Monthly Archives: November 2013

Scenes from #HackMyHeart: Bush and Cheney’s Darkest Moment

Hi Scoochers, here’s another #HackMyHeart scene, contributed by our website designer @LinearEh. It is also amazing. It’s all coming together! (This is a pivotal dramatic scene that occurs around the midpoint of the film, where Cheney and Bush’s relationship reaches its darkest moment. Cheney has been asking Bush to pardon his friend Scooter Libby, and… Read more »

Scenes from #HackMyHeart The Movie: Opening Scene

Hi there, Scoochers! As promised, we’re providing transcripts here of some of the scenes that listeners are contributing to Hack My Heart, our collectively written action romance sci fi thriller Christmas film about Bush and Cheney’s friendship in the White House. This one comes from @jlchaffee and is absolutely amazing.   INT. APPLE COMPUTER STORE… Read more »

Hack My Heart: The Movie Poster

Hello, Scoochers! Earlier this week, we decided to collectively write a romantic comedy about Bush and Cheney’s strained relationship in the White House. It will be called “Hack My Heart,” and you should all feel free to contribute a scene. Our web designer, Abbie (@LinearEh), has already made an amazing movie poster: This will be… Read more »

Picturing an End to New York City’s Homelessness Crisis

Hi Scoochers, Molly here. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of writing about Picture the Homeless, a grassroots organization founded and led by homeless people. PTH does amazing work around housing, civil rights, and police brutality, and I got to speak with two leaders there, Kendall Jackman and Jean Rice, about the end of… Read more »

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