James D. Griffioen

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James D. Griffioen (born February 4, 1977) is an American writer and photographer who resides in Detroit, Michigan. [1] He is the main contributor to the blog Sweet Juniper.

Detroit Largest city in Michigan

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Michigan U.S. state in the United States

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Griffioen was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and attended Western Michigan University, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Michigan Law School. After practicing law in San Francisco, California, in 2006, Griffioen moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan where he now considers himself a "Gentleman of Elegant Leisure." [2] Griffioen's blog earns ad revenue through Federated Media Publishing. [3]

Kalamazoo, Michigan City in Michigan

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Trinity College, officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland. The college was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother" of a new university, modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but unlike these other ancient universities, only one college was ever established; as such, the designations "Trinity College" and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes. The college is legally incorporated by "the Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and other members of the Board" as outlined by its founding charter. It is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland, as well as Ireland's oldest surviving university. Trinity College is widely considered the most prestigious university in Ireland and amongst the most elite in Europe, principally due to its extensive history and unique relationship with both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. In accordance with the formula of ad eundem gradum, a form of recognition that exists among the three universities, a graduate of Oxford, Cambridge, or Dublin can be conferred with the equivalent degree at either of the other two universities without further examination. Trinity College, Dublin is a sister college to St John's College, Cambridge and Oriel College, Oxford.

Griffioen's photography has appeared in Harper's Magazine , Vice Magazine , The Baffler , Time , Fortune , Landscape Architecture Magazine, CS Interiors, New York Magazine , Boing Boing , The New Yorker.com, and The Atlantic.com. [4] Griffioen is known for his photographs of Detroit, Michigan. His essays have appeared in several books, including "Long Live the Weeds and the Wilderness Yet" in Things I Learned About My Dad: In Therapy, edited by Heather B. Armstrong # ISBN   0-7582-1659-9 # ISBN   978-0-7582-1659-5 and "El Corazon" in What I Would Tell Her, edited by Andrea N. Richesin # ISBN   0-373-89210-1 # ISBN   978-0-373-89210-5.

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The Baffler is a magazine of cultural, political, and business analysis. Established in 1988 by editors Thomas Frank and Keith White, it was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, until 2010, when it moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2016, it moved its headquarters to New York City. The first incarnation of The Baffler had up to 12,000 subscribers.

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and originally run by Henry Luce. A European edition is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. In December 2008, Time discontinued publishing a Canadian advertiser edition.

Griffioen has appeared as a guest on American Public Media's The Story with Dick Gordon , as well as the BBC program Americana and CBC Radio One's arts program Q . [1]

American Public Media (APM) is the second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs in the United States after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota and California. Its station brands include Minnesota Public Radio and Southern California Public Radio. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, APM is best known for distribution of the popular weekend program Live From Here and the national financial news program Marketplace.

The Story with Dick Gordon was a weekday interview program hosted by Dick Gordon, former host of WBUR's The Connection and, before that, fill-in host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national radio program This Morning. Produced by North Carolina Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio and distributed by American Public Media, the show was based largely on stories and interviews chosen by listener input, though it was not a call-in show.

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References

  1. 1 2 "curriculum vitae : James D. Griffioen". Jamesgriffioen.net. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. ↑ "About Sweet Juniper!". Sweetjuniper.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Author federations". Federatedmedia.net. 2005-10-19. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  4. ↑ See http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/05/0082009, http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n2/htdocs/schools-out-forever-625.php, http://www.jamesgriffioen.net/index.php?/project/cv/
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