Easy Keys Creation Myths: The Story of Beer

A distrubingly wild fictional adventure of animals, revelry and consumption

Easy Keys‘ new book “The Story of Beer” is a rollicking tale in which readers will find a giant banjo-playing bear clad in white briefs and sporting deer antlers. His name is BEER. Billed as a translation by Aimee Theirot, from an original story told by Beauford “T-Hawk” Arceneaux (neither may be real people), the narration of the book feels as if one were sat …

Kevin Spacey on Jameson First Shot

The celebrated actor and the Irish whiskey brand continue to discover outstanding writer/directors with their annual short film competition

by Mya Stark Being “discovered” is a storied tradition in the tribal memory of the film industry. Drugstore soda fountains were crowded with hopefuls in the ’40s, presenting their pretty cheeks for the same kiss of fate as Lana Turner and the mythos continues to the present, with the discovery of Uma Thurman, for example, who didn’t emerge from the sea as in her famous …

Cool Hunting Video: The Heidelberg Project

On Detroit's East Side, one man continues turning a whole neighborhood into an artistic haven

There’s plenty to see in Detroit, MI right now. With a wide array of new businesses reinvigorating the economy and an influx of creatives, some may overlook aspects of the cultural and artistic history in the city. One of those is The Heidelberg Project, a large-scale art project started 28 years ago on Detroit’s East Side by artist Tyree Guyton. Starting with a single abandoned …