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Art students update racing’s image

By Savannah Bowes - Last updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Art graduates have traditionally taken longer than most to convert their recently acquired skills into cash: not all can expect to sell work from their first show, or pass straight from college catwalk to a contract with a high-end fashion retailer. But a project at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM) in [...]

There Is Power In A Union

By Savannah Bowes - Last updated: Monday, July 25, 2011

I went to see Billy Bragg last night at Lincoln Center’s Big Busk. The show, courtesy of corporate sponsors Bloomberg and Pepsico, was quite good, with lots of people playing their own guitars and singing along to great busking material like “Tracks Of My Tears” and “Cecilia”. In the middle of all the busking music, [...]

Do You Agree with GQ’s 30 Most Stylish Videos?

By Savannah Bowes - Last updated: Monday, July 25, 2011

In honor of MTVs 30 years of existence, GQ will be naming the 30 Most Stylish Videos (yes! they used to play music videos!) throughout the week. They started yesterday with their countdown (30 to 25) and cited such vids as Michael Jacksons Thriller and Roxy Musics Love is the Drug as iconic fashion touchstones.

PayScale’s Best-Paying College Majors

By Savannah Bowes - Last updated: Sunday, July 24, 2011

According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, it costs approximately $80,000 in tuition plus expenses to earn a bachelor’s degree from a public four-year college and about $140,000 to gain the same credentials from a private nonprofit four-year institution. There are certainly ways to find this kind of funding – grants, [...]