by Marc Blackbird, Antioch University Los Angeles Student + Founder of U.R. Media.TV

Whenever you encounter one you feel like you were hit by a force of nature. They're mostly unusual outside-the-lines types, people who just have to do what they do because they>>

by Pat Palleschi, Ph.D

“Fired,” “right-sized,” “terminated,” “severed,” “we’ve gone in a different direction,” “we’ve changed strategies,” “you get two weeks severance,” “good luck in your next opportunity...”

These are all words that can bring any adult to their knees. And in Los Angeles there are millions of people who>>

by Reinel Campa, MAOM Student + Video Producer

In the video below, an amazing East Coast indie she-musician goddess, Joan Wasser, talks about her creative process. Joan as Police Woman (as she calls herself) is an inspiration, a muse, a mentor. Her cool style and relaxed demeanor are interesting and familiar. In the video she describes how she directs her musical>>

by Freddy J. Nager, Associate Professor, MAOM

No, I'm not the old man on the porch yelling at kids to get off his lawn. Yet.

But my old-man sensitivities have been repeatedly rankled by the disappearance of two words from the English language: "thank you." Apparently, they've been misplaced. I'd be happy with the one-word substitute, "thanks," but>>