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Airedale Terrier
extraordinaire
Daisy Mae
dishes about
getting
attention,
soccer, and
canine hang-ups
when she sits
for Sphere
writer
Francesca Bruno.
As a member of
the canine
family, do you
find it
particularly
hard to
communicate with
your non-canine
pack members?
Woof. No
seriously, it
can be trying at
times, but I
know that being
read loud and
clear is just a
stolen dinner
napkin away.
Now be honest
with me. Do you
ever find
yourself using
your looks to
get what you
want?
Oh come on, look
at me. How
could I not?
It’s not like I
asked for this
face, you know.
Do you feel that
others often
misunderstand
you in that
sense?
I’m a tough
girl. I express
love in odd
ways. I’m a
complicated
individual.
Who is your role
model?
Some days it’s
Snowy from those
Tintin adventure
comics. Other
times, Cerberus.
In that case, do
you have any
insight on who
keeps littering
the yard with
bottles from the
recycling bin?
No comment.
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The Sphere’s
Tom Caprood
interviews
Kellie Lyons,
a 20-year-old
culinary arts
student who’s
passionate about
her field but
knows when to
get down to
business.
What got you
interested in
the culinary
arts?
I’ve loved
cooking since I
was a child and
would watch my
grandmother cook
all day. It has
always been a
big passion of
mine.
Do you have a
specialty?
I
enjoy all
aspects of my
field but I feel
that my
specialty would
have to be in
pastries.
Do you want to
be a chef or
manage your own
business?
Someday, I would
like to be able
to manage my own
restaurant or
dessert shop.
What’s your
favorite dish to
make?
A
couple dishes I
really like to
prepare are
Stripped Bass
Provencal or
Chicken
Provencal, New
England clam
chowder and
chili. I like
preparing them
because they’re
good hearty food
and take time to
prepare and
prefect.
After 3 years in
the program, do
you have any
regrets?
My regret is
that I wish I
had been more
involved with my
culinary arts
program during
my first year of
college. There
were so many
opportunities I
missed out on
because I didn’t
feel the need to
be involved in
anything extra
other than
classes.
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Father
Chris DiGiovine
received his
masters from
Catholic
University in
Washington D.C.
studying
theology. He has
been ordained
for 30 years and
began his
ministry at
Saint Paul’s in
Troy. He is the
Dean of
Spiritual Life
and Chaplain at
the College of
Saint Rose where
he has worked
since 1989.
Who’s your
favorite Saint?
I
was born on
October 4th
which is St.
Francis’ feast
day. He found
holiness by
being poor; he
made the
decision and
lived it.
What’s your
favorite Gospel?
It used to be
Mark because
it’s short and
closer to Jesus
historically,
gives Jesus a
real human face.
John’s Gospel is
my favorite
because it’s
very dangerous.
It’s a symbolic
and spiritual
gospel.
Why has there
been a recent
resurgence in
popularity for
Mary Magdalene?
The 4th
Century church
couldn’t edit
her out. There
are now
different ways
to read the
Gospels; people
are looking at
what’s not being
said. The review
of text is
making the
character of
Mary more
interesting.
Do you believe
in Exorcism?
Exorcism is in a
realm that’s
still a mystery.
I believe that
evil has to
become part of
God’s direction.
Good uses evil
for its divine
purpose.
What do you
think about the
current state of
the Church?
I
think there’s a
tremendous
hunger around
issues of faith.
The western
world has a
particular
discomfort with
structures and
organizations.
There’s no trust
in law,
government, the
Church,
medicine, and
schools. The
organized
structure of the
Church is going
to be in a time
of real
struggle. In ten
years or so it’s
going to have to
change in order
to survive.
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The Sphere’s
James
Carusone
interviews
blogger and
filmmaker
Evan Coyne
Maloney, who
discusses campus
censorship, the
future of media,
and the
intolerant
attitudes of the
intelligentsia.
You’ve been
called a
conservative
Michael Moore.
What do you make
of that
comparison?
I
don’t know who
should be more
insulted by
that, me or
Michael Moore.
The reason I’m
getting that
comparison is
because there
just aren’t a
lot of people
who are making
films from a
perspective
other than what
Hollywood puts
out.
When making your
new film,
Indoctrinate U,
which exposes
the lack of
tolerance for
dissent in
academia, did
any specific
instance or
encounter shock
you?
The one thing
that did
surprise me
quite a bit was
how few
administrators
wanted to talk.
They all
refused.
When you were in
college, did you
ever feel like a
target of
academia’s
intolerant
attitude?
I
wrote for a
political
opinion paper,
and we would put
out stacks
around campus
and they’d
disappear. We’d
thought it was
popular until we
started finding
out that you
could only get
the paper if you
were willing to
go into a
dumpster.
Will college
campuses
eventually
become bastions
of free
exchanges of
ideas?
They were that
way at one
point, and I
certainly hope
they get that
way again. What
I’m trying to do
is make people
aware of the
problem.
Which is more
effective for
getting a point
across: video or
text blogging?
What I notice is
that a lot of
people who will
not spend seven
minutes reading
a newspaper or
magazine article
seven minutes
watching a short
video online. I
think you’re
going to see old
media move in
such a way that
it embraces
functions that
the new media is
providing now.
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Queens native
Dan Grskovic
interviews his
brother Steve
Grskovic, an
art director for
Publicist West
in Seattle. His
job has a simple
concept – come
up with ideas
for commercials,
but the
territory ain’t
that simple. Now
that he’s doing
his damn thing
in Seattle,
Grskovic sat
down to talk
about his latest
business
ventures.
Name some of
your clients.
American
Express, Miller
Brewing Company,
T-Mobile,
Washington’s
Lottery…
How much
creative control
do you have when
you are making a
commercial?
A
good amount, but
when you hire a
director, you’re
hiring him/her
to bring their
vision to it
too. So it
becomes a team
effort. And the
control is
shared.
What’s your
favorite part of
the job?
I
love thinking of
the ideas, but
what’s better
than that is
seeing the ideas
come to life.
The actual
production is my
favorite part.
Whether it be a
print ad (photo
shoot) or a
commercial
(filming). My
favorite
commercial I’ve
done is an
American Express
spot featuring
Tim Duncan. I
love the
simplicity of
it.
What’s your
biggest budget
for one
commercial?
I
am not sure, but
we are currently
producing three
commercials for
800k; which is a
lot of money, if
you ask me.
How long does it
usually take,
start to finish,
for a commercial
to be created?
It should be
shorter but we
usually have a
month of
creative
development.
Then a few weeks
of pre
production which
includes
director search,
casting, and
location
scouting. A day
or more of
filming
depending on the
setups/locations,
and then a week
or two of
editing and film
transfer and
sound mixing. So
somewhere
between two and
three months for
the whole
process.
