New Age Whitman Twitter Profile Picture Contest

Everything has a Twitter account. New Age Whitman will be no exception. If you're so inclined, follow us @NewAgeWhitman. We'll see what comes of it. I'll tell you one thing right now, though. Nothing will come of it without a kick-ass profile picture.

In pursuit of such a picture, I introduce the first (yeah, we'll call it first for now) New Age Whitman contest. Make us a kick-ass profile picture. The picture must posses the following qualities:

• Must be clever (ideally relating to drinking, elections, and/or Walt Whitman)
• Must be visually appealing
• Must be original, or an original combination of other images
• Must be less than 700 kilobytes (Twitter is picky like that)

Entries can be submitted along with internship applications or on their own. If you want, you can tweet your entries at us. A good contest entry will get you bonus points for internship consideration, if applicable.

Alright, get to work. This is the beginning of something big.

Seeking Interns

The New Age Whitman Project seeks interns. To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, head shot, any x-rays (including dental), and a thirteen-hundred word essay on your favorite beer. Applications can be submitted directly to newagewhitman (at) gmail.com.

JOB SUMMARY:
The two creators of New Age Whitman -- that'd be Kevin and Brittany -- intend to complete an art project during Kevin's two weeks in Chicago this coming August. It will be a two-part endeavor: The first part will involve a lot of drinking in order to accrue the necessary art materials. That's where the interns come in, because Kevin and Brittany only have so much mileage left on their respective livers and we'd like to keep them functioning until at least the age of 35. The art project aspect will be fulfilled by the design and execution of a scale map of the United States using blue and red beer cans to recreate the 2008 electoral map. You potential interns don't need to worry about that part though; Kevin promised to do all the math. You just need to drink.

REQUIREMENTS:
- Availability on nights and weekends and possibly during the day sometimes
- Contributions to the blog where appropriate
- Lots and lots of beer pong, flip cup, and whatever other drinking games we can think of
- Some light clerical and housework

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:
- Bachelor's degree in anything (extra points if it's substance-related, like visual arts)
- Liver of steel
- Sense of humor
- Commitment to the arts and the mission at hand
- No allergies to cats
- Knowledge of the application process for the National Endowment for the Arts

Payment will occur in lots of beer. If we get an NEA grant, we'll also pay you money, but you may have to help with that application process.

Come with us on a journey. We don't yet know where it will lead, but rest assured, this experience will transform your life.

NOTE: Since Obama won in 2008, we're assuming the blue can (Bug Light) will have a slight edge over the red can (Budweiser). Of course, Obama was born in Africa so he didn't really win the race. Arguments about that, Al Gore, the Northwestern Wildcats, and puppies sitting in baskets will likely dominate work conversations. Semi-relatedly, if you have knowledge of other beer cans that are varying shades of red or blue, please mention that in your cover letter.

Continent!

August 2011. Get pumped.