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Kody Ford
Kody Ford is a writer and lover of the arts. He launched The Idle Class in 2011 online and 2013 in print.
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Home Grown: Kim Swink brings her dream film to the screen

WORDS / KODY FORD PHOTOS / JESSICA WILLIAMS For writer/director Kim Swink, coming home to Arkansas had been in the works for a long time. Ev...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 2, 2014
Prose

Pro Se Press leads the way in the New Pulp revival

WORDS / KODY FORD ILLUSTRATION / BETH POST “If these yarns were trash – and millions of parents must have regarded them as such R...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 2, 2014
Music

The Plaid Jackets find their place on the Comic Con circut, meet their idols

WORDS / KODY FORD PHOTO / FARRIS GERARD Few bands find their break after taking a break, but for the Fayetteville-based band The Plaid Jacke...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 2, 2014
Music

Amasa Hines releases “All the World There Is”

WORDS / ANDREW MCCLAIN Amasa Hines’ 2013 album “All the World There Is” is an expansive piece of work that covers a lot of ground,...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 2, 2014
Music

Don’t Stop Please release new album, take show on the road

WORDS / LAUREN MCCORMICK PHOTO / BRANDON OTTO From humble beginnings in Conway, Don’t Stop Please is a jazz-influenced sextet with obvious...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 2, 2014
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HOW TO START A COMEDY SCENE

WORDS / MARTY SHUTTER Improv and stand-up are strange bedfellows. They both take practice, dedication and preparedness. When an improviser t...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 19, 2013
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JUST FOR LAUGHS: Comedians of NWA bring comedy to the Ozarks, one laugh at a time

WORDS / ANDREW MCCLAIN PHOTOS / COLLEY BAILEY Comedy, as a form of expression, is an ancient institution dating back to medieval court jeste...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 19, 2013
Art

TRAPPING TIME: A conversation with artist Matt Miller

WORDS / MARTY SHUTTER PHOTO / COLLEY BAILEY Matt Miller is an artist who almost fell deeply into the calculated world of money.  He was nea...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 18, 2013
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RUFFLING FEATHERS: Greg Henderson of Rock City Times isn’t afraid to take on the Natural State. Or the 4th Estate.

WORDS / JEREMY GLOVER PHOTO / GABE GENTRY    In the age of the Internet, information overload is nigh unavoidable, especially with a news ...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 18, 2013
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The Idle Class – Winter 2014: The Comedy Issue

Read our Winter 2014 issue featuring Matt Miller, Comedians of NWA, Rock City Times, Matt Besser, The Plaid Jackets, Don’t Stop Please...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 18, 2013
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