The Timmy Loves Julie Show

by Chester on November 18, 2011

Timmy Wood and Julie Gomez are newlyweds. In their five years together (or six depending on which one you ask), they’ve gone through a period long-distance, a break up and a move to New York during one of the roughest economic climates. Through it all, however, they do the one thing that brought them together: laugh.

Wood is a comedy writer and improv actor, and Gomez is a producer at New York’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater. They met on stage when they were in their late teens in Texas, and continue to share the stage durin their occasional “Timmy Loves Julie” showcase.

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Occupy One Police Plaza.

by Chester on October 1, 2011

Occupy One Police Plaza
The Occupy Wall Street movement protests the New York Police Department and what they see as abuse of power.

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Red Apple Job Fair.

September 27, 2011
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Surviving the Economy; Bike Share in Fort Greene

September 25, 2011

Job Interview: Kendall McKenzie A Brooklyn woman surviving the economy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Bike Share Comes To Fort Greene Council Member Letitia James brings affordable transportation alternatives to the neighborhood. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Come on, Irene.

August 27, 2011
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Eliana Jaramillo, Street Vendor, on the Economy

August 24, 2011

Eliana Jaramillo stands on three-inch sandals on top of a four- or five-inch platform at the intersection of 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue for about four hours a day, and has done so for more than twenty-eight years. Jaramillo moved to the United States almost thirty years ago from Bolivia, and has seen her corner [...]

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Sunny London. Or Pulp.

July 8, 2011
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This is not about abortion.

June 20, 2011

Last Friday, Texas Governor Rick Perry released a statement on his veto of Texas House Bill 242, which would have penalized adults who are caught texting while driving: Texting while driving is reckless and irresponsible. I support measures that make our roads safer for everyone, but House Bill 242 is a government effort to micromanage [...]

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An innocent man.

November 13, 2010

Please find the final version of this post on the Innocence Blog, published November 19, 2010. Anthony Graves was twenty six when he was arrested for the Somerville murder of Bobbie Davis, her daughter and four grandchildren. It was a gruesome murder in what could typically be described as a small, sleepy Texas town (population [...]

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Review: ‘Root For Ruin’ by Les Savy Fav

September 21, 2010

One time, my friends and I drove up to Austin to catch what we were expecting to be an amazing show: Les Savy Fav, touring for ‘Let’s Stay Friends,’ with openers Fatal Flying Guilloteens. It was going to be a brutally amazing night, especially since I hadn’t seen Les Savy Fav before despite being a [...]

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