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Maroon and Gamer: E3 June 5 Coverage

On location at the E3 gaming convention is "Maroon and Gamer" sharing in-depth information about the new games on display for the first day.

Maroon and Gamer: E3 Preview

Dedicated gamers have waited all year for E3, one of the largest video game conventions, to take place revealing new gaming developments to the public eye on June 5.

Maroon and Gamer: This is the End, My Only Friend

It’s that time again, true believers. It’s been a wild ride for the second semester in a row that I’ve been writing for the State Press Magazine as the video game blogger.

Maroon and Gamer: Rated “I” for Inconsistent

Back when Mortal Kombat came out in 1992, the infamous head-rip with the spine dangling caused quite the stir for legislators across the country and they demanded a rating system for video games to inform potential buyers of its content.

Culture Undiscovered: Faking It at Pedal Craft Phoenix

Pedal Craft Phoenix is a bicycle pub crawl and community art event held to foster Phoenix’s growing community of bicycle enthusiasts. But it's also so much more.

Tech Devil: NASA and Space Exploration are the Key to Our Future

Only a few close friends and family members know about my childhood obsession with astronomy and the universe in general.

Maroon and Gamer: Games That Stick

Video game publishers and developers do everything they can to keep their game spinning in your disk drive.

Broke's the New Black: Farewell SPM, Hello Summer

Well readers, it’s been quite the journey. From interviews with Bergdorf Goodman models to fashion history from the Titanic era, my blogs have hit all the bases (and maybe a few places in the outfield). For two whole semesters, Broke’s the New Black has brought you trending reports, fashion forecasts, Q&A’s and other countless stylish scenarios.

Piece of Craft: Summertime Means the End of a Crafty Semester

We are closing in on yet another ending of a semester, which is both exciting and sad (but if you’ve had anywhere near the semester that I’ve had, you’re more than ready to be lounging near a pool than doing any more school work).  In my past three semesters working for State Press Magazine, I think I have covered and written about so many different crafts and so many different types of crafts that it’s hard to even come up with something that is a ‘must craft’ for summer. One craft that sticks out in my mind has to do with, of course, sitting around a pool with friends.  We all like to have parties or get-togethers with friends in the summer where we can sit around with food and a drink in a nice glass.  To truly wow your summer guests, it’s time to take your everyday glasses up a notch. A way to do this is using frosted paint.  Frosted paint is a type of spray paint that essentially frosts your glasses with a light silvery color.  When you look for the paint in the stores, it comes in an aerosol can and is either labeled as frosted white, pearl, gray or transparent.  Any of these work, it just depends how dark you want the frosted color to come out.  This gives a cool look to any glass or piece of glassware that you may have (perhaps a Margarita glass?). A way to step these glasses up even further would be to take rubber bands before you frost your glasses, and put them around your glass at different angles.  I suggest using both thick and thin rubber bands for various line contrasts.  What this does is leaves small, circular sections around the entire glass, which creates a really cool look for any summer drink you may have. I have truly enjoyed writing crafty blogs for Piece of Craft the past two years, and I have appreciated all of the feedback, comments, and questions that I have received from readers and it has made writing this blog such an enjoyable experience.  If you still have any questions or comments in the future, feel free to contact me with all your craft-related questions at fbreisbl@asu.edu or fbreisblatt@gmail.com. Thanks again and stay crafty!

Turf Talk: Water Polo Champs

Coach AJ Grucky was right. Hey, it wasn’t pretty but a win is a win nonetheless. The women’s water polo club could not see it any differently.

Broke's the New Black: Looking Forward to Summer

We’ve got one week left, as if you didn’t already know. I’ve been counting down the days until summer break for weeks and can’t wait for a schedule of nothing but summer.

Tech Devil: ASU Startups Deserve Credit

Being a tech blog by an ASU student that's read by ASU students, it would make sense to write about technology and ASU.

Culture Undiscovered: Steampunk Art: Reimagining the Past

Last month, I visited an exhibit featuring Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett’s steampunk inspired book, Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel.

Piece of Craft: Light Up with a Paper Lamp

While you’re studying for finals, writing your final papers, and doing all your last-minute projects, make sure your working room of choice is adequately stocked with all your finals materials.

Live and Otherwise: Finding the Lost Leaf

Primates are on the walls. Literally. Or at least their paintings are. No, this is not some dehydrated delusion from walking around in the warming temperatures for too long, but rather a description of the eclectic artwork that can be found in Downtown Phoenix’s The Lost Leaf. Nestled snugly beside a laid-back looking café on the corner of 5th Street and Roosevelt Street, its appearance as another house near the First Friday block is misleading.

Maroon and Gamer: Electronic Arts: Worst Company in America?

Those who are familiar with my previous blogs should know that I am not the biggest fan of Capcom and Electronic Arts.

Turf Talk: Bravery in the Face of Brain Injury

Culture Undiscovered: Feminism: A Four-Letter Word?

Last week, I talked a little bit about how frustrating it is to hear people say that women aren’t funny.

Tech Devil: Crowdfunding

The recent passing of the JOBS Act by Congress and then the President will “make it possible for entrepreneurs to raise money from anyone they want to,” according to Rafe Needleman of CNET.com.

Broke's the New Black: Phoenix Art Museum

Although many fashionistas of the world would consider fashion a form of art, many others would never correlate the two.