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

I grew to love Say Yes to the Dress just as I was in the market for a wedding dress. Here is my Kleinfeld experience along with other options for finding the perfect, affordable wedding dress in New York.

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The Frick Young Fellows Ball: Helping Keep the Arts (and a Good Excuse to Wear a Gown) Alive

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Diamond Deco Ball, Cassie Coane, Harley Viera Newton, Stephen Kosloff, Steve Schwarzman, Elisabeth Saint-Amand, Andrea Chalupa, The Frick Collection, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

The highlights of my evening included indulging in the food, from caviar to pigs in a blanket; spotting Blackstone founder Steve Schwarzman; and dancing to the Ting Tings in front of a David.

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Astrology for 2010: Susan Miller on your year for career and money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susan Miller, Forecast for 2010, AstrologyZone.Com, Horoscopes, Joe Zee, Elle Magazine, Walletpop, Sergio Guadarrama, Celestino, Andrea Chalupa, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

I was recently having dinner with an old friend, discussing astrology over steamed dumplings. While my friend was skeptical, I insisted I believe in i...

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Ford Awarded the First "Don't Give Up the Ship!" Award by Washington Hot Spot

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizens United vs. FEC, Bryant Park Grill, Alan Mulally, Ark Restaurants, Ford, Michael Weinstein, George Lois, Washington Post, Walletpop, Sequoia, Biodegradable, Potomac, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Around the same time Michael Weinstein, the C.E.O. of Ark Restaurants, was wading through the horrors of our health care system trying to help a frien...

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