Comments on: People talk of this and that http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:28:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: STWALLSKULL » Interesting Links: January 28th, 2008 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-762317 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-762317 [...] People talk of this and that from THE BEAT [...] […] People talk of this and that from THE BEAT […]

]]> by: Shad http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-760136 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:22:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-760136 Upon reading my last comment....you may be taking the "Most Literate City" recognition with a grain of salt. Upon reading my last comment….you may be taking the “Most Literate City” recognition with a grain of salt.

]]> by: Shad http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-758028 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:59:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-758028 Minneapolis is a mecca period. You can buy a nice house for between 100>200k and still live in a city. Actually there are about 20 pages of sub $80k house on edinarealty.com. Not great neighborhoods...need some love..but it's where Zander, Vinny, and I live and good for the artist/hermit. Most of my late 20 early 30 year old friends own homes, some in the their second home. Most literate city. (Seattle nabbed that one last year but we got it back :)) Top Ten city for entrepreneurship/corporate headquarters. (General Mills, Target, Best Buy, 3m etc etc) An enormous number of art grants founded by AG tycoons in the 1800s. Four largest advertising city in US. Newsweek called the city itself #1 in the top 12 things in the world of design. Most participants in National Night Out. Forbes 2007 most affordable places to live. Second only to NY in live theater per capita. Kiplinger's #2 "Smart City" Popular Science "Top Tech City." Three animation degree programs. MCAD four year comic degree program. More importantly than the number of professionals is that it's a SOCIAL city. Where status isn't taken into account. Unlike what I hear from other towns, status isn't taken into account. It's really easy to make friends here. Vibrant theater/actor/art film scene. Cartoonist scene - International Cartoonist Conspiracy, Local Conventions. Interactive/tech/programming. (if you know ActionScript...move here and live large) Video Games - IDGA Advertising (and the A/V support structure) - Adfed, GAG, ICFP, etc. etc. Rock Poster - Sexy Poster Artists of Minnesota Indy Gallery Space Design Scene is huge. Role Playing Gamers Craft Culture Hardcore bike scene. Comedians - Acme, Dudly Riggs, Commercials Writers - Center for Book Arts, lots of writer orgs. The key to it all is that you can live in the fast lane or slow lane at your leisure without moving. Minneapolis is a mecca period.

You can buy a nice house for between 100>200k and still live in a city. Actually there are about 20 pages of sub $80k house on edinarealty.com. Not great neighborhoods…need some love..but it’s where Zander, Vinny, and I live and good for the artist/hermit. Most of my late 20 early 30 year old friends own homes, some in the their second home.

Most literate city. (Seattle nabbed that one last year but we got it back :) ) Top Ten city for entrepreneurship/corporate headquarters. (General Mills, Target, Best Buy, 3m etc etc) An enormous number of art grants founded by AG tycoons in the 1800s. Four largest advertising city in US. Newsweek called the city itself #1 in the top 12 things in the world of design. Most participants in National Night Out. Forbes 2007 most affordable places to live. Second only to NY in live theater per capita. Kiplinger’s #2 “Smart City” Popular Science “Top Tech City.” Three animation degree programs. MCAD four year comic degree program.

More importantly than the number of professionals is that it’s a SOCIAL city. Where status isn’t taken into account. Unlike what I hear from other towns, status isn’t taken into account. It’s really easy to make friends here.

Vibrant theater/actor/art film scene.
Cartoonist scene - International Cartoonist Conspiracy, Local Conventions.
Interactive/tech/programming. (if you know ActionScript…move here and live large)
Video Games - IDGA
Advertising (and the A/V support structure) - Adfed, GAG, ICFP, etc. etc.
Rock Poster - Sexy Poster Artists of Minnesota
Indy Gallery Space
Design Scene is huge.
Role Playing Gamers
Craft Culture
Hardcore bike scene.
Comedians - Acme, Dudly Riggs, Commercials
Writers - Center for Book Arts, lots of writer orgs.

The key to it all is that you can live in the fast lane or slow lane at your leisure without moving.

]]> by: Steven Stwalley http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-747113 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:53:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-747113 It is indeed true... here's an article on the Cartoonist Conspiracy's Minneapolis activities over the last five years if you want some further evidence... http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/blog/2007/12/5-highlights-of-5-years-of.php It is indeed true… here’s an article on the Cartoonist Conspiracy’s Minneapolis activities over the last five years if you want some further evidence…

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/blog/2007/12/5-highlights-of-5-years-of.php

]]> by: Peter Krause http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-746657 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:18:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/25/people-talk-of-this-and-that/#comment-746657 It's true...about Minneapolis, I mean. It’s true…about Minneapolis, I mean.

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