The Shorts — Denial on Denali
Denial on Denali
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Music: Cowgirls by Ken Christianson • Dark Matters by David Emeny • Inferno by Darren Lock • Like Eating Glass by Block Party
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The Shorts — Dreams Coming True
Dreams Coming True
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Music: My Misery by Wolf Boy Slim & His Dirty Feet • Crampbone by The Cassettes • Slow Burn by Black Fire Pistol • Whenever You’re Ready by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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The Remotest
The Remotest
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Music: Pay My Dues by Battery Life • Surfin’ Tucson by Angie and the Car Wrecks • Right Wing Failure by Deadlinks • Dyin’ by Kelly Richey • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson
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The Shorts — Zen and the Art of Skiing Powder
Zen and the Art of Skiing Powder
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Music: Påte Filo by Malajube • Mountain Soul Fire by woodrowgerber • Risin’ Sun by Kelly Richey • Never Lost by The Cassettes • No Darkness by The Woodsmen
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Starting Small
Starting Small
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/130838527″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]Plastic bags. They clog drawers, landfills, coastlines and trailheads. Recycling them is confusing and inefficient. But what if there was a way to turn the trash into something of value? Enter Industrial Designer Will Wells. Today, we bring you our annual Year of Big Ideas. We talked to contributors and friends about their goals for the coming year. Here’s to going big, traveling to new places and trying something new. And here’s to making something that will inspire others, even if it’s small.
Happy 2014.
Music: Moonshine by Angie and the Car Wrecks • Shoot You Down by 202s • Please Don’t Ask Me to Explain It by The Walthall Tango • This Modern Love by Bloc Party • 41 South by John Berry • In a Cave by Tokyo Police Club
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