Pecha Kucha: A Deliciously Entertaining meeting of the Minds!

Written by Meghan Kelly Photos courtesy of Martim Thomaz In 2003 Pecha Kucha began in Tokyo, Japan as a networking event for designers. Less than ten years later 455 cities around the world currently hold at least quarterly, if not monthly, Pecha Kucha events - all mirroring that first night in Tokyo. While the name might be tricky to say, the platform is simple: a presenter or performer who has something cool to share explains what they are involved with in 20 seconds, and they present twenty slides for their presentation, 20/20. Now on to the name, go ahead try and say Pecha Kucha. If you aren’t familiar with the Japanese language you might not get it. Try this, say “What’s up wit cha,” and rhyme it with Pecha Kucha.  Pecha Kucha...

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“Trauma (for your momma) … not really”

Written by Raad Shubaily and Josh Weiker  Photos contributed by The Hot 17 Magazine Trauma.  That simple, single word has an entirely outrageous implication of imagery and sensorial exploration for the people of Columbus.      Technically speaking, ‘trauma,’ is: a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident  an experience that produces psychological injury or pain             In Columbus, ‘Trauma’ is one of those words that means much more than its defined terms (however, they both might still apply). Simply labeled as ‘a Halloween fetish party,’ this yearly extravaganza has got to be...

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