Evan Narcisse
Each year STAPLE! brings over 200 artists and creators under one roof for the celebration of independent media. It is one of the few long-standing events in Austin that highlights independently produced comics, zines, art, crafts and games alongside educational panels and workshops. We interviewed three artists from 2019’s expo, Evan Narcisse, Monica Gallagher and […]
Jae Lin
Each year STAPLE! brings over 200 artists and creators under one roof for the celebration of independent media. It is one of the few long-standing events in Austin that highlights independently produced comics, zines, art, crafts and games alongside educational panels and workshops. We interviewed three artists from 2019’s expo, Jae Lin, Monica Gallagher and Evan […]
Monica Gallagher
Each year STAPLE! brings over 200 artists and creators under one roof for the celebration of independent media. It is one of the few long-standing events in Austin that highlights independently produced comics, zines, art, crafts and games alongside educational panels and workshops. We interviewed three artists from 2019’s expo, Monica Gallagher, Jae Lin and […]
Let’s Follow a Trend! Intermittent Fasting
This quarter’s trend: Intermittent Fasting! with Adam Brunell What is intermittent fasting? Well it’s pretty simple, it’s a period of time occurring at intervals in which no food or calories are consumed. You’re essentially switching between times of feeding and times of fasting. This can vary from person to person, as there are a lot […]
Listen to Uncommon People
In 2019, five musicians came together to form a band with a name that couldn’t be a better fit: Uncommon People. Hailing from two states and five different ethnic backgrounds, together they produce a sound that pays homage with bluesy tracks like “On the Fly” and also embodies the new age sounds with songs like […]
Sam Soper
For Issue 17 we only asked one question of Artist, Illustrator and Character Designer Sam Soper: tell us about your process. And Sam, being the brilliant, generous artist that she is, detailed every bit of her art making to share with us. What is your art making experience? I have a user experience (UX) design/development […]
Recalling Google’s Drawing De-bot-cle
Google debuted a new visual AI at CES earlier this year to much anticipation. The creation, nicknamed Andy Warbot, was made as a rival to the drawing bot Microsoft premiered in 2018. Unlike Microsoft’s bot, Google touted that Andy Warbot works from audio commands to create unforgettable imagery. During the demonstration, handler Glenn Glorbak, started […]
The Musical Cookbook feat. Lizarazo
Tomas shares his “secret recipe” for a great track within his scene. It’s less about the formula and more about the tools and workflow to expose tips and inspiration! Theme Experimental beat music but my friends describe my sound as space music. I jump around tempos from 70–160bpm—mostly decided by how fast I want the […]
HEB Outlaws Processed Foods, Shoppers Fill Carts With Nothing
The fight against processed food has finally been won. After a six-week standoff with HEB, protesters were pleased to learn the grocery giant gave in to their demands. As of two days ago, processed food was outlawed in the store. “It’s been a long road but it was time well spent,” one of the Organic-izers […]
Human Progress To Do List
It has been about 200 years since we developed mass manufacturing, 80 years since we started to kill it at science, and 45 years since we began globalizing information during the digital revolution. To keep the progress going, we thought we’d help everyone out by putting together a short little checklist of things we have […]