Sam George

Let’s start with the numbers, shall we? Everyone knows that the current economic climate is terrible, but nothing throws an ugly situation into relief like the harsh light of statistics. Youth unemployment rates are at record highs. According to a recent article by The Atlantic, almost 14 percent of college graduates who matriculated during 2006–2010 are unable to find full-time employment, and only 55.3 percent of those aged 16–29 are working, which is the lowest percentage since World War II. Globally, the rates of unemployed youth are also at record highs,… Read the rest

Lost & Found

A delayed generation moves forward one sidestep at a time.

Let’s start with the numbers, shall we? Everyone knows that the current economic climate is terrible, but nothing throws an ugly situation into relief like the harsh light of statistics. Youth unemployment rates are at record highs. According to a recent article by The Atlantic, almost 14 percent of college graduates who matriculated during 2006–2010 are unable to find full-time employment, and only 55.3 percent of those aged 16–29 are working, which is the lowest percentage since World War II. Globally, the rates of unemployed youth are also at record highs,… Read the rest

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Of Owls and Buffalo

Jesse Payne’s newest work is a multi-media trip down memory lane.

In the not too distant past I worked in a downtown office-building food court, and one day as I trudged home from the fluorescent doldrums that filled my day, attempting to get the ringing of Fox News blather out of my ears, I saw a peculiar sight. Perched on the edge of the topmost tier of a parking deck was an owl. A big one. It was absolutely still, and I stopped and stared, wondering how… Read the rest

Of Owls and Buffalo

Jesse Payne’s newest work is a multi-media trip down memory lane.

In the not too distant past I worked in a downtown office-building food court, and one day as I trudged home from the fluorescent doldrums that filled my day, attempting to get the ringing of Fox News blather out of my ears, I saw a peculiar sight. Perched on the edge of the topmost tier of a parking deck was an owl. A big one. It was absolutely still, and I stopped and stared, wondering how… Read the rest