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Media for Everyone

by cifanic
August 3, 2009June 14, 2019

Some say the decentralized nature of online communities creates an environment conducive to so-called socialist behavior. I wouldn’t say these tenets are examples of a new… Read More »Media for Everyone

Choice Music Podcasts of 2008

by cifanic
January 4, 2009June 14, 2019

Rather than creating a Top 10 or Top 100 Records of 2008, I figured that I’d do something different this year by putting together a… Read More »Choice Music Podcasts of 2008

new music: Hajen

by cifanic
December 10, 2008June 14, 2019

Hajen is a brilliant young singer-songwriter from Sweden. Her impassioned singing style is timelessly earthy and warm and I can’t stop listening to her on… Read More »new music: Hajen

Pulling the plug

by cifanic
October 27, 2008June 14, 2019

Oftentimes people are interested to hear that I don’t have cable or basic television channels at home. I own an hdtv for viewing films and… Read More »Pulling the plug

Nicole C. Lehmann-Haupt is a writer whose work has appeared in Hypertext Magazine, El Portal, Ignatian Literary Magazine, and Mulberry Literary, among others. In 2021, 2023, and 2025, Nicole's work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has also contributed to Thrive Global, Yahoo!, Indie Shuffle, and LAist. Driven by a passion for storytelling that resonates across ages, her stories feature misfits, underdogs, and weirdos stumbling upon the extraordinary in an ordinary world. As of fall 2025 she is at work on her first novel.