While digital media allows me to access TV shows, music, movies and more, making it almost effortless to enjoy art and culture, the technology itself is limited. It can describe and summarize the programming, store it, recall it, play it, label it, categorize or genre cast it, and even make suggestions to me based on…
“Growing Up on Holden Caulfield” by Journalist, Nicole Hanratty* The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger was the single most influential piece of media on my teenage youth and has stood the test of time as the literary work to which I feel most connected. This is not to say that witnessing the evolution…
<h2>Public Outreach</h2> By Nicole Hanratty Sunday, September 27, 2015–Santa Monica, CA–Over $1 million dollars was raised at Mattel Party on the Pier benefitting UCLA Children’s Hospital held last Sunday, September 27th at the iconic Southern California Santa Monica Pier. The event, now in it’s 16th year, is an important fundraiser for Mattel Children’s Hospital…
(Photo above: Great Britain athlete high-fives the Special Olympics team running the gymnastics event after her event performance at Special Olympics World Games 2015 at UCLA.) <h2>Public Outreach</h2> by Nicole Hanratty Los Angeles proved it is a city filled with angels hosting what is reported to be the largest humanitarian event in 2015. The…
(Martin Garrix sits down with Nicole Hanratty for lifeofarockstar.com in the Media tent at Coachella. Saturday, April 12, 2014. Photo credit Jake Gould.) Interview by Journalist, Nicole Hanratty Sitting down to chat with the hottest new artist in EDM, Martin Garrix, can only be described as akin to having an out of body experience. His…
Interview by Journalist, Nicole Hanratty Friday, September 21, 2012* Via telephone Nicole: Hi Mike, it’s Nicole. Mike: Hello. Nicole: How are you? Mike: I’m very good, thanks. How are you doing? Nicole: Great. Thanks for letting me call you …I see that “All The Little Lights” hit number three on the Canadian iTunes Singer/Songwriter…
