Congrats to IN-Q!

Congrats to our client IN-Q! The man behind the stage name will be honored with a BMI award for his songwriting contributions to Selena Gomez’s single “Love You Like A Love Song”.

IN-Q will be performing his original work at 2 back-to-back nights at the Miles Playhouse in Santa Monica, CA! You can catch his set on either May 24th or 25th, at 8:00 PM.

For more information, visit IN-Q’s Facebook page here.

AsapSCIENCE Wins 2013 Shorty Award

Congrats to AsapSCIENCE for winning a 2013 Shorty Award for Best Science in Social Media!

“The Shorty Awards honor the best in social media; recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare and the rest of the social web.”

View AsapSCIENCE’s videos on Youtube! 

http://www.youtube.com/asapscience

Bill Nye Asks You to Write to Congress for Planetary Science

Bill Nye asks Reddit users to write to congress to help save the Planetary Science Division at NASA. The program is facing a cut of more than $200 million next year. Follow the link below to send your message directly to the Congressmen in your state.

http://Planetary.org/SOS

Ed Begley Jr. Shares Tips For Living Green

Ed Begley Jr. was featured on a Yahoo! Shine blog called “Ask A…” who asked him to share his advice on how to begin living green by making some simple changes without sacrificing luxury! Keep it up, and you’ll find yourself with a fuller wallet in no time.

Read the full article here on Yahoo! http://shine.yahoo.com/ask-a/ask-8230-green-living-expert-130300898.html#more-id

TIME.com’s Interview With Ellen Forney!

Ellen Forney was interviewed by TIME.com for an article on “Dream Jobs That Actually Pay”. Read the full interview here!

“What does it take to be a great graphic novelist?

Dedication, passion, and a natural storytelling ability. A willingness to work hard, not knowing what lies in store—fame or obscurity—because the satisfaction of making comics might need to be enough. And networking helps!” – Ellen Forney

Also, check out Ellen’s most recent graphic novel, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir. For more information on the author, the novel, and to purchase it please visit her website:

http://marblesbyellenforney.com/about.php#.UW2a47Wkp5I

Ed Begley Jr. Is On A Mission To Build America’s Greenest House

Ed Begley Jr. is notable for his television series on HGTV, called “Living With Ed” where him and his family try to limit their carbon footprint.

Ed and his wife Rachelle have begun a new project following the same direction, in which they aim to build the greenest house in America. They had launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new web series, titled “On Begley Street”, to feature this project. The Begley’s have raised over $25,000 to support the marketing and distribution of the series. The Begley’s hope to show people how fun and beneficial an environmentally-forward lifestyle is.

This has caught the attention of Forbes and the Huffington Post. Both of these well established websites have featured articles and videos regarding this ambitious project aimed at promoting social good.

Read the Forbes article here.

Watch the Huffington Post video here.

You can watch the web series here.

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PBS has featured Wu-Tang Clan rapper, GZA, regarding his latest project, “Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S.” which is an educational music experiment with New York City public schools.

Check out the PBS article here:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/03/-just-ask-wu-tang-clan-1.html

Also, GZA has spoken about this new project with BBC on a recent podcast. It can be listened to here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015tb95