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Articles by Jeff Minton
The Friends Next Door
A Neighbor in Need Of… THE BIGGER PICTURE DENVER When Charlo Garcia moved to the Colorado capital with his husband in the fall of 2019, he was looking forward to meeting new friends—but the pandemic had other plans. “I’m very outgoing, and I thought, ‘Oh no, this is not gonna be good,’” says the artist, who began searching for a project to channel his energy.
Hello, Neighbors
how sweet…DRIVE-BY DANCING EAST LOS ANGELES During last spring’s stay-at-home order, singer-songwriter Jasmine Ash called on her neighbors for help making a music video for her song “Same Sun.” At the time, she was new to the City Terrace neighborhood—having lived there only five months—so she posted on Nextdoor, the social network for neighborhoods, to find willing subjects.
From Passion to Profit
TALK ABOUT GIRL POWER: More women are starting businesses than ever before. The number of female-founded companies climbed by 21 percent between 2014 and 2019, according to a report from American Express. That’s more than double the growth rate of all businesses. Pretty cool, right? Barriers still abound, of course, but the numbers prove we can chip away at them. Let these women, who turned side gigs into full-fledged companies, inspire you to go after your big idea.
4 Tips to Playing Golf in Cold Weather
“Winter golf” has different meanings depending on what area of the country you happen to be in. In Florida or Arizona, it means peak season. In Minnesota and Massachusetts, it means snow-covered fairways. But for some areas, the weather is just warm enough to keep the greens cut and the pins in the hole, but still cool enough that you’ll need to properly prepare yourself for a day in the elements.
Macaulay Culkin and Devon Sawa on Their Twitter ‘Feud’
movies Feb. 18, 2019 Macaulay Culkin and Devon Sawa on young stardom, Twitter rows, and what kind of cow they’d rather be. By Bethy Squires Photograph by Jeff Minton Macaulay Culkin and Devon Sawa. Photo: Jeff Minton Macaulay Culkin and Devon Sawa. Photo: Jeff Minton Macaulay Culkin and Devon Sawa. Photo: Jeff Minton Macaulay Culkin greets me at his front door in pink pajamas with bunnies on them. He offers me Veuve Clicquot served in a glass purloined from United Airlines.
Molly Shannon on 'The Other Two,' 'SNL,' meeting Prince, and her serious side
Molly Shannon may have kicked, sniffed, and quirked her way into Saturday Night Live fame in the mid-’90s, but over the past two decades, she has slowly, but assuredly, defied the expectations of a physical comedian.
You Can Earn a Living While Working From Home
1 of PHOTO BY: JEFF MINTON En español | Flexible hours, 30-second commutes — and the ultimate in business-casual clothing. No wonder so many older adults are intrigued by the idea of a job they can do at home. No wonder, too, that so many work-from-home scams are out there — 60 to 70 fake jobs for every legitimate listing, estimates Sara Sutton, CEO of FlexJobs, an employment search site specializing in telecommuting, part-time and freelance jobs.
Does a Hacker Hero Always Have to Have a Past?
Marcus Hutchins was still recovering from the night before as he settled into a lounge at the Las Vegas airport one afternoon this past August. Hutchins, a 23-year-old cybersecurity researcher, had come from his home in rural England in part to attend DefCon, the world’s biggest computer-hacking conference, and in part to take a well-deserved vacation.
Does a Hacker Hero Always Have to Have a Past?
Marcus Hutchins was still recovering from the night before as he settled into a lounge at the Las Vegas airport one afternoon this past August. Hutchins, a 23-year-old cybersecurity researcher, had come from his home in rural England in part to attend DefCon, the world’s biggest computer-hacking conference, and in part to take a well-deserved vacation. That act made Hutchins the closest thing cybersecurity had ever had to a global celebrity.
Cold, Flu Symptoms, and Cough Could Be Pneumonia
Sonntag spent two days in the intensive care unit and 21 more in the hospital after he also developed a blood clot in his leg. “I nearly died,” he says. The lesson? “I should have gone to the doctor a lot earlier,” Sonntag, now 73, admits. Most of us come down with some kind of cough every winter, and over the years we’ve learned to live with this.
Part V: The Architect of America's Coolest Neighborhood Designs Our House
Welcome to Curbed's original series Homeward Bound, in which long-affirmed city dweller and design journalist Karrie Jacobs documents her process as a first-time home builder. Jacobs, a professional observer of the man-made landscape, was the founding editor of Dwell magazine and the author of The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home (Viking, 2006).
An Instagram Travel Diary
I’ve been to 55 places in the past year. I pick a spot and some dates, and then whoever wants to come can come, even if I don’t know them that well. I look for naturally beautiful spots that I’ve never been to before. There was a phase last summer when it was only swimming holes in upstate New York. And then after that, I wanted to go only to places with the biggest, weirdest rocks.
At the Car Lot
Jason Mascia sales consultant Cars Sold* in 2013: 228 Monthly Average: 23 “You know what I think about when I fall asleep? I cuddle up in my bed and I say to myself, ‘nobody knows where I am and nobody can reach me.’ Meanwhile I got my cell phone right next to me and that shit is on. Who am I kiddin’? I'm waitin' for a phone call to come through. I get text messages at 10 o'clock at night, ‘I'm ready to buy!’ Do I answer it?
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