April 2012
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The Corner Society Welcomes Producer Fredrik...
Woodz is a 19-year-old producer who started making music by making beats for other artists. As time progressed, he wanted to take a new direction and do more personal projects.
He listens and is influenced by hip-hop, dubstep, glo-fi, and more experimental artists. His favorite musicians are Shlohmo and Purity Ring.
+Paranoid+ is his latest work. It can be downloaded on Bandcamp and...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Producer Dominic...
MrDMBeats is a 21-year-old producer from the UK. He fell in love with Hip-Hop after hearing Lupe Fiasco’s debut Food & Liquor. As a producer, he’s always loved using epic sounds to make a beat. He’s been drawn specifically to movie scores and is currently working on a tape on which he samples music from the film Gladiator.
His last major project was called Fellowship of...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Graphic...
Iain Budgen is a UCA Graphic Design student with a keen interest in typography, minimalism and illustration. His current project has been to create a new font he’s called “Kruptos.” The undertaking stemmed from an interest in disguising secrets. After several trial versions, the cryptic typeface was created with the intent of encouraging people to hide information in the public...
March 2012
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The Corner Society Welcomes Producer Jarion...
JAYBeatz is a 19-year-old music producer. Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, he grew up on hip-hop and R&B. He’s influenced by many artists, such as Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West, The-Dream. As a senior in high school, Jay decided that he wanted to learn how to produce music as a hobby. He searched for tutorials and guides to learn how to make music. He decided to make a few...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Artist Senhor Ricardo
Rather than a conventional biography, the piece accompanying Senhor Ricardo’s work speaks volumes about his character: “Blah blah, born in Lisbon, blah blah, based in London as a freelancer, blah blah, active in advertising, arts, and music, blah, blah.”
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The Corner Society Welcomes Rapper Cazzie Jetson
Cazzie Jetson is an up-and-coming musician from Philadelphia. His skills range from hip-hop to production, and even engineering. He began his musical journey in 2009 with his cousin. The duo became known as The Delinquents. Three years, five mixtapes, and two albums later, they’re became part of purpVarsity, a collective which sports five other musicians. As an artist, he claims to be...
February 2012
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The Corner Society Welcomes Illustrator Chris B....
Chris B. Murray is an artist / illustrator. Born in Upstate New York, he relocated to Philadelphia after graduating from R.I.T (Rochester, NY), with a chip on his shoulder and very little work experience. He still lives there and spends countless hours creating stimulating visuals, feasting on good eats with his girlfriend, Emily, and scolding their boxer puppy Chunk from chewing up everything...
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Dominic Serendip & Alcohol&Ecstasy Collaborate on...
Download the track here.
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The Corner Society's Alcohol&Ecstasy Releases Two...
Download “Her Island” here.
Download “Krystal (Remix)” here.
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The Corner Society Welcomes Illustrator Mat...
Mat Pringle was born in South London. He spent an idyllic childhood climbing trees and drawing dinosaurs. After a few false starts, he studied graphic design at the London College of Communication, eventually stumbling his way into the murky world of illustration. He now spends his time doing fantastical figurative illustrations with epic attention to detail; working predominantly with dipping...
January 2012
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Corner Collabs: "Gorgeous: A Short Film"
— Teaser coming soon —
A once-promising model (played by Hadley Holdorf) loses her fight with clinical depression.
Producer: ?
Director: Mariusz Zubrowski
Writer(s): Dominic Serendip & Mariusz Zubrowski
Director of Photography: ?
Composer(s): 5th Element & Alcohol&Ecstasy
Editor: ?
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The Corner Society Welcomes Film Director Antonio...
Photo Courtesy of Evgeniya “Jane” Melnikova
Antonio Giosuè was born in Southern Italy. He studied in Milan at the European Institute of Design. There, he attended the three year program in Direction and Production of Audio and Video. He’s currently a student in the New York Film Academy’s one year program in filmmaking. He lives happily in Brooklyn with his girlfriend....
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The Corner Society Welcomes Producers...
Alcohol&Ecstasy is a production group from London. Revolving around samples and orchestral instrumentation, their most notable work has been a track called Krystal, which has garnered over 2,000 plays and 100 downloads. With a signature, cinematic element to their songs, they’ve been picked up by Dominic Serendip (a snippet of their collaboration can be heard here).
Download their...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Rapper/Actor/Poet...
As an actor, Dominic Serendip has been on several off-Broadway productions. However, his main squeeze has always been music. His upcoming Hip-Hop album is entitled Live Lucid.
When interviewed by us, he described it a lifestyle, rather than an album. In making the record, he wanted to relate to his listener by getting past his own faults. He believes in inspiring his fans to reject...
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The Corner Society's 5th Element (Zachary Taylor)...
Download Pandora for free here.
Interview coming soon!
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Mario's "Redrum Blood Shots"
Drinking redrum in blood shots,
Sinking in black scotch.
With past’s flashbacks,
Dark and sharp,
Like broken glass.
A hypochondriac with malice,
Getting high from my emotions.
Known only by his first name, Mario was born in Greece. He lived there until he was 16-years-old, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. Inspired by pain, his writing chronicles his experiences with suicide, betrayal,...
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David Rivera's "Epic Fouls"
A mind mechanized and humanized.
Words capable of carnage, drop like cinder blocks.
Truthful, terrifying as a reflection or pistol to the face.
Yet humble, pleasing, to the ears blissful.
Connection of the soul, seeking liberation.
Understanding the metaphors and left bewildered;
Capturing the meaning, we are marveled.
Geniuses united, lyrics remain undecoded,
Considered not a failure...
December 2011
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Mariusz Zubrowski's "Black Light"
The first Christmas since Richard, my father, died, and the funk of stale liquor and vomit was replaced with the aroma of cinnamon scented candles. But the kitchen still stunk of fried fish and borscht as Mom prepared a feast. We had a plastic tree. Almost naked, the faux-fern was carelessly draped by a short string of cherry red ornaments. I sat on the couch, silent as she set the table. To my...
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Love Carlshamre's "Away"
I’d been gone for too long.
Chasing tales, not memories.
A bag filled with worn-out jeans and old notebooks,
With no one willing to listen,
It’s just me and my stories.
Love Carlshamre is an aspiring poet who has lived in Stockholm, Paris and Montreal.
We Recommend: The Write Idea: A Community Writing... →
Here’s an idea: A writing community on Tumblr? Count us in!
thewriteidea:
Hello!
So here goes an experiment. A social writing experiment, if you will.
I think one of the most valuable things I’ve ever experienced in being a writer is being a part of a community — tackling an idea on my own and seeing how others would tackle it in their own unique way. There’s…
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The Corner Society & Emily Lozano Proudly Present:...
In our commitment to creativity and art, The Corner Society happily introduces Emily Lozano, a photographer-turned-activist. Below she describes our ongoing collaboration, which you can help out with a small donation on her Kickstarter. Furthermore, all who pledge $5 or more (and send proof via email) will be eligible for a chance to be spotlighted on our site..
“Hello! I’m a...
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Jessie Leon's "Training Week"
A group of seven trainees were lingering in the seating area near the entrance, making small talk, when Joyce walked in. The men, who looked like boys, wore loose polyester suits, their hair parted to the side or fluffed and ruffled like a poodle with a perm. Brian, a tall, gawky blonde with blue eyes, wore short brown trousers that fell above his ankle, a green blazer, and a shiny plaid tie. ...
November 2011
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Molly McAleer's "Letter to My Younger Self"
Dear Fourteen Year Old Molly,
Don’t touch your hair. You will start out with your mother overseeing every step of your first temporary auburn rinse, then find yourself on a thirteen year solo voyage of trying to find the perfect color that will not only make your eyes sparkle and compliment your skin tone, but fix whatever is broken deep down inside of you.
Changing hair colors will become your...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Producer Zachary...
5th Element has been making beats since March 2008. He was first inspired by Kanye West’s Graduation, and the lush production behind it. But it wasn’t until late 2009 that he found his particular sound: Sample-heavy instrumentals. Utilizing the style, he has released two solo albums and countless beat tapes. Junk, his first major record, took on the challenge of sampling 100+ songs...
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The Corner Society Welcomes Visionary Brandon G.
Brandon G. is a full-time musician, a man of few words, graphic designer, alternative artist, and just an extraordinary young talent. And, as luck would have it, he’s also the latest addition to The Corner Society team. Based in California, the 18 year old makes a living through music and designing photos. He’s been kind enough to lend his creativity to the site by handling our...
August 2011
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Literature Corner: Introducing Mariusz Zubrowski's...
Our fingers touched as we pressed the same elevator button. Dennis Popinara looked at me. He wore slacks that were covered in soot and annunciated each of his words with a stutter, and started his sentences with a long pause. “S-sorry.” I recoiled, bumping into the wall. It was painted dark blue. “These damn kids,” he began. “Can you believe one of them smashed my car window?”
My throat swelled...
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Literature Corner: Introducing Angelica Rossi's...
Four years ago, my mother’s breast cancer, after being in remission for years, had returned. She was back in the hospital. It haunts me to this day. She wasn’t doing very well and the disease was spreading throughout her body. Everyone told me that she wasn’t feeling well and that she was only hospitalized to run a few routine tests. I was still a child and they didn’t want me to worry. When my...
Poetry Corner: Introducing Angelica Rossi's "The...
Chasing butterflies, and chasing childhood dreams, believing in fairy tales that only I could see, looking at clouds and staring at stars, What a wonderful ending to a wonderful day. Reading books, and going to the library, going home, and watching a movie, I’m getting tired, so I think I’ll sleep, What a wonderful ending to a wonderful day. Going to the hospital, and going to...
Poetry Corner: Introducing Matthew 'Tony' Ashton's...
Black on Black, Black on Black
Black is this, Black is that
Black is cool, Black is whack
Black is old, Black is back
That which you told Black is fact
Has grown old now Black is cracked
What we’ve known to stay intact
Black is that which brings us back
I grew up in a hood not too far from here
And where I once used to reside, has slowly fallen aside
Coldest winters wishing for the fall to...
Poetry Corner: Introducing Emanuel Gibson's...
Row-row young man Guide your vessel steadily Never let your momentum slow Row-row young man Row-row strong man Navigate these rapids Don’t let the tides catch you Don’t let the rocks thrash you Row-row strong man Row-row old man Traverse the wide sea Reminisce on your journey Over the horizon you’re free Row-row old man
Emanuel Gibson is currently attending...
July 2011
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Crazy, Stupid, Love....
At fortysomething, Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the American Dream. He has a nice house, a decent job, two loveable kids, and unlike most people, he’s married to his high school sweetheart, Emily (Julianne Moore). But that white picket fence is only as strong as those who built it, and in Weaver’s case, this “perfect” life begins to chip away when he learns that his wife has cheated on...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Anyone who has read my review for 2010’s misfire,Jonah Hex, knows that I love genre-mashing. I adore it especially if it’s something being meshed with a Western. Now imagine my glee when I heard Cowboys & Aliens being announced. Then came out that Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, and Paul Dano were all slated to star, under the helm of Iron Man director, Jon...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Captain America: The...
Anyone who has gone to high school in the U.S. remembers those lectures about the American Dream, but never has someone mentioned Captain America, a man who epitomizes it. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1941, Captain America became the comic-book world’s most nationalistic superhero. And though the serial was meant as a statement for its creator’s disdain for the actions of Nazi...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Prior to my screening of Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall’s Winnie the Pooh, an adaptation of the beloved A.A. Milne and Ernest Shepard books, a military recruitment ad (complete with tattooed musclemen who, cradling monstrous rifles, ran through enemy-fire, barking orders) terrified the young audience made up of rampageous toddlers that parents had brought along for, what I assume was, their...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Beats, Rhymes, & Life:...
I like music documentaries, despite not being much of a virtuoso (though I’ve tried my hand at guitar — needless to say, it’s still sitting in the same corner it’s been in for the past three months). But what attracts me to the genre are the artists themselves; as a semi-struggling screenwriter who is still hoping to sell his debut feature (Warner Bros., call me) myself, I figure anyone who...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Tabloid (2010)
Ever go to the grocery store and, while standing at the checkout, glanced at the tabloid papers? WithRumor Patrol, People, and Life & Times all detailing the juicy details of Lindsey Lohan or Britney Spears’ latest mental breakdown (using a combination of badly Photoshopped pictures, corny puns and headlines reading, “Drugs, Booze, and Floral Panties”), you’d be hard-pressed not to open...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Transformers: Dark of...
Michael Bay is the Antichrist of the entertainment world and his Hollywood adaptation of a popular line of Hasbro toys is his ploy for world-domination.
Despite being loud and obnoxious, Transformers made money and established a fanbase. And his sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, though critically-lauded, raked in dollars by the boatload.
I hated both films.
Not surprisingly,...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Horrible Bosses (2011)
In Seth Gordon’s (Freakonomics, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) Horrible Bosses, you’ll meet the tool (Colin Ferrell), the psycho (Kevin Spacey), and the man-eater (Jennifer Aniston), three higher-ups that make their employee’s lives a living hell. First in line is Bobby Pellitt, the son of Jack Pellitt (Donald Sutherland) and the heir of Pellitt & Sons, a lucrative chemical ...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: The Ledge (2011)
The Ledge was screened in New York during a stand-off between supporters and opponents of gay marriage; some journalists even believed that the city, which was one vote away from legalizing marriage equality, was on the heels on “anarchism.” Luckily, it never came that far. Coincidentally, the film, Matthew Chapman’s directorial debut (he also pens the script), was inspired by his own ...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Larry Crowne (2011)
Most scripts are divided into three acts: The setup, which introduces characters, plot-points, and locales; the confrontation, where both the antagonist and protagonist’s strengths and weaknesses are further examined — complicating the problem at hand — and finally; the resolution, which concludes the aforementioned conflicts. Larry Crowne, a love-story between an ex-Navy serviceman and his...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: The Trip (2010)
Generally, writers try to change the world. We think of ourselves as omnipotent while stroking prickly beards, sipping on aged wine and puffing down on fine cigars. This will be my magnus opus, we think to ourselves. Though, as luck would have it, many of these ideas go up in smoke (the others are publically lambasted upon release before being hailed as “masterpieces” three decades later in...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Cars 2 (2011)
Cars 2 has been unfairly panned by every news outlet, semi-important blogger, and even a few disapproving mothers. But this just in, it’s not a bad film.
Written by Ben Queen and directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, the sequel, an oftentimes clever (and always vibrant) rendition of corporate espionage, was protected by the prestigious Pixar name.
Known for masterpieces like Toy Story,...
June 2011
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: (DVD/Blu-ray) Source...
Much like Duncan Jones’ freshman endeavor, Moon, a film that was eclipsed (pun intended) at first, but which then skyrocketed to unprecedented levels of success during award season, Source Code is a cerebral thriller that takes an unorthodox approach to popcorn cinema. The similarities don’t end there, however; although both films were penned by different screenwriters — Nathan Parker, who...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Bad Teacher (2011)
I’ve had my fair share of eccentric teachers. In junior high, there was Mr. Plotsker, who despite being fit as a horse, walked with a cane. Sometimes he would twirl it around during long-winded lectures. Other times, he’d pretend it was a machine gun. “Close, but no cigar,” he’d proclaim, pointing its end towards a student, before imitating gunfire. Then, in high school, I met Mr. Harris, a...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: 30 Minutes or Less...
In 2003 Brian Douglas Wells, a high school dropout, pizza deliveryman, and “valued employee” of the Mama Mia Pizzeria, was double-crossed by Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Kenneth Barnes, his co-conspirators in a botched robbery plot. On the afternoon of August 28th, at the end of a dirt road, the crooks fastened a time bomb to Wells’ neck. He was under the impression that this was a decoy...
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Contest Corner: Win a Copy of Alexandre Desplat's...
Due to an unprecedented number of submissions, we’ve extended the deadline to July 19th, 2011. This gives all you eager writers an extra month to polish up those pieces. Those who have already submitted but want to further revise their work are allowed to do so.
In anticipation for our review for Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, The Corner Society is holding its first official contest....
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Green Lantern (2011)
A friend of mine once argued about the redundancy behind DC Comics; its name, he claimed, originally stood for Detective Comics, thus by adding an extra ‘comics’ at the end, one is left with the awkwardly titled Detective Comics Comics. Though, despite the discrepancy behind the publisher’s name, it has remained a powerhouse in the comic-book world. However, by offering darker, more humane...
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Super 8 (2011)
Set in Lillian, Ohio, J.J. Abrams’ (Star Trek, Mission: Impossible III) latest, Super 8 chronicles Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), a young boy who struggles to connect with his depressed workaholic of a father, Jack (Kyle Chandler), the town’s Deputy Sherriff. He spends his time playing with monster makeup on the set of his friend, Charles’ (Riley Griffiths), short film, a no-budget zombie flick....
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Literature Corner: Introducing Mariusz Zubrowski's...
I hope nobody saw me smash Dennis’ car windows. Growing up in a household led by a neurotic mother and two nameless cats, there were never any secrets … nor were there many visitors. We weren’t antisocial; both of us wanted friendships but neither could stand the constant annoyances of intimate relationships. Her best friend was named ‘Ching.’ This was not her real name (only close family...
May 2011
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Mariusz Zubrowski Reviews: Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
The premise for 2008’s Kung Fu Panda was conceptualized by a DreamWorks Animation executive, Michael Lachance, and has been around since the early ‘90s. When it finally released, the production (directed by John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne) slowly became a financial and critical success for the studio. In fact, the story of Po (voiced by Jack Black), a clumsy, overweight panda and...