Michael Ventura
May 1, 20178 min read
Ventura at 4am / Pilgrims Were Refugees
“Our people came here legally, why can’t THEY?” The Pilgrims were refugees. The England they fled was an unstable country on its way to...
Jon Carroll / joncarrollprose.com
Apr 18, 20172 min read
Jon Carroll / Who Are You Again?
I’ve been face-blind all my life, and it’s gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. A surprising number of things have gotten better as I’ve...
Danny N. Schweers
Apr 11, 20171 min read
Photo Prayer / April 2017
Air In Water On the inside walls of my glass, tiny bubbles of air appear out of nowhere as the cold water warms to room temperature. ...
James BigBoy Medlin
Apr 10, 20173 min read
The Revelations of Juarez Smythe-Jones
Have you ever wondered about the background of panhandlers? I have. That’s why I recently invited a bearded hobo to join me for lunch at...
Bill Bentley
Apr 10, 20178 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / April 2017
Pieta Brown, Postcards. Emotionally exquisite and passionately provocative. Those are the best two phrases to describe Pieta Brown's...
Admin
Apr 5, 20174 min read
The Mystical Realism of Sam Yeates
Sam Yeates is an American original. He grew up on a farm 16 miles outside of Stephenville, Texas. In that part of north/central Texas...
James BigBoy Medlin
Mar 31, 20175 min read
The Man Who Ate The Dodo
Susan! Susan, I know you’ll never hear this – Oh God! I don’t even know if you’re still alive. Please forgive me. What has he done...
Glen Martin
Mar 17, 20176 min read
The SF Bay-Delta Is Invaluable. What Will Happen to It Under Trump?
The Bay-Delta, comprised of San Francisco Bay and the shared delta of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers, is the largest estuary on...
Jeffrey Nightbyrd Shero
Mar 16, 20174 min read
Fukushima: Dangerous to You
This week Fukushima Power plant has become the worst nuclear disaster in the history of the earth, a fact ignored by the establishment...
Jon Carroll
Mar 16, 20172 min read
Jon Carroll / Rage against Rumpcare
Rage is a useless emotion. It may be an appropriate emotion, but it scrambles your brain. It is so intense that it makes you feel like...
Michael Ventura
Mar 14, 20179 min read
Ventura at 4am / March!
This piece introduces a new series of essays, ventura_at_4am, specifically focused on Resistance and Vision during this crisis of the...
Frank Browning
Mar 8, 20174 min read
Robots, Love & Fate In Paris
I am not a robot. Am I? How can I be sure? These questions cut to the core of a mind-altering exhibition this spring at Paris’s Palais de...
Elliott Negin
Mar 8, 20179 min read
Gutting EPA’s Budget And Staff Would Endanger The Health Of Millions Of Americans
During his nationally televised speech before Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump vowed to “promote clean air and clean water.” Is...
Various writers
Mar 7, 20176 min read
Open Forum / Ideas for Surviving a Dark Age
Donald Trump, global warming, spreading fascism ... the world is growing dark. This space is an open forum for anyone who wants to offer...
Bill Bentley
Mar 7, 20179 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / March 2017
Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard, Broken Promised Land. What happens when a noted Cajun folklorist/poet joins with one of Louisiana's...
the Lunch Guys
Mar 2, 201715 min read
The Lunch Guys / Trump & the Press
Every Thursday for the last 20+ years a group of artists, scientists, writers and one bail bondsman have gotten together in the Mission...