This past weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, roughly speaking, was divided into three equally juicy, and satisfying, parts. First, we talked with Omari Rush about Ann Arbor’s upcoming multi-day contemporary art event POP-X. Rush and I, among other things, discussed the stress that comes along with trying to launch a high-profile public art […]
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The contemporary pop-up art environments of Pop-X, combating poverty with intensive social services, and Alex Haley’s mission to tell the world about Ypsi’s dating scene… on episode 30 of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in A2Awesome, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Alex Haley, alligator people, Ann Arbor Art Center, Art Prize, concentration camps, Donald Trump, Florida, Hamilton Crossing, homelessness, Liberty Plaza Park, Livability.com, Matt Carmichael, Mitch O'Connell, New Belgium, Nick Azzaro, nightmares, Omari Rush, Pete Larson, POP-X, poverty, public art, Roots, Russ Olwell, senior STDs, Social Services, Strong Families Fund, suicide by alligator, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, They Live, trippel 13 Comments
On embracing a future without police and fire personnel
I’ll admit that I was concerned when I first heard the news that we’d be laying off unprecedented numbers of police officers and fire fighters across the state. I understood, of course, that it was vitally important that our most wealthy citizens be allowed to stop contributing toward the greater good, but, being the Nervous […]
Introducing my new socially-responsible business idea… The Divine Justice Gun Shop and Family Empowerment Center
I had a great business idea the other day, that I know is going to make me a fortune. It’s the perfect business for today’s lean, mean Michigan. It capitalizes on every trend. The idea… and I probably shouldn’t share this publicly, before the Kickstarter campaign even gets off the ground… is a chain of […]
Posted in Ideas, Mark's Life, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged business, business ideas, churches, Emergency Financial Manager, G Gordon Liddy, gun violence, guns, justifiable homicide, Mark's big ideas, new models for non-profits, new revenue models, police, satire, Stewart Beal, war profiteering 30 Comments