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The Jonas Brothers help launch Scriber, a creator subscription company

TechCrunch

Launching today with the help of these former teen heartthrobs, Scriber is a creator subscription company geared toward more established figures in entertainment (… like the Jonas Brothers). Besides catering to more established artists, Scriber differentiates itself from other creator subscription products by functioning solely via SMS.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Amid controversy, Dispo confirms Series A funding, high-profile advisors and investors

TechCrunch

Varona, who has worked with artists like Beyoncé and Jay-Z. They will also likely have some serious marketing to do, now that their attempt at influencer marketing has failed massively. “Imagine a world where Dispo is the social network of choice for every teen and college student in the world. .

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Plan ahead and recruit some Instagram influencers to support the cause. Bonus points if the artist does an entire custom flash related to your cause.

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Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books

Fast Company Tech

In 1954, the psychologist Fredric Wertham wrote the book, Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Todays Youth , which asserted that comics had a negative impact on children, pushing deviant sexual practices on them. government began to worry about how comics were influencing American youth.

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Happy Face review: True crime fans, your next TV obsession has arrived

Mashable Tech

Melissa is a wife, a mother, and a professional make-up artist — and the haunted daughter of the Happy Face Killer, Keith Jesperson ( The Substance 's Dennis Quaid). But in doing so, she must sacrifice the anonymity that served as protection, keeping her husband and children away from the influence of her devilishly charming father.

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Opus review: Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich face off in offbeat thriller

Mashable Tech

The film is, on its surface, akin to Mark Mylod’s The Menu , wherein people semi-related to the world of a renowned artist (Ralph Fiennes’ gourmet chef Julian Slowik) are drawn into an elaborate series of games or traps stemming from his warped worldview. It’s not hard to see why he was once so beloved.

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