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For Your Eyeballs
EYE CANDY Check out this video of 36 Westerns Timed to first Gunshot from the YouTube channel Entertain the Elk. It’s a great example of a simple idea, executed brilliantly (or as Austin Kleon puts it a “simple cut” or 1+1=3). This is certainly one of those things that seems quite nonsensical at first, but turns out to be truly interesting and almost infinitely re-watchable. Enjoy.
For Your Eardrums
RADIO GA GA Over the weekend, we bought a stack of new records from a local thrift store, including one from Andres Segovia - I bought my first CD of his at the airport in Barcelona at the end of Spring Break in 2001. I’ve been working in silence a bit more this week. It’s nice to change things up.
For Every Heart…in Gray
POST NIGHT The next milestone is up for the class of 2019. For VOL III of CADET we teamed up with Right & Up founder, Riley Kennedy (USMA ‘10) for a look at 5 Army towns around the country and what they have to offer. Here’s a preview of who we are collaborating with for VOL III.
GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS The Men’s and Women’s (both teams reigning national champs) were well represented in the 2019 Western New England Golden Gloves Championships over the weekend - Brianna Dorsey (132lb), Adaya Queen (141lb) and Janel Tracy (152lb) brought home for the women as did Carlan Ivey (125lb) for the men. Congratulations to all. We can’t wait to get our butts to more boxing this year. We miss it and hell NO BODY seems to be covering it. It was a pain in the ass to find anything on this event.
RIFLE + GYMNASTICS + TRACK & FIELD (INDOOR) + PISTOL All took on Navy this past weekend. Track & Field swept the midshipman and Pistol was victorious…while Rifle and Gymnastics fell in their respective star matches.
BIG THURM ON CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY My former Army Football teammate was featured by the West Point Center for Oral History. John Thurman was a firstie when I was a plebe and was the leader of the scout team. He has made an immeasurable impact on my life. So I am sharing a little about his.
The Matrix
CREATE THEN CONSUME That’s the creative mantra I’m adopting for February. I’m excited to see how it plays out.
I LIKE WHEN THINGS GET WEIRD ON TWITTER And sometimes it gets entertainingly meta.
THE WEIGHT OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK Negative feedback resonates and lingers so much. I think it has to do with the fact that someone is misunderstanding our intentions. Lesson learned = we get WAAAAY MORE positive feedback then we do negative, but spend far less time on thinking and reacting and justifying to the positive.
The Design of Things
BURDEN OF DREAMS What a ride. This documentary chronicles the making of Werner Herzog’s 1981 movie Fritzcaraldo. The only thing you need to know before watching is this video clip
VISUAL FAMILIES This is our new favorite book. Don’t be surprised to see Instagram post, and illustrations over the coming months that have been inspired by the pages of this phenomenal compilation. Speaking of books and compilations, our 8 Rare West Point Books article generated some nice discussion on Facebook. Check it out HERE.
MOVIE POSTERS These movie poster videos HERE and HERE from Vanity Fair are informative and delightful as they take you on a journey exploring the art, craft and business of the movie poster.
SUPERB OWL
AMERICAS TEAM + AMERICAS DREAM The Long Gray Line had something to cheer about during Sunday’s Super Bowl. This Kid won over our collective hearts (in gray) and minds. Bravo, CBS. The rest of the super bowl was forgettable.
THE SUPER BOWL OF… Film Festivals = Sundance Film Festival. It occurs early every February, I want to go one day. Check out this wrap-up to get ahead of your friends on what movies to watch out for in the coming months.
Podcast FROM THIS WEEK
FREAKONOMICS I really enjoyed this extended interview with Domonique Foxworth + the next installment (Not Just Another Labor Force) of Freakonomics in-depth look at the industrial complex of sports.
99% INVISIBLE Everything is Alive episode (from July 2018) is a surreal trip into the perspective of the inanimate. Which was weird because I haphazardly listen to it this week, then this tweet/article then came across my Twitter feed this morning.
PHOTOGRAPHY
INDOOR FIELD HOCKEY Last week I challenged myself to try my hand at a indoor field hockey photo like one from @pellecass instagram account The result is below. Not pictured, my wife taking a full follow-through in the teeth.
NERDWRITER The story behind Dorothea Lange’s famous depression era photo. Don’t be afraid to follow your gut and TURN-A-ROUND.
FAVORITE POLAR VORTEX IMAGE SET Belongs to these Chicago + Hoth images
SOCIAL MEDIA
INSTAGRAM One of our photos of Patton statue was featured on the Instagram of Beyond the Point - the upcoming debut from Claire Gibson (a VOL III contributor).
CADET - The Magazine
VOL III COLLABORATORS PREVIEW Take a peak at who we collaborated with ahead of the release of VOL III of CADET.
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Things from the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
Promotions + Posters + Promos + Pencils + Periodicals
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The Stunning Army Football Images of Dustin Satloff + Be a Responsible Army Football Fan + What I’m Reading + A Good Old Fashion Army-Navy Conspiracy Theory + Our Small Print Collection is Selling Out
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Army Boxing + Empathy + Understanding + Compassion
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The ODIA Mixtape + We Are Sell Outs + The First Century of Cadet Living + Our COVID-19 Media Diet + Has the Corps? + New Gig Poster + USMA 2003 Legacies + Uncle Rico played Sprint Football? + Small Prints, Polaroids, & Hats
Derek kept a war journal. Within its pages he foreshadowed his fate. He also seemed to ponder his legacy, but not in a selfish way. He merely wanted the sacrifices of his men to matter. He wanted their, and ultimately his work to matter. He wanted it to last. He wanted to live on.
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Maps + USMA Maps + Old USMA Maps + Even Older USMA Maps + A Yearling Map-Maker + Map Videos + DIY Map Making + USMA Dept of Drawing + West Point Points West + What I’m Reading + Even More Map Stuff.
It’s here. The most requested Mess Hall recipe in existence - often replicated, never truly duplicated. The almighty Chicken Crispito, superstar of the Great Chicken Crispito Riot of 2006. We decided to give a copycat recipe our best shot. Attention All Cadets, today for lunch we will be having Chicken Crispitos.
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Worth A Million + The Dark Side of West Point + How to Surf the Old School USMA Web + Our Latest Newsletter + Today’s Most Beautiful Thing + Beat Navy is Catching On + Crypto Cartel & Excavation Pictures Updates + Poems and Pictures + Impact of Maggie Dixon + Eye Candy
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Pre-Order Yourself Some VICTORY + 3 Army Football Players Branch NFL + 1997’s Mr. Irrelevant + A Graduation Think-Piece…Not What You’re Thinking + 1930’s Michie Stadium in Color + Turning Two + The Super Fun History of C-2 “The Flying Circus” + 2008 SOSH Run + The Art of Cool - Did James Dean Go To USMA? + Last Call For What’s In Your Trunk + These Cards Are FOR Humanity + Long Read: Ranger School
In response to re-sharing our recipes for Spicy Chicken Patty, Coooooorn Chowder and Congo Bar, we fielded a request for a recipe for another Mess Hall classic - the Blueberry Scone. If this were truly a “copy cat” USMA recipe, we’d have to provide guidance for how to produce the driest scones on Earth. However, we figured we would spare you the pain of that. Instead, below you’ll find a simple guide to the most perfect blueberry scone. It may not conjure the same nearly-choking-it’s-so-dry-and-crumbly dining experience you may recall from your cadet days, but we hope it will trigger some positive nostalgia (or least an enjoyable snack) nonetheless.
Things from the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
What’s in Your Trunk? + USMA Black-Out Poetry + Get Skills + What Cadets Create + Army Student-Athletes are Different + Old Grads 155-Years Ago + From the Notebook Page to the Magazine Page + USMA 2008 & MITs Ventilator Effort + Doc & Glenn Long Read
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The Lonely Comm + Creative Cadets Making Art + A Howitzer IG Account?? + Faces & Facades + Crypto Cartel is on Amazon + We Love Victory (Journal) + From Our Blog x5 + Mess Hall Recipes + We Need our Help to Complete VOL V of CADET (Coming in July 2020)
Today we present something little different - a list of West Point books that may not be on your radar, these are all of the FICTION variety. In this list are stories of ghosts, controversy, social change, epic poems of early USMA history and contemporary novels, there’s a comic book and a wonderful collection of satire and humor.
Laura Walker died on August 18th, 2005 in Afghanistan, many miles removed from Arvin Gym, the Cadet Barracks, the Mess Hall and trip sections. Laura was an Army-brat, Captain of Women’s Team Handball, and a member of the class of 2003–our classmate. I did not know her very well. And that fact stung me with a sense of dread as I arrived at West Point on the morning of Friday, March 27, 2015.
The CADET team went down the rabbit hole that is Amazon and turned up some USMA finds to quench your pressing need to keep the Army spirit going strong during these times (when even toilet paper is next to impossible to find).
Amidst the chaos of the unforeseen circumstance presented by COVID-19, many of you have likely found yourselves teleworking, cooped up at home, unable to travel, and running out of ways to keep you and your families stimulated. We’ve assembled here 20 things you might consider doing to keep things interesting - Watch penguins swim remotely at the aquarium! Take a free Ivy League, yoga, or cooking class! Virtually tour that museum you’ve been wanting to check out! Write a poem and submit it to CADET magazine for Volume V! Watch a live streamed concert! The list goes on…
Our most recent offering, VOL IV, again weaves together 6 decades of the Long Gray Line to bring you a survey of West Point culture and creativity. We have the esteemed honor to highlight grads old and new, current cadets and a West Point community member - we are thrilled to have the opportunity to share their talents with you.
Here’s a look at the contributors who are helping make VOL IV of CADET our best and most ambitious effort yet.
Things from the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
Those Mischievous Uglies + An Old Friend + Books + Cannons + Lead by Example + Mysterious Bricks + Missing Michie + A Lovely Logo + A Record Album That Doesn’t Exist + USMA 1891 + Long Lines of Gray
A few weekends ago we took a much needed mini vacation, and decided to spend it in the Hudson Valley. We made @thethayerhotel our home base, and between our suite, sunset drinks on the Hudson at Zulu Time and their must-go Sunday Champagne Brunch, we couldn’t have had a more enjoyable stay.
BEAT NAVY
We love imagery. We love the Army-Navy Game. And we love this "most wonderful" time of the year. So, to celebrate, here are the Top-10 Army-Navy prints from our shop.
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West Point Women Portrait Project + Low (Maintenance) Does Not Equal No (Maintenance) + West Point Drawings from @RYNO.ART + Sunsets & Wonder + Ken Burns & Conan O’Brien + Many Articles on Grit (TL;DR We’re SOOO Gritty) + Unknown West Point Watercolor Artist’s Paintings
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An Army Fan + 1st Captain Portraits + Michie on Game Day + Adorable LAX photo + Weekly Curation Inspiration + Time Marches On + Henry O. Flipper Art + BEAT AIR FORCE!
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Something Grand + Some Ghosts + Vietnam Soundtrack + The Classic Train Station/Hair Cut Combo + Always Beat Navy + A Letter You’ve Probably Heard of + Iconic Architecture + A Weekend Trip to the Hudson Valley.
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Center For Oral History + Put the Biscuit in the Basket in Belfast + USMA 2003’s Charity + Christmas Wrapping Paper + 1999-2019 Army Fandom + American Music Playlist + Pennant to Every Corner of the Country + The Thayer’s Got a Magazine + Simply Rustic Photography
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Spice Up Your Watch Party + Reunion Weekend + Hours Hype Video + Next Week at Arlington Cemetery USMA 48 + Where the Rabbit Holes Are + The Art of the Mascot Heist + 2019 is 75% Complete + A September to Remember + Buh Bye + Old Grad Artisans
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Let’s Pick on Air Force + Who’s Getting Ready to Beat Navy? + A TON of News from Us + AOG brilliantly invokes Sister Corita Kent + Collaboration News with DCA and The Thayer + Joint Service Academy Ball + We Were Featured in a Magazine + Finnish Designers and Skateboards and Columbus, IN + Book List + Change is Inevitable + The Last of the Pennants
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NYFW & Buzz + Army Football Cartoons + Pennants are Selling Out +Waiting Sucks + Army Football Fathers & Sons + 9 Old Men + Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride + VOL IV Update
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A Michigan Band Honor Violation? + West Point Society of Annapolis + Our New Pennant Collection + Glorious Pershing Barracks + 2003 - Protectors of the Rum + Our Series on How to be a Responsible Army Football Fan
In VOL II of CADET we ran a photo essay on graduation. Those photos are now a decade old. When I photographed them in 2009, there was no instagram. Twitter was text only and sharing too many photos on Facebook was highly, highly suspicious. The social sharing landscape was minimal and ineffective. But today we have the tools to present and venues to share. So, enjoy!
11 inches by 17 inches
215 gsm
Printed on durable card stock with extra durability for a crisp, polished look.
High-quality poster with colors that really pop
Perfect on walls, doors, or bulletin boards
11 inches by 17 inches
215 gsm
Printed on durable card stock with extra durability for a crisp, polished look.
High-quality poster with colors that really pop
Perfect on walls, doors, or bulletin boards
A SELF-PUBLISHED, BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND WEST POINT CULTURE.
- 100 Pages
- 8.5x11 in. Soft Bound Book
- Cover: 80# Semi-Gloss
- Interior: 80# Matte Text Paper
Well, we’ve decided to push the envelope from here on out.
Get a visual punch-in-the-face with bold graphics, engaging photography, and a depiction of the West Point community that you’ve never seen before. Best of all, VOL II was proudly created with the help of 10 Old Grad creators. The result is a beautifully crafted 104-page artifact full of Long Gray Line tradition and legacy with a modern twist.
CADET IS A SELF-PUBLISHED, BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST POINT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY.
104 Pages
8.5x11 in. Soft Bound Book
Cover: 80# Semi-Gloss
Interior: 80# Matte Text Paper
CADET IS A SELF-PUBLISHED, BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST POINT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY.
104 Pages
8.5x11 in. Soft Bound Book
Cover: 80# Semi-Gloss
Interior: 80# Matte Text Paper
CADET IS A SELF-PUBLISHED, BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST POINT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY.
100 Pages
8.5x11 in. Soft Bound Book
Cover: 80# Semi-Gloss
Interior: 80# Matte Text Paper
CADET IS A SELF-PUBLISHED, BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST POINT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY.
100 Pages
8.5x11 in. Soft Bound Book
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Whether you have taken the field with the Army Team or have always wanted to...with this print you'll get so close to it all that you can smell the turf, you can hear the squeal of those bag-pipes, you can breathe in the excitement of the Corps and you can feel your heart pound harder and harder as you get set to take the field. It's finally here. It's finally time to BEAT NAVY!
Brighten up your day with this rendition of the world famous West Point Million Dollar View. You walls will thank you.
Things from the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
Grant Hall Oil Painting + Old School Pins + 1-Year of Beautiful Things + West Pointers in the Arts FB Group + A List of Iconic Army Football Moments + What I’m Reading