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June 16, 2010

David Mack sketches and Kabuki commission, childhood stories, live figure drawing & more




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June 17, 2010

Contemporary Arts Center photo, convention sketch, high-profile cover, Dream Logic #2 letters & more




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June 21, 2010

Photo of Kabuki commission, HeroesCon 2010 picture, cosplay photo, fan photo call & more




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June 22, 2010

San Diego Comic-Con 2009 David Mack video interview, fan photos of Kabuki and Akemi hats, Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant hardcover in December & more




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July 6, 2010

Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant #4 preview, painted Kabuki 1/4 scale statue, Dream Logic #1 video review, David Mack in webcomic & more




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July 7, 2010

High-resolution customized Etnies photos, Scarab commission, Echo cosplayer photo & more




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July 8, 2010

Stores selling Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant #4, photo of customized Etnies, Raymond Thunder-Sky Gallery picture & more




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July 12, 2010

Save 50% on Kabuki: Circle of Blood HC pre-orders, Kabuki Indie Spotlight figure video review, bike riding, remembering Harvey Pekar & more




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July 13, 2010

David Mack-related conversation on podcast, SDCC table number, videos & auction spotlight




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July 14, 2010

Customized Etnies on Attack of the Show, Electric Ant #1 review on GoComics.com, DVD and Books at SDCC, shoes & more




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July 15, 2010

David Mack attending SDCC live art show, 1/4 scale Kabuki statue at San Diego Comic-Con, flashbacks, The Shy Creatures almost sold out & more




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July 19, 2010

Kabuki 1/4 scale statue teaser photo, CBLDF SDCC 2010 auction location and time, Twitter conversation spotlighted at MTV comic blog & more




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July 20, 2010

David Mack interview and possible new Echo story, David Mack attending San Diego Comic-Con, Kabuki statue image, MTV, auction & more




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July 21, 2010

Kabuki and Tigerlily fan art, Kabuki statue reaction, San Diego Comic-Con & more




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July 22, 2010

Photo of Kabuki 1/4 scale statue at SDCC, San Diego Comic-Con 2010 sketch, SDCC dinner, Comicpalooza sketch & more




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July 26, 2010

Back of Kabuki 1/4 scale statue, David Mack cover on Days Missing: Kestus #4, David Mack-related keynote conference speech & more




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July 27, 2010

Two San Diego Comic-Con 2010 photos, Kabuki: Reflections trade paperback solicitation, SDCC 2010 photos, Daredevil facts & more




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July 28, 2010

Third part of David Mack-related speech, Bendis and Mack mentioned at Examiner, Reflections trade paperback Previews product code & more




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July 29, 2010

Kabuki statue and San Diego Comic-Con 2010 photos, San Diego 2010 floor and party photos, Hellboy, Kabuki, Einstein and Supergirl con sketches & more




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January 3, 2011

Two revised release dates, 5 Ronin #4 Previews product code and release date, Rock Band, dinners, films, sketches & more




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January 4, 2011

Daredevil: End of Days production update, monkeys in space suits, Christmas gift & more




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January 5, 2011

Justice League of America #52 variant edition, visting TFAW, possible WonderCon appearance & more




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January 6, 2011

Comics Bulletin interviews David Mack, birthday, visiting Craig Thompson & more




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January 10, 2011

David Mack and Mike and Taki Oeming portraits, David Mack Cincinnati art show press release, 5 Ronin plugged at Westfield Comics & more




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January 11, 2011

David Mack mentioned at Experience New Orleans, gallery opening reception, Dream Logic cover & more




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January 12, 2011

Sidebar podcast plugs David Mack and Atlanta Art show, haircut, DVD, Dream Logic cover, Skin Deep & more




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January 13, 2011

Dream Logic #3 four-page preview, David Mack Cincinnati art show RSVP, Kabuki fan art and convention sketches & more




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January 17, 2011

David Mack attending gallery reception night, Mack sketches and Bendis autographs in Marvel card set, Kabuki 1/4 scale statue shipping update & more




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January 18, 2011

Dream Logic #4 solicitation, Justice League of America #53 debuts tomorrow, thoughts on Exit Through the Gift Shop & more




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January 19, 2011

Stores selling Justice League of America #53, Newsarama spotlights JLA #54 cover & more




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January 20, 2011

David Mack and Bill Sienkiewicz Wizard Con panel, David Mack attending Dream Logic gallery Friday & more




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January 24, 2011

Justice League of America #56 solicitation, New Orleans Comic Con table number, Cincinnati Enquirer spotlights Dream Logic exhibit & more




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January 25, 2011

David Mack Q&A session on February 5 at 6 PM, Green Arrow #8 and Red Sonja art book debut tomorrow, Madman cover update, remembering fans & more




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January 26, 2011

Solicitation for Madman Special, revised Kabuki: Reflections - Volume 1 TP, stores selling Green Arrow #8 and Art of Red Sonja HC & more




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January 27, 2011

David Mack attending New Orleans Con this weekend, Dream Logic exhibit, New Orleans Con & more




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January 31, 2011

Thoughts on panel with Bill Sienkiewicz, Kabuki fan artwork, hanging out With teenage Neil Gaiman & more







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Spotify Just Signed Another Massive Podcast Deal

Over the last 18 months, Spotify has been pushing to expand its platform from a music-streaming service to all types of audio. Podcasting has been a major focus, and led CEO Daniel Ek to acquire companies like Gimlet, Anchor, Parcast, and The Ringer, as well as sign exclusive contracts with big names like the Obamas.

Spotifys latest deal could accelerate the growth of its podcast audience. The Joe Rogan Experience is coming to Spotify, and will be exclusive to the platform by the end of the year. That is a big blow to Apple, which sports the most popular podcast listening app.




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Videogame Based Training: Effective or Just a Joke?

For several years, employers have tried to develop "relevant" and creative ways to successfully train new employees. After all, employees are more likely to pay attention to training videos and seminars if they can actually relate to the content. While there have been some pretty outrageous attempts over the years—just take a look at the 1989 Wendy's training (music) video designed to instruct new hires how to properly pour coffee—some of the methods do work.

More recently, the use of videogames has been growing in popularity in the hopes of captivating "millennial" employees—those who fall between 18 and 29 years of age.

For example, Hilton's Garden Inn, which is one of the first companies to implement videogame-based training, uses a PlayStation game called the "Ultimate Team Play" in order to teach new hires about customer service and loyalty. Players are immersed in a virtual 3-D Garden Inn where they must pass a series of customer-related scenarios in order to "win" the game.

Johnson & Johnson and Volvo use videogame-based training as well.

While videogame-based training is certainly innovative, it does come with some challenges. For starters, it's hard to determine whether employees will actually internalize the lessons, or if they will just have "fun" while playing. Thus, the game has to be carefully tailored to help employees actually learn valuable lessons at the end. It's also undetermined whether videogame-based training downplays the seriousness of the company culture, which may worry some larger (and more serious) corporations.

Beyond that, however, videogame-based training can be a cost effective way to train people and encourage their continuing education. Companies can save money by not sending employees to expensive conferences or off-site courses. Information can be learned at the office or at home with the help of a PlayStation, Xbox, or Wii. Videogame-based training is also extremely eco-friendly as it omits the need for hardcopy materials (paper and ink) and reduces the release of gas emissions as a result of car and plane travel. 

So what do you think? Are videogame-based training programs ingenious or ridiculous? Would you use them?

Guest Blog Contributor By-line:
Pepper Givens is a freelance writer whose foremost passion is writing for her blog about education.  While her primary writing focus is trends in higher ed, Pepper also enjoys writing about personal finance, parenting, sustainable living, small business strategies, and more. She can be reached for questions or comments at pepper.givens@gmail.com.




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Samuel L Jackson wants Oscars for popular films




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Johnny Marr: Morrissey wanted attention




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Jungle legend MC Skibadee dies aged 54




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Jada Pinkett Smith wore vintage to SAG Awards




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Juno Temple fulfills fashion dream at SAG Awards




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Bjorn Ulvaeus spotted busking at a train station.




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Beetlejuice 2 in the works at Brad Pitt's Plan B production firm




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Amanda Holden's daughter joins Kate Moss' modelling agency