Archive for April, 2011

A Model’s Diary: Cornell Fashion Collective

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by rachel.neville

12:00pm: I arrive at Barton Hall for some last minute adjustments. Closures need to be added to my dress so it doesn’t fall off in front of a few hundred people. That would be a fashion faux pas. There are people everywhere backstage. Models, designers, reporters, all rushing around even though the show doesn’t start [...]

Slope Speaks with Comedian Eugene Mirman

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Sushmita

Bonnaroo is a diverse festival, in the past few years comedy has been added to the line-up. This year Eugene Mirman is among the many comedians to perform.  Gary Graff:  Do you use the festival – do you use the festival for material is that a you know a good place? Eugene Mirman:  Do I [...]

Slope Speaks with: Albert Hammond, Jr. from The Strokes

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Sushmita

I recently got the opportunity to be a part of a press teleconference with some of the artists performing at the festival: Albert Hammond, Jr. from The Strokes, comedian Eugene Mirman and Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk. Here are some of my favorite moments from the conversation. First, Albert Hammond, Jr of the Strokes. Gary [...]

Slope at Bonnaroo!!

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Sushmita

This year Slope Media will be at Bonnaroo and we cannot be more excited. I love music festivals, I try to make it a point to attend at least one every summer. In my mind Bonnaroo has always been one of the most appealing. Something about camping out for 4 days in the hot Tennessee [...]

Episode 57: Lightning Hopkins

Posted on April 27th, 2011 by christopher.guerrero

Happy 5th Year Anniversary Slope Media!

Posted on April 27th, 2011 by marisel.salazar

La gastrónomia roja loves Slope Media! Happy 5th year anniversary! Text in pureed raspberry!

Oh (ginger) Snap!

Posted on April 27th, 2011 by marisel.salazar

I have been waiting weeks for the sun to come out for just long enough that I could snap some photos. I am obsessive about my light- that is the difference between a bland photo and a photo that pops, that draws and seduces people. I checked the weather last night and woke up at [...]

Stories From Lyrics – “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” (The Script)

Posted on April 26th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos

He hated the stares and the condescending glances. He wanted to somehow make everyone in the room simultaneously aware that he had only been waiting at the restaurant for fifteen minutes, that fifteen minutes was not too long a time when you think about it, and that there was still hope that she’d come whirling [...]

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Hot For Teacher

Posted on April 25th, 2011 by Samantha M.

For my “Desire” class this semester we’re reading The Symposium: Plato’s infamous play about the complex, sexual nature of learning. In the play, the leading philosophers of the time (Socrates, Aristophanes, Alcibiades, etc.) gather to praise Eros and discuss the true meaning of love. As each man delivers his speech, it becomes clear that the Greek method of [...]

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Green Tip of the Week

Posted on April 25th, 2011 by shari.gitlin

Make sure your tires all fully inflated!  50-80% of tires are under-inflated and under-inflated tires waste up to 5% of a car’s fuel. Think about how much you could save just by checking your tire pressure!