Month: January 2015
Abiding with Rev. Dudely
Interview with Rev. Dudely Noted of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last 17 years, or you’re too young, you’ve probably seen the movie “The Big Lebowski”. I have a sweatshirt that I wear quite a bit that says “The Dude Abides” on the front […]
I Killed a Man
by Mario Burns The night before my nightmare Sitting in my chair I begin to fade out at some point Wake up downtown There is blood on my hands and shirt I rush home; pull the covers over my head Close my eyes Before I fall asleep, the alarm goes […]
A Writer’s Prayer
By: Donnie Casto II Great and Unknown Magnet of existence, Allow me to embrace this race, with a love and a grace of a movable feast. May I drink this art like Hemingway; shake my creativity in a Gonzo way. Let tears of answer and silence water the Capote well […]
Politics of the disturbed mind
Or the political week of hypocrisy by Mark Linnhoefer From Charlie Hebdo, over to Mitt Romney all the way to Boko Haram. There have been quite a few controversial to downright horrific events these past days, and the reaction of the political power structures to them has been quite questionable […]
Native American Gangs
from Aljazeera MINNEAPOLIS — It was Sunday, game day, and James Cross turned down the television volume, rose from his armchair and lifted his purple Vikings windbreaker to show off his tattoos. “This is a drive-by scene,” he said as he pointed to the image on his stomach. “I never […]
PRISON DISPATCHES FROM THE WAR ON TERROR: EX-CIA OFFICER JOHN KIRIAKOU SPEAKS
from The Intercept Jan. 19, 2015 John Kiriakou is the only CIA employee to go to prison in connection with the agency’s torture program. Not because he tortured anyone, but because he revealed information on torture to a reporter. Kiriakou is the Central Intelligence Agency officer who told ABC News in […]
Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt
By ANNE BARNARD from the New York Times Jan. 16, 2015 BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the early scenes of the Syrian documentary “Our Terrible Country,” the leftist writer Yassin al-Haj Saleh explores the ruins of a rebellious Damascus suburb, his clean-shaven face, Lenin-style cap and pristine clothes marking him as a […]
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