Mystical Conjoined Twins Got Their Funding

Sisters of the Lattice

This Pittsburgh based Kickstarter project recently exceeded their goal of raising $5,000 in funding. The Sisters of Lattice will use the proceeds to begin their TransAmerican Tour and corresponding film (Fall 2012). Va and Vaa (Agnes Bolt and Nina Sarnelle) are synthetically conjoined twins determined to travel across the globe sharing a groundbreaking futurist theology based on the universal power of Silicon crystal. Thanks to all of the generous backers, now you can join the sisters in their quest to spread Wisdom of the Lattice around the world.
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2012 CMU International Film Festival: Faces of Others (March 22 – April 15)

Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival - Faces of Others - March 22 - April 15

Explore the world of international film at the 2012 Carnegie Mellon University’s International Film Festival: Faces of Others! Beginning on March 22 with a special Opening Night event at the Melwood Screening Room at 7pm, the “12 day, 3 long-weekends” festival ends on April 15.

Each weekend hosts films that challenge the audience to contemplate the perspectives of others from cultures across the globe, including: Dutch, Polish, Latin American, French, Finnish, Germanic, Norwegian, African, Middle Eastern, Romanian, Hungarian, Austrian, Greek, Russian, and Chinese. For example, in a thrilling Opening Night documentary, El Sicario, Room 164, the audience is asked to enter the mind of a university-educated contract killer in hiding as he describes, through a masked face, the links between the Mexican drug mafia and corrupt policemen and politicians.
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Kiva Han Oakland Closed For Good

Kiva Han Coffee Shop Closed For Good

There’s something about saying “closed for good.” Kiva Han Cafe poured their last drink today (2/19/2012), but is it for good – or for bad? Some might be impressed that this locally-owned coffee shop lasted for more than 10 years, despite the Starbucks positioned directly across the street.
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About Arts Greenhouse and Their “Dreams of Kings”

Arts Greenhouse recently released the Dreams of Kings music video above, just in time to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. It features four young and extremely talented local artists: Tairey Perez, Ez Scarz, Curtis Pope, and Jordan Montgomery. Check out the Jerry’s Records cameo!
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Waiting in Line to Leave the Burgh

Carnegie Mellon students rushing out of Pittsburgh for winter break

This is how bad CMU students want to get out of Pittsburgh! They were waiting in a line that wrapped all the way up the street and around the corner to hop on the 28X airport flyer. Well, at least they’re making use of our public transportation system…
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