Free Press Houston
Contributor dossier2010—2018Assistant to the Publisher

MariniVan Smirren

Assistant to the Publisher
Writer — BADVICE
Sponsor Activation & Marketing Coordinator — FPSF
General Manager — Day for Night

Free Press Houston
2010—2018

Marini van Smirren served as Omar Afra’s administrative assistant from 2010 through 2018. The August 2013 Free Press Houston staff box records her exact masthead title as Assistant to the Publisher.

She was a member of the Free Press Summer Fest Sponsorship & Marketing team, serving as Sponsor Activation & Marketing Coordinator from 2010 through 2015. She wrote the BADVICE column and other pieces for Free Press Houston; 40 articles are recovered here. The Day for Night record lists her as General Manager.

Documented roles

2010—2018
Administrative assistant to Omar Afra — Free Press HoustonArchive-curated statement supplied by the publisher.
2013
Assistant to the Publisher — Free Press HoustonAugust 2013 Free Press Houston staff box.
2010—2015
Sponsor Activation & Marketing Coordinator — Free Press Summer FestSponsorship & Marketing team; archive event-staff and edition records.
2014—2016
Contributor — BADVICE column — Free Press Houston40 recovered articles held in this archive.
Undated
General Manager — Day for NightArchive event-staff record.

Verified identity

Her own site lists Day for Night Festival general management and Free Press Summer Festival coordination, 2010—2015; her own profile carries a Day for Night recommendation. Checked 2026-08-31.

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Archive relationships

Free Press Houston timeline, 2003—2018
3
Years represented
40
Recovered articles
15
Subjects

Recovered work

BADVICE: BUBBLY BALLS – V. 35
2015-08-12

BADVICE: BUBBLY BALLS - V. 35

BADVICE: SPICY SEX TIPS – V. 34
2015-07-28

BADVICE: SPICY SEX TIPS - V. 34

BADVICE: SURPRISE PERIOD SEX – V. 32
2015-06-30

BADVICE: SURPRISE PERIOD SEX - V. 32

BADVICE: LIBYAN TERRORISTS HAVE PLUTONIUM – V. 30
2015-05-05

BADVICE: LIBYAN TERRORISTS HAVE PLUTONIUM - V. 30

BADVICE: I’M STILL HERE – V. 28
2015-04-07

BADVICE: I'M STILL HERE - V. 28

BADVICE: STRAIGHT TO THE POINT – V. 27
2015-03-17

BADVICE: STRAIGHT TO THE POINT - V. 27

Badvice: Back from the Dead - V. 38WELCOME TO HOUSTON: Lil Flip ft. The Suffers “Way We Ball” LIVE AT FPSF 20152015.10BADVICE: LITTLE HEART THINGS - V. 37BADVICE: FEATURING DADVICE - V. 36BADVICE: BUBBLY BALLS - V. 35BADVICE: SPICY SEX TIPS - V. 34BADVICE: ENGAGEMENT RINGS vs. PENIS RINGS vs. ONION RINGS – V. 33BADVICE: SURPRISE PERIOD SEX - V. 32BADVICE: MOUTH DIARRHEA - V. 31BADVICE: LIBYAN TERRORISTS HAVE PLUTONIUM - V. 30BADVICE: GAME IS WHACK – V. 29BADVICE: I'M STILL HERE - V. 28BADVICE: STRAIGHT TO THE POINT - V. 27BADVICE: DICK PICS ARE LIKE A TRUST FALL - V. 26BADVICE: POKE THE PROSTATE - V. 25BADVICE: IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? V - 24BADVICE: TRUE LOVE IS BUYING A RED TOWEL - V. 23BADVICE: DITCH THAT SHIT – V. 22BADVICE: $30,000 Montrose Millionaires – V. 21BADVICE: $30,000 Montrose Millionaires – V. 22BADVICE: Where Did All the Manners Go – V. 20BADVICE: DIRTY DILDOS IN THE DISHWASHER - V. 19BADVICE: Kate Upton Has Great Tits - V. 18BADVICE: Licking Buttholes is A-OKAY - V. 17BADVICE: The Short & Sweet Holiday Edition - V. 16BADVICE: VOLUME ONETY-FOUR (THE DAY LATE, ANGRY EDITION)BADVICE: VOLUME ONETY-THREEBadvice: Volume Onety-Two: The Evening EditionBADVICE: VOLUME ONETY-ONEBADVICE: EIGHT, NINE, ONETYBADVICE: THIS IS THE NINTH ONEBADVICE: BETTER EIGHT THAN NEVERBADVICE: SEVEN SECONDS IN KEVINBADVICE: LULU EDITIONBADVICE: SIX DICKS NONE THE RICHERBadvice: Hiiiiigh Five EditionBADVICE: FOURNICATION EDITIONBADVICE: THREESOME'S A CHARMBADVICE: SLOPPY SECONDS EDITIONNo Vice Like A Badvice

Masthead evidence

2012.11Assistant to Publisher
2013.08Assistant to the Publisher
2015.01Contributors & Staff Writers
2015.03Contributors & Staff Writers
2015.10Contributors & Staff Writers

Archival authority record

Reference record derived from the material this archive holds. Counts are computed from held and recovered objects; categories the archive holds nothing for are omitted.

Canonical name
Marini Van Smirren
Archival roles
Assistant to the Publisher, Writer — BADVICE, Sponsor Activation & Marketing Coordinator — FPSF, General Manager — Day for Night
Held work spans
2014—2016
Recorded span
2010—2018
Recovered editorial works
40
Masthead appearances
5
Issue relationships
5
Collection relationships
First-party sources
  • marvansmir.comMarini van Smirren — Creative Event Producer

    Her own site records her as general manager of Day for Night Festival and sponsor activation and marketing coordinator for Free Press Summer Festival, 2010—2015, alongside later event production work.

  • LinkedInMarini van Smirren — profile

    Her own profile carries her current role at Brain Dead and a recommendation referring to her work as Day for Night Festival General Manager. Brain Dead is a later employer, not an archive relationship.

Canonical record
https://freepresshoustonarchive.com/contributors/marini-van-smirren

Cite this record

Free Press Houston Archive. “Marini Van Smirren.” Archival authority record, Free Press Houston Archive, https://freepresshoustonarchive.com/contributors/marini-van-smirren

Cite this record

Free Press Houston Archive “Marini Van Smirren — contributor record.” n.d.. Contributor record, Free Press Houston 2010—2018. Free Press Houston Archive. https://freepresshoustonarchive.com/contributors/marini-van-smirren. Accessed [date].

Published
Undated in the record
Accessed
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Machine record: JSON

Archive finding aids

BADVICE — series recordThe recurring column installment by installment, with dates and illustration credits.Event production recordFree Press Summer Fest sponsorship and marketing, 2010—2015, and Day for Night general management, against the edition records each role touched.

External references

marvansmir.com — Marini van Smirren — Creative Event Producer

Her own site records her as general manager of Day for Night Festival and sponsor activation and marketing coordinator for Free Press Summer Festival, 2010—2015, alongside later event production work.

LinkedIn — Marini van Smirren — profile

Her own profile carries her current role at Brain Dead and a recommendation referring to her work as Day for Night Festival General Manager. Brain Dead is a later employer, not an archive relationship.