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The Untold History of Zines… Doug Holland on Pathetic Life

By Mark | October 3, 2021

When I set out to interview all of the folks that were doing work that I respected back in the ‘90s, during the golden age of zines, there was one person I knew I wouldn’t be able to speak with. I’d been told by multiple people that Doug Holland, the man behind the legendary zine […]

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Blackmailed by Pecker… The Bezos dick pic, the role of the Saudis, and possibility that Kushner may have been involved

By Mark | February 7, 2019

If you haven’t yet, I’d encourage you to read the article that Jeff Bezos posted to Medium today about a blackmail attempt against him on the part of AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer. It would appear, from letters that Bezos has made public this afternoon, that AMI, led by Trump associate David […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Amazon, AMI, Bill Kristol, blackmail, collusion, David Pecker, dick pic, Donald Trump, extortion, Gavin de Becker, Jamal Khashoggi, Jared Kushner, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, our friends the Saudis, Saudi Arabia, spying, Washington Post | 10 Comments

The somewhat more real Stephen Colbert introduces himself to America by way of Monroe public access television

By Mark | July 1, 2015

When it was first announced that David Letterman would be retiring and that Stephen Colbert would be leaving the satirical Colbert Report to take his place at the helm of the Late Show on CBS, a lot of people, myself included, wondered how he would navigate the transition from fictional conservative pundit to something more […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Pop Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Colbert Report, Eminem, giant checks, Jerry's Frenchtown Bar and Grill, Late Show, Letterman, Michigan, Monroe, MPACT, Only in Monroe, other Mark Maynards, public access television, Stephen Colbert | 16 Comments

The Untold History of Zines…. Pete “Dishwasher Pete” Jordan on Dishwasher

By Mark | January 28, 2014

In an attempt to better document the American underground press, or at least the sharp, tiny sliver of it that worked its way through the gristle surrounding my heart 20-some years ago, I’ve given myself the task of reaching out to all of the zine publishers that I know, and asking them how they found […]

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Bill Murray on the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman

By Mark | February 5, 2012

The other day, I heard someone mention that David Letterman was celebrating his 30th anniversary on television, and I made a note to myself to see if I could find the first episode of Late Night online. Well, I just did, and wanted to pass along a few clips. While Letterman was certainly good, if […]