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“BABAYAGA” AUTHOR TOBY BARLOW BOOK READING AT SOHO’S MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKSTORE

Detroit-based modern-day Renaissance man Toby Barlow has just released his second novel, Babayaga and will be in Soho at the McNally Jackson store August 7th at 7pm for a book reading. More info from Time Out on the event. If you aren’t familiar with the New York advertising veteran, he is a transplant to Detroit […]

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SIGNAL RETURN LETTERPRESS ENCOURAGES ART & EDUCATION IN EASTERN MARKET

Signal Return is a storefront letterpress print shop in Eastern Market, Detroit led by Director, Ryan Schirmang. The main focus of Signal Return is art, followed by education, culture, and community outreach. What Ryan explained, is that “the backbone of the space are the learning workshops they offer. So many people spend so much time on […]

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NEW CCS CAMPAIGN SPOOFS D.A.R.E. ADS, VIA BREAKING COPY

Overall, this is a pitch-perfect satire of anti-drug PSAs, down to the over-dramatic, obviously posed photos of gravely serious family situations. It’s also done in a way that elevates and glorifies art school. By laughing at anyone who considers art education unwise, impractical or even reckless, the ads remind us of what a reasonable choice […]

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