Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Three Women and a Lighthouse

By day, Jaccii Farris and Amy Unger work as reporter-producers with WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania. By night, weekends and whenever else they can squeeze in the time, they make shorts and documentaries under the banner Julian Farris Films.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Sister of Child Pilot Vicki Van Meter Circles Back to Utah

In 1993 and 1994, Vicki Van Meter set two ridiculously impressive aviation records. At age 11, she became the youngest airplane pilot to make a transcontinental U.S. flight and at age 12, the youngest to complete a transatlantic journey, from Augusta, Maine to Glasgow, Scotland.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

An Art Show That the Sitting President Found 'Repellent'

There were hundreds of paintings featured alongside other artifacts at the February 27th-March 15th, 1913 New York City event "International Exhibition of Modern Art," short-formed by a feverish public as "The Armory Show" because it was held in the 69th Regiment Armory. Among those paintings, one in particular stood out, helping power an event that is credited with showing today's museums and galleries the way.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Chicago's 'Best Looking Film' Moves On to Ohio

The award given to short film Red Luck at this spring's Chicago Underground Film Festival has an unusual name and an even more unusual statuette. For their efforts, writer-director Mike Olenick and cinematographer Barry Horschakt claimed the honor of "Best Looking Film" and a Kenneth Anger doll.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Have Beard, Will Field Job Inquiries

A few days ago on YouTube, user SRAWBRAH3 commented: 'Le Reddit army has arrived xD.' To which the owner of the posted video, Mitchell Reilly Pictures, replied: 'Le Reddit army is a beautiful thing...'