Herman “Butch” Peace was nineteen years old and, by his own admission, mostly thinking about girls when he enlisted in the Army. He didn’t have a plan for the war — he had a plan to fly helicopters, because it sounded like a cool thing … Continue readingASK A VET EP 58: What They Didn’t Tell You About Being a 19-Year-Old Vietnam Combat Pilot
Stephen Davy was twenty years old, working the toy gun counter at a Toys R Us outside Washington D.C., when his draft notice arrived in the spring of 1967. By November he was at Lackland Air Force Base for basic training, and by the following … Continue readingEP 48: What They Never Told You About Playing Rock & Roll in a War Zone
Stephan Wolfert didn’t come from a military family. He grew up on the blue-collar north side of La Crosse, Wisconsin, the kid who asked too many questions, got kicked out of Catholic school, struggled through college, and couldn’t quite find where he fit. In … Continue readingASK A VET EP 44: What They Don’t Tell You About Being a Combat Medic Turned Infantry Officer
When Randy joined the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, he didn’t know exactly what lay ahead. After basic training, he attended Air Police school and was assigned a role that carried enormous responsibility: guarding aircraft, securing base perimeters, and standing ready with … Continue readingASK A VET EP 25: What They Don’t Tell You About Being Under Fire on Pleiku AirBase
Every time I’m in a new town, I search out coffee shops with unique vibes and good coffee. Function Coffee Labs ranks near the top. I sat down with creators, Ross Nickerson and Megan McCusker to learn their specialty coffee secrets. How’d you find yourself … Continue readingSCIENCE OF THE BEAN: SPECIALTY COFFEE
The city that gave us plastic pink flamingos, Scarface, the Cocaine Cowboys, plastic surgery, stunning beaches, and obscenely beautiful people has another thing to offer; a burgeoning urban art scene known as Wynwood. By day, it’s a giant Andy Warhol exhibit with 50-foot paintings on … Continue readingMIAMI’S URBAN UNDERGROUND
What’s in a face? What makes us who we are? Is it our voice, our face, our hair, our clothes? What makes you famous? These questions came to mind on a recent project for Sophos. Creator Tyler McKeller came to us with the task of … Continue readingALMOST FAMOUS
Meet the king of the square donut, baker Brent Tuckett. Yeah, I said square donut. Seems like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Aren’t donuts supposed to be round? Is a square donut still a donut? Brent might hold the answers, but he’s not a man of … Continue readingMASTER OF THE SQUARE
Here’s my backside tribute to the gothic charm and eclectic people of the Big Easy. The Big Easy New Orleans, or N’Awlins as locals pronounce it, is in one word… haunting. Every direction I pointed my camera was a story. It’s an intriguing place, bustling … Continue readingTHE BIG EASY BACKSIDE
Life, Lou Gehrig & The Bard Professor. The last time I saw him, he was walking with a cane. Now, he wasn’t walking at all. I came to UVU campus to take his portrait, something I’d wanted to do ever since learning of his diagnosis. … Continue readingLIFE, LOU GEHRIG & THE BARD PROFESSOR: CHRIS CLARK
