I just mute those whenever I see them. 64.4k Followers, 2 Following, 279 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Shea Serrano (@shea.serrano) … We went across the bay apparently. It’s a beautiful city. Otherwise, try again or reset your password. Sorry, we’re unable to find an account with that username and password. Art Shea Serrano’s Rap-Themed Illustrated Bookmarks. We don’t know how to do it.” Some guy from Oregon did a fundraiser with Oregon Ducks gear, and I’m a big Oregon Ducks fan. He is best known for his work with the sports and pop culture websites, The Ringer and Grantland, as well as his books, including The Rap Year Book, Basketball (and Other Things) and Movies (and Other Things), all of which were The New York Times #1 best-sellers. 68 $59.95 $59.95. Within weeks, the newsletter had reached over 30,000 subscribers. The thing was, I wanted the actual ones that came out in 1998 — I didn’t want a reissue.” Subscribe or link your existing subscription. Episode 61: Ballerz 2K20 feat. Usually it’s small stuff: “I had $4 in my account.” But if 1,500 people do that, all of sudden we have $6,000 to give away. No signup or install needed. [5], After graduating from college, Serrano moved to Houston, where he worked in construction before becoming a middle-school science teacher. Shea Serrano became a writer nearly by accident. Mike Schur Developing a Mexican-American Family-Sitcom Pilot With Shea Serrano The series is based on Serrano’s real life growing up in Texas. Ultimately, Serrano and his army raised $134,000 to help those displaced by the storm. In total, they've donated approximately $10,000 via newsletter donations. Currently, Serrano is a staff writer for The Ringer. But $1,200 is nothing. Serrano joined the full-time Grantland staff in July 2015. movies (and other stuff) by Shea Serrano | Jan 1, 2019. Photo by … Shea Serrano is an award-winning writer, author, and illustrator. His first book, Bun B's Rap Coloring and Activity Book, was widely praised, receiving accolades from Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, the LA Times, Pitchfork, MTV, and more. January 25, 2016. [8][3] This piece allowed him to earn a place at the Houston Press’ sister publication, the LA Weekly. Posted by The Barnes and Noble Review / October 11, 2019 Share. [30] On 9 March 2017, Serrano and company donated $12,539.87 to Planned Parenthood in recognition of International Women's Day. New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano is many things to many people, but what he’s most vocally proud of is his Mexican identity. San Antonio's Shea Serrano is giving $1,000 to someone who pre-orders his new book . [14] In March 2016, the book was optioned for a documentary series. The B&N Podcast: Shea Serrano on the Art of the List. Serrano sent out money and also began taking it in from followers—and sending that out to people in need, too. So, send $10—and see what happens. Join us for our 1-year anniversary celebration as we host a LIVE podcast recording with the one and only, Shea Serrano! With the coronavirus giving, of all that money in the first batch, $60 of it was money I had in my Venmo account—as of now I’ve contributed about $3,000. [26] Intended to support aspiring writers, Serrano offered $3000 stipends and a month-long mentorship, saying, “Too often, talented writers are elbowed out of the game because they can’t afford to work an unpaid internship somewhere or they can’t afford to write for free for a few months somewhere to build up a portfolio.”[24] The series authors will retain the rights to their work as well as receiving a full designed digital version of their essay and placement on Serrano’s website. Within half an hour , … Listen to Episode 11: Shea Serrano On Art And Basketball and sixty-one more episodes by Dear Adam Silver, free! His actions also inspired his followers, who were sending dollars on their own. The inaugural issue featured NBA players in scenes from popular movies, starting with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in a scene from the 1987 movie Over the Top. Because ultimately there’s nothing we can do about any of this bullshit because none of us are in charge—we don’t have any real pull. I’ve got a little money I can give you.” It’s not that complicated. Shea Serrano is a great writer and his joy just bounds off every page. It’s crazy. A typical Shea Serrano tweet. Hardcover $34.68 $ 34. Shea Serrano's most recent book, Basketball (And Other Things), was, among other things, a #1 New York Times bestseller and selected by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite reads of the year. Shea Serrano/Twitter Show More Show Less 4 of 69 Alfredo Gutierrez, left, fills out paperwork as Conner Scott donates plasma at Houston Methodist Hospital on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Houston. Everyone should read this book (it's currently free on HalfwayBooks.com). It might seem small to you, but it’s huge thing. There’s probably a portion of the people who follow me now who didn’t have to grow up like that. Shea Serrano is an American author, journalist, and former teacher. If you are an existing subscriber and haven't set up an account, please register for an online account. Movies (And Other Things) is a … Photo: Arturo Torres. With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball’s greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time. | Dec 21, 2016. It soon appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List for the advice, how-to and miscellaneous category[13] as well as the culture category. He’s kept it going over the past three weeks, sending out pitches every couple of days, and by April 1 he had delivered $61,600. He also was in Omega Delta Phi. [18], Serrano's fourth book Movies (And Other Things) was published in October 2019 and became his third consecutive number one bestseller on The New York Times best-seller list. His most recent book, The Rap Year Book, reached the bestseller lists of the New York Times and Washington Post, topped the Arts and Entertainment iBooks bestseller list, and was named one of Billboard&;s Best 100 Music Books of All Time.Currently, Serrano is a staff writer for The Ringer. [29] They playfully referred to it as the Radelle Christmas Miracle. [24] He had previously published two illustrated essay collections on the site, on the television shows The Office (called “Conference Room Five Minutes”) and Scrubs (“Where Do You Think We Are?”). TM: How much longer are you going to keep doing this? Photo: Arturo Torres Four hours later, the group had contributed more than $90,000;[35] by the end of the night, they had raised more than $130,000. 8 of 9 Shea Serrano’s previous book, the best-selling ‘Basketball (And Other Things),’ also featured art by Arturo Torres. SS: I just do it at random. His most recent book, The Rap Year Book, reached the bestseller lists of the New York Times and Washington Post, topped the Arts and Entertainment iBooks bestseller list, and was chosen for the Pitchfork book club. It feels like a group of friends. If you grew up poor and somebody gave you $25, you can stretch that shit out for a week. I could send you $250 and it’s not gonna affect me much at all. He holds court daily on matters ranging from basketball to Taco Bell to Young Thug to parenting to the injustices of unpaid content creation...Periodically, Serrano will tweet out his email address so that anyone can ask him for advice on making it as a writer. The One (7 Book Series) Kindle Edition $0.00 $ 0. On the morning of February 22, Shea Serrano, a staff writer at The Ringer, picked a fight with Donald Trump on Twitter.He didn’t do it for retweets or clicks or to amuse his friends. That might change three weeks of somebody’s life. Episode 60: P. Scott Cunningham on … JJ and Tommy are joined by Shea Serrano to talk about his process and inspiration for being a writer. [10] While there, he wrote a humor piece describing having sex with his wife while listening to Drake. Texas Monthly: All of us want to help other people. Seriously. Shea Serrano is a staff writer for The Ringer and author of The New York Times Best Seller Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated. Art; Fashion; Community; An Evening with Shea Serrano. ‎Show Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald, Ep 305: My Brother, Where Art Thou? "I trust him very much with the art stuff," he said. If there’s no rent freeze, that money is gone. And this is happening to plenty of people. Tweets poured in from followers—requests accompanied by screenshots of loans due, overdue bills, empty refrigerators—along with the person’s Venmo or Cash App address. Shea Serrano is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Follow Shea Serrano and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Shea Serrano Author Page. [37], Serrano lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Larami Serrano, their three sons (nicknamed Boy A, Boy B, and the Baby), and their French bulldog Younger Jeezy. That’s the crazy part about all of this. Read more. And everyone is already connected on social media accounts—Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Mostly people say, “I wanna help some way, but I don’t know what to do.” I’m not gonna go out and work at a hospital—that’s hero work and I’m a coward in real life. Read more Read less Best Sellers. Serrano's first book, Bun B's Rap Coloring and Activity Book, was published 17 September 2013. Arturo Torres is a Dallas-based artist. New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano is many things to many people, but what he’s most vocally proud of is his Mexican identity. [34] On 31 August 2017, Serrano invited Twitter followers to join him in a "Fuck Hurricane Harvey" round of donations to support Houston relief work, with Serrano putting in $200 to start the effort. Recipients sent him appreciative thank-you tweets, sometimes accompanied by photos of groceries bought or bills paid. We had the chance to discuss his collaborative relationship with Arturo Torres, the artist who created all of the drawings for the book. Serrano's second book, The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed, was published 13 October 2015 by Abrams Image. TM: You’ve built up this community of people who follow your enthusiasms for music, basketball, Scrubs, so you know they will jump in and contribute. Other options New and used from $4.99. Photo: Arturo Torres. And he said, “I made $1,500 off this, can you give it away?”. Shea Serrano (10:17), New York Times best-selling author & staff writer at The Ringer, calls in to talk spreading positivity online, his love for Reggie Miller & answers some of your questions. Things can go terribly, terribly wrong, and you can, in theory, be easily disappointed by … $15.54 . [28] Shea and Larami met in college in 2000 and were married in a hospital after Larami was hospitalized the day before their wedding. [31] On 27 March 2017, Serrano mobilized the FOH ARMY again, this time to help one former student fund a trip to Turkey she was hoping to take to help teach children there English. The stories you want, in one weekly newsletter. Photo by Sarah Ruiz. Shea Serrano is an American author, journalist, and former teacher. One of the chapters, for example, answers which race, Illustrator Arturo Torres, Serrano's collaborator on The Rap Year Book, also illustrated Basketball (and Other Things). SS: Yeah. — Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 11, 2020 Lo and behold, the power of Shea compelled us once again, and donations flooded in. Torres is the artist and visually-inclined half of an unstoppable two-man team made up of him and author, former Grantlander, and current The Ringer writer Shea Serrano. Shea is also the author of The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song … They used the donations to make contributions to charities, including the Genesis Women's Shelter, Kids' Meals, Operation Turkey and more. Writing about Serrano for GQ, Chris Gayomali said: "If you were to draw a triple Venn diagram of hoops, trunk bangers, and jokes made at the expense of J. Cole, Grantland writer Shea Serrano would be smack-dab in the center, probably wearing a Tim Duncan jersey. Shea Serrano’s previous book, the best-selling ‘Basketball (And Other Things),’ also featured art by Arturo Torres. What Was the Point of UT Hiring Steve Sarkisian to Replace Head Football Coach Tom Herman? But other people jumped in, and through other people sending him money, he ended up getting $1,300. Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things), combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue, all into one. The album: DMX: It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (Def Jam, 1998) This week, we are joined by Shea Serrano, contributor at TheRinger.com, author of both The Rap Yearbook and the brand new Basketball (And Other Things). Like, right now. A hardcover edition featuring new content for fans of the #1 New York Times bestseller Any fan of Shea Serrano’s unconventional, hilarious, and insightful writing will want to add this hardcover edition of his wildly popular Basketball (and Other Things) to their collection. By the next Sunday, he had raised $10,000. Now he's the leader of one of the biggest, friendliest Twitter armies on the internet. Serrano said this is something he really appreciates about Torres. It doesn’t matter what it feels like to you, it’s gonna feel bigger to someone who needs it. The work was a collaboration with Houston rapper Bun B, although Serrano wrote and illustrated the book himself. Shea Serrano, a Texas author, used Twitter to spur more than $10,000 in direct donations to people facing financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. "[23], In 2020, Serrano founded a publishing house called Halfway Books, operated from his Gumroad website. Sometimes Shea Serrano sneaks away from his office in downtown San Antonio to go see a movie. Shea Serrano, best known for his pop culture and sports commentary, has been lighting the year up with witty tweets and takes that span from the election to the different ways he and his wife dress (most notably his couch colored sweatpants and hoodie). [24], The next Halfway Books are a series of five commissioned long-form essays on a hip-hop album of the writer’s choosing, beginning with Taylor Crumpton’s “Taylor Crumpton Considers Big Tuck’s Purple Hulk” on December 1, 2020. Serrano's Twitter feed has also spawned considerable charitable giving. Shea Serrano is an aficionado of all things hip, fast, and witty, from rap music to basketball to the TV series Scrubs. He lives in Houston, Texas. https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/shea-serrano-guerilla-giving-coronavirus/. Currently, he is a staff writer for T But there are people who have less than zero dollars in their account right now and they’re just looking at an empty refrigerator and they’re listening to two kids complaining about why are there no snacks, what are we doing for dinner? Shea Serrano is an aficionado of all things hip, fast, and witty, from rap music to basketball to the TV series Scrubs. Best-Selling Author Shea Serrano on Movies (And Other Things) (And Other Things) By Zac Crain Published in Arts & Entertainment October 8, 2019 9:41 am SMS 95. A hardcover edition featuring new content for fans of the #1 New York Times bestseller Any fan of Shea Serrano’s unconventional, hilarious, and insightful writing will want to add this hardcover edition of his wildly popular Basketball (and Other Things) to their collection. Most times we’re on Twitter dicking around, wasting time at work, making jokes about stuff, making fun of each other, about this or that. Serrano continued to earn national attention with his pieces about his children and stories about the songs played at his school dance[9] and birthday party. And it makes everybody feel better about the state of affairs. That’s what you learn to do. So Andre 3000 croons a soliloquy over this Willie Hutch sample talking about islands and peninsulas and spaceships and Gladys Knight and starts breaking syllables and manipulating words like some kind of hip-hop E.E. [16] It debuted at number two on The New York Times Best Seller list for the advice, how-to and miscellaneous category. Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things) , ... With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball’s greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time. [12], Serrano has also written for GQ, ESPN, LA Weekly, XXL, Rolling Stone, MTV, and Vice.[6]. Serrano’s publisher, Abrams Books, had recently released Why I March, a book of photos from the post-inauguration women’s marches, edited by Serrano’s friend and book editor, Samantha Weiner. [7] After briefly writing for the Near Northwest Banner, Serrano freelanced for the Houston Press. And you realize, if you send in $5 or $20, you helped. Every author has a story beyond the one that they put down on paper. It’s not as difficult as it might seem. SS: Because I think, this is me guessing, you grow up a certain way. Cortney Lamar Charleston, Caroline Cabrera and Zain Aslam. Serrano tweets early and often, sometimes a couple hundred times a day, often talking directly with fans and calling out others for what he says is nonsense. TM: Helping our families and extended families. Serrano, 38, who grew up on the south side of San Antonio, is a journalist for The Ringer and an author of several best-selling books, but these days he’s probably most known for his tweeting. [6], Serrano began writing in 2007 as a way to supplement his family's income when his wife, pregnant with twins, was put on bedrest. If it’s direct action, I don’t wanna say, “Can you prove it?” The ones that are easy to avoid are the ones that are obvious bots, with seven numbers at end of the user name. Shea Serrano (right) answers a question from moderator Adam Serwer. [24][25] These collections, which continued his collaboration with Torres, were published as PDFs. Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla. Shea Serrano’s downtown office houses more than a few of his favorite things, including movie pop art and comic books. Serrano was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up in the neighborhood of Valley Hi. Entertainment // Arts & Culture Books. Erik Casarez | February 20, 2016 | Events, music | No Comments. Interior art for “Movies (and Other Things),” a new book about film by best-selling writer and Texas native Shea Serrano, with illustrations by Arturo Torres. Only 6 left in stock - order soon. This is a way for me to help out. Shea Serrano: Well, I’ve done it before, and at this point I know the way it works. | Dec 21, 2016. https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/shea-serrano-guerilla-giving-corona Madalyn Mendoza, San … ... AbeBooks Books, art & collectibles: ACX Audiobook Publishing Made Easy: Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web : … Any fan of Shea Serrano&;s unconventional, hilarious, and insightful writing will want to add this hardcover edition of his wildly popular Basketball (and Other Things) to their collection. 4.9 out of 5 stars 13. On the Internet—that’s easy. I grew up on the south side of San Antonio in a bad neighborhood, and we didn’t have much education, and everybody—a significant part of the community—was on welfare or in Section 8 housing. It was citizen philanthropy at its finest, an inspiration for everyone in a time of chaos and fear. [19][20][21], In addition to the documentary project based on The Rap Year Book, Serrano also has a sitcom in development. Movies (And Other Things) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things). On 21 December 2016, Serrano and his Twitter followers, colloquially termed the FOH ARMY, joined up to give a parking lot attendant who'd helped Serrano find his car at an airport a $3000 tip. What made you get off your couch and actually do something? [32] On 17 August 2017, Serrano and the FOH ARMY joined up to fund several teachers' Donors Choose pages to help them start the school year off right, often completing the requested funding in a matter of minutes;[33] two days later, the group contributed over $10,700 to support an LGBTQ youth center in San Antonio, raising the money in less than seven hours. In most of Texas—in San Antonio or especially Austin, that doesn’t cover rent. In October 2017, ABC Studios ordered a pilot for the show, written by Serrano and produced by Serrano and Michael Schur. Shea Serrano’s previous book, the best-selling ‘Basketball (And Other Things),’ also featured art by Arturo Torres. Bun B’s Rap Coloring book, illustrated by Shea Serrano, gives an opportunity for rap fans to tell his or her own. Go read it. 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It’s one thing to read a story on the internet and you say, “Oh it’s about someone who didn’t have grocery money today.” But then there’s the story where you send someone $250 and they tweet a picture of the groceries they just bought and they’re putting it in an empty refrigerator. 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