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13
Aug

What I Did With My Sunday Afternoon

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Challenge Complete!

Working only with the materials provided, I managed to convert this 14-ft barricade into a 7-ft DJ table.
Music never sounded so good!

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10
Aug

The J. Smith Bootleggers Gang 1920s

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The J. Smith Gang

“The Infamous J. Smith gang – known as such for often using the name ‘J.’ or ‘Jim’ amongst them all – ran a bootlegging syndicate in upstate New York in the 1920s. Often distilling their liquor across the boarder in Canada in roving makeshift cabins, this family of criminals reportedly ran a multimillion dollar operation from 1918 to 1933. Their leader, Jim Smith Sr., was the paranoid mastermind behind the crew and rumor has it that numerous caches of gold bullion and jewels remain to be found along the USA/Canada border.” – Bootleggers and Smugglers, Harvard University Press (2012)

I posted the photo album to Fbook.

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23
Jul

Cultivating Coworking Culture at The Yard

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BetaBeat Exclusive

These days I’m working hard at The Yard to develop an innovative curriculum of continuing education classes including software programming, business development, financing and just about everything in between. We’ll be rolling out courses beginning in September. Stay tuned!

Read all about it in Betabeat.

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22
Jun

Cannibalistic Horses – Free Download

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TODAY ONLY: Download and read my book Welcome to the Land of Cannibalistic Horses for FREE! After today it will be for sale, but you can download the PDF and print it for free today. Read interviews with Wesley Willis, David LaChapelle, Bernardine Dohrn, Dan Savage and more… essays on Brooklyn, Phish, Disney and Democracy circa 2004. Photos, comics, illustrations by Mike Force. Also includes a new forward. This year marks the 7th anniversary, help us celebrate by downloading the PDF.

Welcome to the Land of Cannibalistic Horses

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10
May

The Considerate Cyclist – WG Newspaper

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The Williamsburg / Greenpoint News + Arts Newspaper

I wrote a couple of stories about bicycling in NYC, including a profile of Josh Zisson and his Bike Safe Nation initiative. Pick up a copy of the newspaper at local bars and restaurants. Or visit the site online.

Here’s the archive of all my WG stories.

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08
Feb

Cup & The Yard in The WG

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The WG News + Arts – Keeping it local.

I wrote two stories for the current issue of the Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts newspaper. Each story profiles a local Greenpoint business: Cup, the coffee shop on Norman Avenue, and The Yard, a new co-working facility on Nassau Avenue. Both businesses are a stone’s throw from my loft and it was a pleasure to meet with the owners and craft profiles of businesses in my neighborhood.

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31
Jan

Internet Radio Episode IV: A New Hope

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Recorded live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

In this episode Professor Wexler and I play home-town heroes Japanther and emerging fuzz buzz duo Unstoppable Death Machines. And we announce the premiere of a new Brooklyn party called “Sex Planet” at Legion Bar next week. Take a listen!

Right click to download (46 min)
http://apsmith.net/radio/JANUARY_25_2012.mp3

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