Life + Work

  • No one receives more than 24-hours in a day. Then again, even if we did have more than 24-hours in a day I’m sure some of us would wish we had more time. Then, we’d work ourselves toward exhaustion. Throughout the year, I asked myself a lot of questions. “Am I happy?” “Am I working…

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  • Viceland’s ‘HUSTLE’ Helps Business Owners Fulfill Their Vision John Henry plans to revolutionize how venture capital affects women and people of color pursuing their own businesses while advising entrepreneurs along the way. Henry-Matos, 26-year-old businessman and son of Dominican immigrants, marketed himself as the guy who went “from doorman to landlord,” however, Henry does so…

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  • Iranian Filmmaker Fulfills his Purpose Through Academia Hamidreza Nassiri, an independent filmmaker, would describe himself as a public humanities person. He is also both a Ph.D. film candidate and teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. “From my adviser’s point of view, I’m first and foremost a dissertator,” he said. Nassiri’s academic studies began…

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  • Illustrator Begins New Residency While Working on Art Exhibition When Rodney Lambright II produces an animation or comic, he wants viewers to feel invested in the characters. Lambright is a storyteller, illustrator, writer and animator who searches for innovative means to immerse audiences. “I want to explore this idea of imagination and how opening up…

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