Month: January 2017
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Mark Steel
About Mark Steel British stand-up comedian and socialist politician who has been featured on radio and television shows as well as showcasing his writing-talent in printed media. He is best known for presenting The Mark Steel Lectures, which premiered on BBC Radio 4 in 1999. He worked in an auto body garage before becoming a…
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Carlos García
About Carlos García MLB second baseman who was an All-Star in 1994 and played in the big leagues from 1990-1999, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates signed him as an amateur free agent in 1987. His best statistical season came in 1995, when he hit .294 and had an on-base percentage of .340. Carlos…
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Mary Karr
About Mary Karr Pushcart Prize-winning poet and author known for The Devil s Tour and The Liars Club. The latter work, a darkly humorous childhood memoir, remained on the New York Times Best-Seller List for more than a year. She attended Macalester College and Goddard College. She published her debut poetry collection, Abacus, in 1987.…
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Dave Schmidt
About Dave Schmidt Former right-handed pitcher who played 12 years in the major leagues. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 26th round of the 1979 MLB Draft. He displayed good control throughout his career, averaging only 2.4 walks per nine innings. Dave Schmidt He grew up in Granada Hills, California. Dave Schmidt…
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Danielle Dufault
About Danielle Dufault Canadian Illustrator best known for her work with the Royal Ontario Museum. She specializes in paleo-scientific illustrations. She is a graduate from the Technical and Scientific Illustration degree program at the Sheridan College. She has been the host of Animalogic. She has also worked as research assistant at the Royal Ontario Museum.…
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LiLy LiLyLiLyLiLycom
About LiLy LiLyLiLyLiLycom Successful Japanese author known for her books Very LiLy and Sex Talk with LiLy. She has also written for numerous comics and become quite popular on Instagram, earning more than 40,000 followers. She released one of her first books in December 2006. A songwriter, she has penned singles for numerous artists including…
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Daryush Shokof
About Daryush Shokof Experimental artist, writer, and filmmaker who employed so-called maximalism in films like Seven Servants and Hitler s Grave. He worked full-time as an artist and sculptor in Germany. He was kidnapped and kept captive for twelve days by four terrorists for making what they perceived as anti-Islamic films with Hitler s Grave…
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DJ Mesto
About DJ Mesto Dutch DJ who built an audience as a teenager primarily through SoundCloud, where tracks like “Tetris” and “Rio” have earned hundreds of thousands of plays. He exploded in when he collaborated with Martin Garrix and Justin Mylo on “Bouncybob” in 2015. He got his start in music playing drums at age eleven.…
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Roberto Petersen
About Roberto Petersen Argentinian chef who has risen to fame for his Los Petersen Cocineros haute restaurant. He has also starred on his cooking reality TV series Los Autenticos Petersen. He worked as a kitchen assistant in his mother s kitchen as a child. He later graduated with his degree in biochemistry from the University of…
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David McKienzie
About David McKienzie Volleyball player who represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a gold medalist at the America s Cup, the NORCECA Continental Championship and the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. He graduated from Huntington Beach High School and made the NCAA All-Tournament team at Long Beach State. He founded…
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Anahita Dhondy
About Anahita Dhondy Professional chef known for working as the Chef Manager at the Bombay Irani Cafe and Bar and for her work as a judge on the food based competition series Femme Foodies. She is also known for sharing her food and cooking related photos through Instagram as well for her over 110,000 followers. She…
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Greg Travis
About Greg Travis Best known for his “David Sleaze, the Punk Magician” comedy and magic act, this entertainer also appeared in dozens of feature films, including Paper Soldiers and Starship Troopers. Also a screenwriter, he penned scripts for HBO, Paramount, and Disney. He began his stand-up comedy career as a performer at Los Angeles famous…