Day: May 15, 2010

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About A discontented prep school teacher named Richard Clark left working at a prestigious prep school to begin his tenure at Marion Barry High School, which is an inner city school with less structure, focus, and resources quite frankly. While there, Mr. Clark with the help and focus of his students, they…

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About Three cousins come together to keep their Grandfather s popular taco shop alive while the rest of the neighborhood becomes gentrified. The show was created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez. The series was based on a digital show of the same name. America Ferrera served as an executive producer and directed…

About Mike Candys Swedish producer and DJ who shot to stardom with the 2011 track “Insomnia.” He later released highly successful singles like “One Night in Ibiza” and “2012 (If the World Would End).” He was born in Zurich and first gained national attention with the single “La Serenissima” in 2008. His breakout single, “Insomnia,”…

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About A disgraced paintball champion returns to the competition after a ten-year ban. He recruits a team of paintball misfits to compete at the Hudson Valley Paintball Classic. The film won the Audience Award at the 2004 South By Southwest Film Festival and the 2005 Boston Independent Film Festival. group_…

About Sharyn McCrumb An American writer of Appalachian-themed works, she is best known for her Ballad series and for her Elizabeth MacPherson books. She also wrote the Jay Omega novels and several short story collections. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and subsequently attended the graduate English program at Virginia…

About Tim Foreman Known for playing bass in the band Switchfoot, the group known for songs like “Meant to Live” and “Dare You to Move.” He graduated from San Dieguito Academy in 1997 four days before Switchfoot released The Legend of Chin, their first album. He designed the covers for the Switchfoot albums Learning to…

About Worm Miller Screen actor, director, and writer who wrote the screenplays for and acted in Transylmania and National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze. In 2011, he published a book entitled The World Reduced to Infographics: From Hollywood s Life Lessons and Doomed Cities of the U.S. to Sociopathic Cats and What Your Drink Order Says About…

About Tao Ruspoli Italian-American documentary filmmaker whose best-known works included Being in the World from 2009 and Just Say Know from 2002. He was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and grew up in Rome, Italy, and Los Angeles, California. He became proficient in flamenco guitar. Tao Ruspoli His parents were Prince Alessandro Ruspoli, an Italian aristocrat,…

About Tanya Young Content creator on YouTube whose Tanya Rae channel is filled with beauty videos, comedy, story times and more. She signed up for her YouTube channel in February of 2016. Her first video was called “Desio and Solotica Contact Dupes!!” She has earned more than 70,000 subscribers on YouTube. She is known on…

About Jacki Gentry Nail artist who founded the blog Adventures in Acetone, which offers step-by-step tutorials and nail inspiration. She has reviewed for many nail polish brands, including OPI, Elevation Polish, Paint Box Polish and Zoya, among others. She originally started her blog in 2011 when her husband was deployed as a way to connect…

About Josue Vargas Professional boxer who is known for having earned representation under the TMT boxing club. Going under the name The Prodigy, he shares clips of his fighting along with other promotional content through his Instagram for his over 90,000 followers.  He was first signed to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. brand Mayweather Promotions at the age of…

About Emily Oberg Fashion designer and entrepreneur best known for founding the brand Sporty & Rich. She has also worked as an editorial producer at Complex magazine. Her Instagram has over 320,000 followers. She grew up in Canada, but moved to New York in her early 20s to pursue her love of fashion. She idolizes…