The Rise of AI: Transforming Our World with Intelligence and Caution
By Jon Cohen: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an invisible helper in our modern world, silently transforming how we live, work,...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Connected
By Elizabeth Gracen: I don’t know why I thought I wouldn’t watch the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week. Maybe it’s because...
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Derek May
- Aug 16
- 8 min
BIG3 Basketball: The Biggest League You’ve Never Heard Of
By Derek May: I love professional basketball. I’ve bled Silver & Black for my San Antonio Spurs since my parents first got season tickets...
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Anne Trominski
- Jul 18
- 16 min
Civics on the Rocks: Episode 1—What Is Civics?
By Anne Trominski: In case you were unaware, things are a bit crazy in the United States right now. In an era of shocking news stories,...
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Derek May
- Jun 20
- 14 min
North to Alaska, a Travel Guide: Part 2—Sea-ing Is Believing
By Derek May: Welcome back! With preparations made and the virtues of an Alaskan land tour covered in Part 1, we’re ready to set sail!...
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Rena Justine
- Jun 18
- 4 min
4 Lifestyle Changes to Support Weight Management
By Rena Justine: America struggles with weight management. Healthline reports that 30.7% of adults in the country are overweight, while...
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Derek May
- Jun 8
- 13 min
North to Alaska, a Travel Guide: Part 1—Prep and Land(Tour)ing
By Derek May: There are many ways to reach our 49th U.S. state: plane, train, car, dogsled. There are even more reasons to visit:...
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Kimberly Hayes
- May 10
- 3 min
Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing Your First Charity Walk Fundraiser
By Kimberly Hayes: Kimberly Hayes writes for The Gen Z Collective— which serves, documents, and supports Generation Z and the...
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FLAPPER PRESS
- Apr 23
- 4 min
4 Tips for Staying on Top of Your Eye Health
By Rena Justine: Good vision is an integral aspect of wellness, being that the eyes are used across various aspects of daily life, from...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Mar 29
- 5 min
Happy Women's History Month
By Elizabeth Gracen: "National Women’s History Month honors the successes and sacrifices of U.S. women. It dates to March 8, 1857, when...
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Tom Squitieri
- Mar 26
- 3 min
The Taste of Starvation
By Tom Squitieri: Thirty-one March fifths ago, I finally got hit. The humanitarian aid truck I was riding in to the Sarajevo airport was...
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Alex Manugian
- Mar 25
- 9 min
All Movies Are Art—Even the Bad Ones—Despite What Nearly Every Filmmaker and Film Critic May Tell You
By Alex Manugian: In 2019, Martin Scorsese gave an interview to Empire magazine in which he differentiated between movie franchises like...
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Kimberly Hayes
- Mar 12
- 4 min
Achieving Career Success without Compromising Personal Life: Tips for Busy Professionals
By Kimberly Hayes: As a busy professional, it is common to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and burnt out. Often, the long hours and the...
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Kimberly Hayes
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Lost in the Fog: Finding Ways Out of Stress
By Kimberly Hayes: The Gen Z Collective serves, documents, and supports Generation Z and the organizations by, for, and about them....
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FLAPPER PRESS
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Flapper Press Poetry Café Series: My Favorite Poetry—Shakespeare's Sonnet 130
By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...
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Tom Squitieri
- Jan 5
- 5 min
The Old Geezer Returns
By Tom Squitieri: The Press Club bar closes early now, to the regret of many of the dwindling number of old timers. The younger members...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Dec 22, 2023
- 4 min
Concert Film Trilogy—Part Two: "Stop Making Sense"
By Elizabeth Gracen: Three unique concert films from musical artists—each distinctive and unique, representative of the deep and wide...
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Flapper Press Poetry Café
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min
Flapper Press Poetry Café Series: My Favorite Poetry—T. S. Eliot
By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...
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Anne Trominski
- Dec 19, 2023
- 6 min
A Day at the Circus: A Look at Cirque du Soleil's BAZZAR
By Anne Trominski: I love a circus. The dazzling colors, bright lights, outrageous costumes, amazing feats of acrobatics, and...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Dec 8, 2023
- 6 min
Concert Film Trilogy—Part One: "The Eras Tour"
By Elizabeth Gracen: How lucky am I to have had front-row seats to some of the biggest concerts that hit the stage in 2023? I didn’t have...
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Ron Standridge
- Nov 10, 2023
- 4 min
Dragging Up Memories: Jim Bailey, Judy Garland, and a Fascinated 10-Year-Old Fan
By Ron Standridge: I can’t remember the first time I was exposed to the concept of drag as entertainment. Growing up, I have fond...
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Jon Cohen
- Oct 30, 2023
- 6 min
The Changing Landscape of Social Media
By Jon Cohen: The world of social media is constantly evolving, with new platforms emerging and old ones changing their focus. In the...
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Derek May
- Oct 13, 2023
- 10 min
A Day at Austin City Limits 2023
By Derek May: They say everything’s bigger in Texas for good reason. I’ve lived here long enough to see that true of our food, our...
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Gillian Kessler
- Sep 15, 2023
- 9 min
On Bringing My Child to Malawi—Some Morning Musings
By Gillian Kessler: Note: In 2017, inspired by the incredible years of work her father had done in Malawi, Gillian Kessler and her...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Aug 31, 2023
- 3 min
An Evening with Sondheim
By Elizabeth Gracen: Sondheim. Patti LuPone. Hot summer night. The Hollywood Bowl. Did I mention Patti LuPone? I’m a true-blue fangirl of...
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Derek May
- Aug 29, 2023
- 7 min
A Case for Physical Media
By Derek May: Change is inevitable, that’s simply a fact of life. But it’s also painful (a fact that’s harder to swallow). Some changes...
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FLAPPER PRESS
- Aug 18, 2023
- 2 min
Flapper Press Poetry Café Series: My Favorite Poetry—Mary Oliver
By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...
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Rena Justine
- Aug 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Secret to Writing Great Lyrics
By Rena Justine: It’s one thing to know how to play an instrument and compose music, but it’s another to master the art of songwriting....
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Derek May
- Aug 10, 2023
- 9 min
Back to Vegas for the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game
By Derek May: I have an unsettling relationship with Las Vegas. My memories of living there in the early 1990s recall a city defiantly...
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Derek May
- Aug 4, 2023
- 7 min
Risky Business: The No-Win Scenario of Entertainment Economics
By Derek May: Hollywood seems to be striking out. You can take that at face value in reference to the two major ongoing strikes by the...
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Derek May
- Jul 7, 2023
- 7 min
Pride Month Book Reports—Part 3
By Amy Deppe: Though another Pride month has come and gone, the importance of recognizing and celebrating LGBTQIA+ people and promoting...
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Derek May
- Jun 27, 2023
- 7 min
Pride Month Book Reports—Part 2
By Amy Deppe: Pride Month is still in full swing, and as we honor, celebrate, and recognize the LGBTQIA+ community, we are excited to...
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Amy Deppe
- Jun 20, 2023
- 6 min
Pride Month Book Reports—Part 1
By Amy Deppe: It's June! It’s not only Pride Month but also my anniversary month (in fact, today!) with my wife of 19 years, Jimmie Sue...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Jun 16, 2023
- 3 min
Celebrating Drag: Part 2—Willi Ninja
By Elizabeth Gracen: During my research about prominent historical figures from the LGBTQIA+ community for the Celebrating Drag series...
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Will Bellaimey
- Jun 9, 2023
- 4 min
Historically Speaking: How Do You Fix a Broken Political System?
By Will Bellaimey: There have been a lot of revelations lately about the questionable ethical decisions by multiple justices of the...
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Will Bellaimey
- May 24, 2023
- 6 min
Historically Speaking: The Debt Ceiling and the 14th Amendment
By Will Bellaimey: This is Historically Speaking, the series where we talk about what's happening in the news and how it relates to...
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FLAPPER PRESS
- May 11, 2023
- 3 min
Engage Your Students: Interactive STEM Lesson Plan Ideas
By Chelsea Lamb: Incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (or STEM) education is crucial for students' future success in...
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Derek May
- Apr 11, 2023
- 5 min
The Right Way
By Derek May: In his 1981 inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan infamously stated that “Government is not the solution to our...
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Jon Cohen
- Apr 4, 2023
- 4 min
Back That Data Up
By Jon Cohen: Don’t fall victim to data loss, World Backup Day was March 31, but you can still act now! In today's digital age, data has...
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Elizabeth Gracen
- Mar 28, 2023
- 3 min
Celebrating Drag: Part 1
By Elizabeth Gracen: I’m a big fan of drag. My first glimpse of a cross-dresser was any one of the numerous Monty Python's Flying Circus...
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Bounce Staff
- Feb 23, 2023
- 4 min
Best Markets in New York City
By Bounce Staff: If you want to get a sense of the real life of the city, there are few better places to go than a market. After all,...
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- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min
A Guide to Taking on a Creative Project in 2023
By Rena Justine: One bright side of these past few years has been a surge in creativity, including providing more time and opportunities...
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Derek May
- Jan 21, 2023
- 7 min
Best/Worst Films 2022
By Derek May: It's been a while, I know, since we presented our annual wrap-up grading the entertainment quality of the year—but we're...
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Derek May
- Jan 20, 2023
- 7 min
Best/Worst Television Series 2022
By Derek May: It's been a while, I know, since we presented our annual wrap-up grading the entertainment quality of the year—but we're...
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Will Bellaimey
- Dec 31, 2022
- 7 min
Historically Speaking: December 2022—Part 2
By Will Bellaimey: It's the end of 2022, and Will Bellaimey is back to talk about the state of democracy in the USA, the political...
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Will Bellaimey
- Dec 29, 2022
- 8 min
Historically Speaking: December 2022—Part 1
By Will Bellaimey: It's the end of 2022, and Will Bellaimey is back to talk about the state of democracy in the USA, the political...
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
4 Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Photos
By Rena Justine: It's easy to think of iconic photos as something otherworldly, but they're actually the result of good-old talent and...
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FLAPPER PRESS
- Dec 10, 2022
- 5 min
Flapper Press Announces Nominees for the 2022 Pushcart Prize in Poetry
By Flapper Press: Please join us in congratulating our poets Gaby Bedetti, Maril Crabtree, and Debbie Theiss, whose poems have earned our...
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Annie Newcomer
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
What Is the Pushcart Prize?
By Annie Newcomer: In her article on the Pushcart Prize, Dana Shavin writes: "My mother remembers where she was when Nixon resigned. My...
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Tom Squitieri
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
“Don’t Forget About Us,” They Said. As If I Could or Would.
By Tom Squitieri: Editor's Note: An ongoing series of protests and civil unrest against the government of Iran began in Tehran on...
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