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Back to Galesburg

By Mark | March 25, 2019

The response to yesterday’s post about my familial connection to the Swedish expatriate community of Galesburg was so overwhelmingly positive that I thought I’d spend a little more time in the archives this evening and share a few more facts about my immigrant family’s past in Illinois. First, I should correct something that I said […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1870, 1891, 1897, Anna Gustafa Nilsson, CB&Q, Chicago, Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Dahlsland, Dorothy Maxine Lambie Avery, eels, Galesburg, Galesburg railroad museum, genealogy, geneology, Hump, hump yard, immigration, Johann August Jakobsson, John Lambie, Leif Jakobsson, Marilyn Ruth Lambie Tercek, Mark's ancestors, Mimi Dorothy, Öland, Ovra Wannborga, railroad, strikes, Sweden, trains, Violet Jacobson Lambie, Zephyr | 6 Comments

The Untold History of Zines… Sean Tejaratchi on Crap Hound

By Mark | March 17, 2019

When I first started my “History of Zines” oral history project back in 2013, one of the first people I reached out to was Sean Tejaratchi, the man behind the incredibly ambitious clip art zine Crap Hound. [As someone with OCD, the obsessiveness of Crap Hound really resonated with me, and I wanted to find […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1970, A is For, A Sordid Evening of Sonic Sorrows, abortion, action figures, Adam Parfrey, Adidas, aggressive massage, Amok, amusement parks, animal erections, Answer Me, Anton LaVey, Apple Cabin, Bertrand Falstaff Heine, birds with human penises, book design, bubbles, calendars, Cane toad, Captain Matthew Webb, change, Charlie McCarthy, Chloe Eudaly, Chris Thile, clip art, consignment, consistency, Crap Hound, Dan Howland, Danzine, Death Scenes, Debbie Goad, Dishwasher Pete, DIY, Doc Johnson, dongs, ear trumpet, erections, Eugene, Evel Knievel, evolution, fake band posters, feral child, Feral House, Geek Love, Genie the feral child, graphic design, Gregg Turkington, He-Man, Heinous, identity politics, Independent Publishers Resource Center, IPRC, Jim Goad, John Coffin, Journal of Ride Theory, Katherine Dunn, Kathy Molloy, Kinko's, Lake Wobegon, Larry Crane, LiarTown, Live from Here, living in the past, Los Angeles, maggots, Martha Plimpton, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Michael McKean, Mike King, Miranda July, navel gazing, Nick Bougas, Oregon, oversharing, PDXS, penises, pigeon, poop exchange, Portland, Portland City Council, Portland Mercury, Powell’s Books, Prairie Home Companion, privacy, Reading Frenzy, Rebecca Gilbert, romanticizing the past, Satan Takes a Holiday, sculpture, Sean Tejaratchi, Skeletor, Smurfs, Snake Mountain, Snipehunt, Social Justice Kittens, Stanton Greer, Stella Marrs, Steve Mandich, surf monkey, Tape Op, The Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness, The Devil’s Notebook, The Untold History of Zines, the Voight-Kampff test, Toad Licker, toad licking, toys, transitions, Watts Riots, Weekly World News, Westworld, Willamette Week, WOW Hall, zine library, zines | 24 Comments

The perjurer, the scientist who wasn’t, and the world’s most accomplished barista

By Mark | November 2, 2017

Since we last spoke, a few interesting things have happened. Most notably from my perspective, Trump’s former foreign advisor, Carter Page, reportedly told members of the House intelligence committee today that, during the campaign, he had informed Jeff Sessions that he would be traveling to Russia. This, of course directly contradicts what Sessions himself said […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, anti-science, barista, Carter Page, Donald Trump, ethics, George Papadopoulos, Greece, Jeff Sessions, Joe Manchin, perjury, Richard Painter, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate, Sam Clovis, Sergey Kislyak, the plight of baristas, those anti-science Republicans, USDA | 80 Comments

Our primary platform for communicating our most deeply-held religious beliefs should be fast food packaging

By Mark | November 10, 2015

“I just ate at McDonalds and I’m absolutely beside myself. I’m so upset that I can barely type. Do you know that nowhere on the packaging for their Filet ‘O Fish does it mention that Jesus Christ died for our sins upon a cross? It doesn’t even mention that he was known to have enjoyed […]

Posted in Marketing, Religious Extremism, Uncategorized | Also tagged brand identity, brand jamming, branding, broiled fish, Christianity, Christians under attack, cups, Donald Trump, fast food, filet 'o fish, fish, Glengarry Glen Ross, honeycomb, Jesus, logos, McDonalds, packaging, paper cups, resurrection, war on Christmas, What Would Jesus Eat? | 31 Comments

Giving ex-felons a second chance, the corporatization of higher ed, and the religious roots of Cultivate Coffee and Tap House… on episode 31 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | October 29, 2015

This last installment of the Saturday Six Pack was really good. And I think I’d say that even if it wasn’t my show. It was interesting and topical, challenging and funny. There was just a lot to like about it. We talked with an inspiring ex-felon, a fiery union organizer, and a local man whose […]