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The Most Hyped Election in History | Editorial | Opinion
[av_heading heading='The Presidential Election of 2016' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin (R), announced his bid for the presidential race on Monday, July 13. This marks the 15th prominent Republican to formally start their campaign. [av_heading heading='The Republican Party' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] The Huffington Post has an interactive chart for the Republican Primary. These charts are updated daily, and bring in data from on the Web. The Republican nominees will have more competition within their primary election. It will push the contenders to
Editoral | Independence Day in Motion
[av_heading heading='A Look Past the Fireworks on the 4th of July' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The 4th of July, also known as Independence Day, has been celebrated since the completion of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Individuals have shown their support for independence by shooting their guns and firearms into the air starting in 1777. It would transform into creating fireworks and adding color and size to the explosion of support. To honor and support the country, we point out that being an active voter, and active participant
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Live Discussion | SXSW
[av_heading heading='Julia Louis-Dreyfus Talks Comedy and Culture at SXSW ' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Watch an uncensored, live conversation with Julia Louis-Dreyfus on comedy and politics. The star of HBO’s Veep, brings out co-stars Matt Walsh and Sam Richardson to talk about the show. Go behind the scenes of the Seinfeld days to Veep’s searing parody of the Obama-era Beltway. This conversation is moderated by Anne Fulenwider, Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. edition of Marie Claire. They joke about filming live with Meetkat, and a comical Twitter feed @SeinfeldToday. Elaine has
Bitcoin With Cameron And Tyler Winklevoss | Economy
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Tribeca Film Festival | DJ Z-Trip Film
A civil discussion unfolds during the remastered 1928 film 'Speedy' by DJ Z-Trip. Tribeca Film Festival recently premiered the short film at the festival, and now they are providing it to view online. Zach Sciacca, also known as DJ Z-Trip, crafts remixed audio, and sound effects to overlay with the visuals from the original film. He strings together beats to 'Fire' by the Ohio Players and 'Pass the Courvoisier' by Busta Rhymes and Pharrell to capture the uprising energy of the hip-hop movement in connection with the ass-steaming energy from the shopkeeper in the short film. Watch the short film
Illinois Budget | Recovery with Solutions | Politics
[av_heading heading='“Think Anew and Act Anew.”' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Bruce Rauner, current Illinois governor, has delivered his proposal for 2015 Budget Address Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Since that moment he has been the center of controversy in Illinois. con·tro·ver·sy ˈkäntrəˌvərsē noun disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated. The biggest problem that Rauner faces is that his budget proposal only suggests spending cuts to the budget and not raising taxes. I would be far more supportive if he did a combination of the two, but when an agenda is so
The Interview | Gross Box Office Versus Total Budget
[av_heading heading='A $32,700,000 Lesson In Digital Distribution' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='30' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='13' padding='7' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Amy Pascal, former co-chairman of Sony Pictures, has had a turbulent time since last December. NBC continues to report on the Sony Hack from 2014. This past December, Sony Pictures reported that the companies email system had been hacked into, and left the company in a state of transition. The Interview cost Sony & Columbia Pictures an estimated $44,000,000. It brought in $11,300,000 worldwide since last January 23 2015. This is one quarter of the total budget. Print and digital distribution companies sat back
Brian Williams | Seen Through the Eyes of Indie Media – Editorial
[av_heading heading='Overprivileged, Overrated, Over and Out' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Brian Williams, anchor for NBC's Nightly News segment has been released from his duties today for six months without pay. As an independent journalist, I find this sickening for multiple reasons. The first, and most important reason to be disgusted with this decision is that they did not fire him outright. I was let go one time in my life from a job. I missed a day of work once, due to the schedule being written in pencil and
Illinois Pension Plan for 2015 | Politics
[av_heading heading='Illinois Supreme Court to review pension reform in March' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] In 2015, select unions in Illinois will have the opportunity to speak with members of the Illinois Supreme Court on how and when they will vote regarding the pension system within the annual budget. In addition to these open discussions, the state is providing new retirement options for those working in the private sector. These options appear to be prevented measures to help build additional revenue and resources to be built to help the enconmy on
The Interview | Film Review – Crescent Vale
[av_heading heading='They Hate Us, Cause They Aint Us' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] James Franco and Seth Rogen run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight' in "The Interview." Sony Pictures Entertainment recently witnessed a hack this past November that resulted in the company pulling the film from theaters. The film's estimated cost is around $44 million. It will be interesting to see how the digital release will impact overall sales. [av_video src='http://youtu.be/0FjendpOSqA?list=PLhLyUxyynCkkMrk1ABRS0WymhqpSFV1rT' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] Get #TheInterview NOW on digital HD. Available for U.S. consumers on: http://t.co/HlSOpKgsRQpic.twitter.com/4NzPjlWVGj — The Interview (@TheInterview)
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A civil discussion unfolds during the remastered 1928 film 'Speedy' by DJ
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