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Jackson Avenue Heats Up Near The Port Of New Orleans

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.19.2013 | Business
Read More: Shaare Tefilah Synagogue, Brown Builders, Truck & Barter Farms, Magazine Street, Wayne Brown, Flooding, Streelights, St. Thomas Housing Development, Urban Gardens, Parasol's Bar and Restaurant, Dorignac's, Americans With Disabilities Act, Coleman Cab Company, Cruise Ship Parking, Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregational Church, Monroe Coleman, Potholes, Angel Hurtado, Hurricane Katrina, Walmart, River Garden, American Paint Works, London Metal Exchange, New Orleans Dept. Of Safety and Permits, Marlon Horton, Streetcars, Machu Picchu Travel, New Orleans City Council, MTMA NOLA, Gregg Morris, Restaurants, River of Life Hospital, Finger Lickin' Wings, Kickstarter, ReNEW SciTech Academy, Josephine Loft Apartments, Irish Channel, HRI Properties, Sara Mayo Hospital, Gretna Ferry, Mississippi River, Business News
Susan Buchanan

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 20, 2013 edition.) New Orleans resident Barbara Risin has lived in the first block ...

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Zach Braff Ruined Kickstarter

Posted 05.17.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Funny or Die Kickstarter, Zach Braff, Video, Zach Braff Funny or Die, Funny or Die, Zach Braff Kickstarter, Funny Videos, Kickstarter, Comedy News

If you don't take action, thousands of sweet, innocent Kickstarter projects will die without funding. They will probably die anyway... thanks to Zach ...

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Crowdfunding 201: How To (Not) Fail

Turnstyle | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, Veronica Mars, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Lucas McNelly (@lmcnelly) We're going to scale things back a little bit on this edition of "Crowdfunding 201" and do kind of a reme...

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Glennisha Morgan

University Breaks Fresh Ground With Transgender Publication

HuffingtonPost.com | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Women's Studies Quarterly, Paisley Currah, Nepal Transgender Rights, Dr. Susan Stryker, Duke University Press, Kickstarter, Academic Journal, Duke University, Transgender Studies, Lgbt, Dr. Paisley Currah, Trans Issues, Transgender, Transgender Studies Quarterly, Susan Stryker, HRC Transgender Issues, University of Arizona, Academic Journals, Tsq, Gay Voices News

Dr. Susan Stryker (University of Arizona) and Dr. Paisley Currah (CUNY-Brooklyn) are collaborating with Duke University Press to bring forth TSQ: Tran...

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Melissa Joan Hart's Kickstarter Campaign Falls Apart

The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs | Posted 05.15.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Video, Drive Me Crazy, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains It All, Melissa Joan Hart Kickstarter, Celebrity Kickstarter, Kickstarter, Melissa Joan Hart, Veronica Mars Kickstarter, Melissa & Joey, Zach Braff Kickstarter, Celebrities, Entertainment News

It was a sad day for '90s teen-sitcom star Melissa Joan Hart, whose Kickstarter campaign for the movie "Darci's Walk of Shame" was canceled Monday. ...

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Help Michael Bay Make 'Transformers 4' Because ART, Y'all

Posted 05.14.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Veronica Mars Kickstarter, Michael Bay Kickstarter, Michael Bay Kickstarter for Transformers 4, Video, Help Michael Bay Make Transformers 4, Crowdfunding, Zach Braff Kickstarter, Kickstarter, Comedy News

Those who remember history are destined to repeat the things that worked... isn't that how the saying goes? So it's only natural that Michael Bay wou...

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10 Things I Learned from Kickstarting My Book

A.J. Walkley | Posted 05.14.2013 | Books
Read More: Authors, Crowdfunding, Reading, Books, Indie Publishing, Kickstarter, Books News
A.J. Walkley

Going through my first Kickstarter campaign, I learned a lot that I wanted to share with others considering this route to crowdfund a novel or writing project:

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Veronica Braff Changes 100 Years of Film Financing for the Best

Dan Mirvish | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Read More: Zach Braff, Sundance Film Festival, Julia Stiles, Kickstarter, Veronica Braff, Taye Diggs, Film, Indiewire, Robert Redford, Veronica Mars, Slamdance, Hollywood, Zach Galifianakis, Melissa George, David Harbour, Business News
Dan Mirvish

In all the fuss over Veronica Mars and Zach Braff raising millions of dollars on Kickstarter, people are getting stuck in the trees and missing the forest. The crowd-funding/Kickstarter movement in general is changing the fundamental paradigm of film financing from "investing" in films to "donating" to them.

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Kickstarter Is For Dreamers. Dreamers with Guts.

Turnstyle | Posted 05.09.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Crowdfunding, Zack Braff Kickstarter, Zack Braff, Kickstarter, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Noah J. Nelson (@noahjnelson) There has been a lot, and I mean a LOT of digital ink spilled on the issue of "who Kickstarter is for" in ...

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Did Trump Plagiarize From Indiegogo?

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
Read More: Fund Anything, Video, Fundanything, Indiegogo, Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Fundanything Indiegogo, Trump Fundanything, Fundanything Trump, Technology News

"It's the first website that actually lets anyone, anywhere raise money for ANYTHING." Sound familiar? That's how Donald Trump described the crowdfund...

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Zach Braff Calls Out Morgan Freeman In New Video

The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs | Posted 05.09.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman AMA, Zach Braff Scrubs, Kickstarter, Garden State Soundtrack, Zach Braff Kickstarter, Garden State Sequel, Zach Braff, Video, Zach Braff Morgan Freeman, Garden State, Reddit AMA, Zach Braff Garden State, Morgan Freeman Reddit, Zach Braff Wish I Was Here, Entertainment News

Zach Braff thinks Kickstarter is the "coolest," and he doesn't care if you feel differently. He doesn't, it seems, have similar feelings for Morgan Fr...

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Perfect Cocktails, Every Time, Now With Lighting Effects

Posted 05.09.2013 | Taste
Read More: The Barman, The Barman Kickstarter, Video, Cocktails, Bar Tools, Kickstarter, Bar Gadgets, Barman, Kitchen Gadgets, Taste News

Is it magic? Well, no, it's a scale. But it's still a pretty ingenious use for a scale.

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WATCH: 90's TV Star Begs For Your Help To Revitalize Career

HuffPost Live | Posted 05.08.2013 | HuffPost Live 321
Read More: Raising Money, HuffPost Live, Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Celebrity Kickstarter, Melissa Joan Hart Kickstarter, Live Video, ABC Family, Kickstarter, Melissa Joan Hart, Melissa & Joey, Darci's Walk of Shame, HuffPost Live 321 News

Actress Melissa Joan Hart stopped by HuffPost Live Monday to chat about her Kickstarter campaign to raise movie for her latest film project, “Darci...

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Aurora Guerrero on Making Mosquita y Mari & Challenging Hollywood's Lack of Diverse Stories

Vanessa Erazo | Posted 05.08.2013 | Latino Voices
Read More: Chicano, Aurora Guerrero, Mosquita Y Mari, Latino Films, Homosexuality, Chicana, Kickstarter, Video, Latino Voices News
Vanessa Erazo

As they spend more and more time together their friendship subtly transforms, evoking that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling that only a first crush can. It's a beautifully told almost-love story set to the music of local ska bands, the melancholy vocals of Carla Morrison, and other genre-remixing Latino artists.

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Aflamnah: Looking for Crowdfunding in the Arab World

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 05.13.2013 | Arts
Read More: The Kidnap, Indiegogo, When I Saw You, Crowdfunding, Lotfi Bencheikh, Kickstarter, Navid Negahban, Vida Rizq, Dubai International Film Festival, Mena, Dubai, 51, Omar Borkan Al Gala, Gulf Film Festival, Aflamnah, Uae, Arts News
E. Nina Rothe

Started in July of 2012 by husband and wife team Vida Rizq and Lotfi Bencheikh, Aflamnah -- which simply translated means "our films" in Arabic -- is a platform much like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but with a simple twist.

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Man With Barely Usable Arms Draws Comics With His Mouth

Daniel Vahab | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Read More: Comic Books, Neil Gaiman, Dark Zoey, Arthrogryposis, A Voice in the Dark Vol. 2 - Killing Game, Superhero, Free Comic Book Day, Comics, Larime Taylor, Kickstarter, Kevin Smith, Gail Simone, Comic Book Superhero, Impact News
Daniel Vahab

A man with barely usable arms or legs writes and draws comics from a stick in his mouth. Meet Larime Taylor, a bearded, middle-aged California-based comic book artist stuck in a wheelchair and living in near poverty.

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Crowdfunding 201: Wish You Were Working

Turnstyle | Posted 05.03.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Zach Braff, Melissa Joan Heart, Crowdfunding, Entertainment Weekly, Kickstarter, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Lucas McNelly (@lmcnelly) It was inevitable. After the Veronica Mars folks raised their $2 million in record time, you knew a similar project wou...

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Catherine New

LOOK: The Unusual Reason This Shirt Went Viral

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.10.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Wool and Prince, Shirt You Don't Have to Wash, Kickstarter, 100 Day Wool Shirt, Wool&Prince, Wool&prince 100 Day Shirt, 100 Day Shirt, What-Is-Working-Small-Businesses, Small Business News

New college graduate Mac Bishop hated doing his laundry. So instead of finding a better way to wash his clothes, he created a better way to avoid the ...

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Kickstarter Project Turns Shapes and Colors Into Philosophy

Daniel Vahab | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: Genis Carreras, Kickstarter, Philosophy, Shapes, Philographics, Impact News
Daniel Vahab

It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case of Philographics, a Kickstarter project that attempts to explain complex philosophic theories with graphic pictures of basic geometric shapes and colors, a picture is worth 28,250 words.

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Kickstarter Abuse: Why Are You Giving Your Money to Wealthy Celebrities?

Dylan Gadino | Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Laughspin, Zach Braff, Humor, Kickstarter, Charlie Kaufman, Whoopi Goldberg, David Fincher, Ren & Stimpy, Comedy, Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars, Video, Entertainment News
Dylan Gadino

As is the case with all amazing things, however, there comes abuse. And Kickstarter abuse has become increasingly bothersome and offensive.

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No-Wash Shirt By Wool & Prince Is Perfect For Lazy Dudes Who Hate Laundry

Posted 04.30.2013 | Style
Read More: Wool and Prince No Wash Shirt, No Wash Clothes, Kickstarter Shirt, No Laundry, Wool Prince No Laundry Shirt, Kickstarter, No Wash Shirt, Wool & Prince Shirt, No Wash Shirt Kickstarter, Style News

How often do you wash your shirts? Your dresses? Your bras? (We're going to plead the Fifth on that one.) For all you lazy gals (and we're includin...

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Crowdsourcing: In Search of Funding for the Arts and Business

Gregory G. Allen | Posted 04.29.2013 | Impact
Read More: Indie Artists, Zach Braff, Indiegogo, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Kickstarter, Indie, Entertainment News, Business Startups, Hollywood, Garden State, Impact News
Gregory G. Allen

Some indie filmmakers have been upset with Zach Braff as they feel he is taking part of "their" pie. But that is not really how it works.

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$2 Million Man

AP | Posted 04.28.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Kickstarter Zach Braff, Zach Braff, Video, Garden State, Kickstarter, Zach Braff Kickstarter Campaign, Zach Braff Garden State, Zach Braff Kickstarter, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Zach Braff has met his goal on Kickstarter, raising $2 million in three days to fund his follow-up to "Garden State." The actor-dire...

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Generation Ask

San Francisco magazine | Posted 04.26.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: Philanthropy, Indiegogo, Cancer, Giving, San Francisco, Kickstarter, San Francisco News
San Francisco magazine

When everyone you know is passing the hat, who gets supported and who gets the shaft? Welcome to the new ethics of crowdfunding.

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Best/Worst Brands: Breaking Good, Afros and Crowdfunding

Alona Elkayam | Posted 04.26.2013 | Style
Read More: E-Cigarette, Vaping, Boston Bombing, Marlboro Man, Jamaican Food, The Seventies, Kickstarter, Fulton-Ryder, Veronica Mars, Rocket-Hub, Zach Braff, Cigarettes, Reggae, Breaking Good, Afro, Miss Lilly, September 11 Anniversary, September 11th, Style News
Alona Elkayam

Whenever I see a really big afro in bustling NYC, I get the feeling it's winking at me, saying, "Remember me?" When an afro sighting is followed up by a throwback cigarette or e-cigarette advertisement on a bus shelter I don't smile, for a moment i get genuinely confused what era it is.

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