Three days ago, word came out through various channels that our embattled president, facing intense criticism for his handling of the Black Lives Matter protests which swept our nation this past week, was likely going to make a public statement on race. Most notably, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson told CNN’s Jake Tapper […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Rapoport, anti-immigrant, Ben Carson, black lives matter, Bon Appétit, Central Park 5, Charlottesville, Civil War, Colin Kaepernick, CrossFit, Dallas, Donald Trump, family separation, George Floyd, Gone with the Wind, June 19, Juneteenth, MAGA, NASCAR, NFL, Oklahoma, protests, race, race relations, racism, rallies, Roger Goddell, slavery, Stephen Miller, travel ban, Tulsa, Tulsa Race Massacre, very fine people, Voting Rights Act |
There was a protest against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Lansing today… I get it. People want to put this behind them and get back to business-as-usual. They want to go back to work. They want a return of some kind of normalcy. And, apparently, they think that’ll happen if Governor Whitmer just lifts her […]
Posted in Free Speech, Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1918 flu, anti-science, Betsy DeVos, coronavirus, Corporate Crime, corporate speech, COVID-19, DeVos, Donald Trump, double-peaked curve, flatten the curve, Gretchen Whitmer, guns, hair dye, Howard Markel, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Lansing, MAGA, Michigan Conservative Coalition, Michigan Freedom Fund, Monica, Monica Echeverri Casarez, motor boat, Ohio, pandemic, protest, public health, shelter in place, social distancing, zombies |
By Mark | January 13, 2019
Since we first launched Landline Creative Labs, I’ve been wanting to start a series of interviews with our tenants, asking what they’re up to, and, through them, trying to get a better sense as to the direction in which Ypsi’s creative energy may be flowing. Here, in our first installment, I talk with Juliet Hinely, […]
Posted in 209 Pearl, Landline Creative Labs, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Media | Also tagged 22 North, Alison MacAdam, artist residency, artists, audio production, Believed, Brett Kavanaugh, Charlottesville, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Christine Blasey Ford, Civil War, Confederate statue, Cultivate, dog treats, Donald Trump, First Fridays, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Gettysburg, Governor’s School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Grove Studios, gymnastics, Jennifer Guerra, Juliet Hinely, Kate Wells, Kayj Michelle, knitting, Larry Nassar, Lexington, Lindsey Smith, Lyme Disease, Michigan Radio, Narooz, NPR, Orson Welles, Paulette Parker, podcasting, podcasts, public sex, Rachel Denhollander, racism, Radio Campfire, Riverside Arts Center, Robert E. Lee, Rosemarie Aquilina, San Francisco, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sarah Huelett, Selo Shevel, Senate Judiciary Committee, sexual abuse, St. Augustine, Stamps School of Art and Design, Stephanie Rowden, Stonewall Jackson, The Flaggers, The Listen Inn, The Red Hen, Unite the Right, University of Michigan, USAG, Virginia, Willis Sound, Ypsi immigration interview, Ziggy’s, Zoe Clark |
We tried something new this past episode of the Saturday Six Pack. We cranked the heat in the studio to 120-degrees, nailed the door shut, and watched as our guests slowly melted into their chairs… If you listen closely, you can hear it happening. What starts with tiny droplets of sweat falling gently onto our […]
Posted in Education, Mark's Life, The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amelia marks, Andres, Bee Roll, Benjamin Edmondson, Bernie Sanders, Blackbeard, Brian Robb, cannibalism, Charlie's Angeles, Cheryl Ladd, Chick-fil-A, Civil War, Clementine, Dreamland Theater, El Salvador, Iggy Pop, Jamestown, Jennicet Gutiérrez, Jim Cherewick, Keandre Duff, kiddywampus, Kittywampus, Man Up or Kid Down, Matt Siegfried, Naia Venturi, Pete Larson, pirates, Raw Power, teeth, The Stooges, vacations, WICKidz Radio, YCS, Ypsilanti Community Schools |
I know it’s unlikely that many readers of this site have Confederate flags just laying around, but, if you should happen to have one, and if you should want to burn it, like minded people will be gathering at Water Street Commons tomorrow night with everything one might need to set offensive flags ablaze. So, […]
