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CULTURE
VOLUME 121 ISSUE 13
Cousins with local ties start magazine
BY JESSE BROWN jbrown@kansan.com
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It was cousins Corban Goble and Marshall Rake's ambition to create a magazine that would combine their areas of study.
While Rake's background is mostly in design, Goble's is in writing. Gobble graduated from the University of Kansas in 2008 with a degree in English and economics, and Rake grew up in Lawrence and graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.
While Rake was living in Sweden, Goble came to visit, and the two developed the idea to start a magazine. Originally, their idea was to create a print magazine that primarily included short stories. However, the idea evolved into a Web magazine that instead includes interviews, artwork from various designers and selected contributed fiction.
"The reality of the journalistic landscape at that point — which was winter 2008 and January 2009 when the site launched — it was just a lot easier to put the content up on a Web site," Goble said. "And went from there, been doing it for nine months now."
Epilogue magazine was born. It serves those who are interested in design and content and will help readers get in touch with culture that the creators think is relevant.
The magazine, which is based in New York and Los Angeles, is not opinionated or pretentious, said its creators.
"We try to be a filter." Rake said. "We don't take any stances. We don't do any reviews. We only do interviews, and we only present information."
Rake said the magazine's purpose was not to be offensive or exclusive, but to make readers aware of the cultural trends across the country, whether it's a band or an artist. Goble said he and Rake declared themselves best friends aside from being cousins, which helped the working process.
Goble and Rake said they were constantly updating the site and were grateful to those who contributed to the magazine.
"We have really good chemistry naturally, and it's kind of second nature the way we work," Goble said. "We both try to take on a little more."
"We were very fortunate to have a group of friends both in Los Angeles and here in New York City and Brooklyn that are extremist of the people," Goble said. "We had access to these networks of people really early, which was awesome."
One of the contributors to the magazine is Matt Marsaglia, Maperville, Ill., junior, who is working on his writing skills for the magazine.
"I contribute by writing articles every three or four weeks, usually a rebuttal to Corban's last
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FRESH FROM THE OVEN
Bakery to release secret ingredients
Recipe for Joe's doughnuts to be revealed tomorrow
BY JESSE BROWN
jbrown@kansan.com
The two-year absence of Joe's Bakery and its doughnuts has inspired former owner Ralph Smith to finally give away the well-kept secret locals have been asking for: the doughnut's original recipe.
The ingredients for the doughnuts are seen above. The recipe for Joe's doughnuts will be released on game day.
Joe's Bakery was the revered place where many
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place where many students and locals would go to get fresh doughnuts and, through word of mouth, the tradition was passed through generations of KU students and Lawrence residents. After the Bakery's original owner Joe Smith died, his Ralph took over until the business closed two years ago
Smith said students and the general population of Lawrence had treated him and his family well during the years. As a way to thank them, he said he's giving away the recipe as a piece of Lawrence and the bakery's history.
"People seem to love Joe's Bakery" Smith said. "But you know, here's an opportunity to have a piece of, I think of history, right there as a giveaway, and they're welcome to go out and make these doughnuts."
To honor the bakery his father created in 1952 as well as to promote his new business, Smith has decided to give away the doughnut recipe to anyone who shows up at the store before the KU football game on Saturday.
Darwin Eakins has been a neighbor to Joe's Bakery for more than 30 years, a place he frequently visted when it was still open.
"The first few years, I liked the doughnuts and at nine o'clock at night, they had the hot doughnuts, you know, that kind of thing," Eakins said. "Which is why I got a couple pounds on me."
Since the bakery closed, Eakins said he has lost about 60 pounds.
Jenny Terrell/KANSAN
Joe's Bakery provided Lawrence with baked goods from 1952-2007. Before the football game on Saturday, Ralph Smith, son of Joe Smith, founder of Joe's Bakery, will release Joe's Doughnut recipe.
Smith said he recalled the times when
the bakery would make fresh doughnuts before midnight and the line of students who would make their way toward the bakery after bars closed.
Fritz Helbert, Topeka senior, lives in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall and said he remembered midnight runs to Joe's Bakery with friends.
He said it was a popular activity the scholarship hall students would participate in and was surprised to learn they had closed.
Smith said the bakery's late-night business could have declined because of
"Here's an opportunity to have a piece of, I think of history, right there as a giveaway."
competition from restaurants around town that stay open well into the night and early morning.
RALPH SMITH Business owner
"The market changes," Smith said. "1
mean, when I was in business,
I certainly can remember
when there weren't any drive-ins open past 10 o' clock,
and then they started staying open later, and lord knows, now they're open 24 hours a day."
houses fresh-made doughnuts, students and Lawrence residents will be able to take home a piece of local history and the recipe to continue Joe's tradition in their own kitchens.
Now, what was once Joe's Bakery is Smith's new business endeavour that sells collectibles, stamps and original cards. While it no longer
CONSERVATION
- Edited by Megan Morriss
Local burger and Co-op team up, collect rain
BY BETH BEAVERS
bbeavers@kansan.com
Mundia Filngawa, an employee at Local Burger, said the restaurant previously used tap water to water
Lawrence has been wetter than usual this summer, recording an inch more rain than average this month alone. Members of the Ad Astra Student Cooperative House, 1033 Kentucky St., are trying to capture some of it and put it to good use.
Three members of the house installed a rain barrel on the roof of Local Burger, 714 Vermont St., which is used to collect rain water. Local Burger then uses the collected rain to water their plants.
"He said, I'm sure Ad Astra could
The idea to install the rain barrel at Local Burger came from a previous house member who was friends with the owner of Local Burger and decided to get Ad Astra involved.
When the Ad Astra house moved in 2005, house members installed three rain barrels at the new location. They use the water on their garden, their lawn and on house plants as well.
"The vibe of student co-op is sustainability," said Ezra Huscher, Salina senior. "We used milk paints when we painted the house, which have less chemicals, and we recycle everything."
the plants, but are now using the water from the rain barrel in an effort to conserve water.
Ian Stanford, Fairway senior, said he, Huscher and one other student were involved in the construction and installation of the rain barrel. They designed the barrel, which features a flexible spout on top to collect water, a faucet on the side to dispense the water, and an overflow hose on the side. They also had to do some landscaping, which included building a brick foundation to prevent erosion and creating a trail that leads excess run-off water to the parking lot. He said it took the three a full day of work to complete and it cost about $50 in materials.
do this for you," Huscher said. "So we came together as a house to get it done."
SEE RAIN ON PAGE 3A
A new rain barrel was installed outside of Local Burger. Residents of the Ad Astra Student Cooperative House helped build it. The flowered barrel collects water from the roof, and Local Burger then uses the rain to water its garden.
Andrew Hoxey/KANSAN
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