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The Untold History of Zines… John Marr on Murder Can Be Fun

By Mark | September 14, 2017

In an attempt to better understand the sharp, rusty sliver of the American underground that worked its way into my cold and slowly-beating heart about a quarter century ago, I’ve given myself the task of tracking down and interviewing all of my heros in the world of zines. Today’s interview is with John Marr, the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, History, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged accidents, Al Hoff, Alfred Hitchcock, Annalee Newitz, BART, Berkeley, Billy Graham, black humor, Bluebeard, books, Boston Molasses Flood, Brooklyn Bridge, Brothers Grimm, California, Charles “Junior” Jackson, Charlie Anders, childhood memories, Chuck Sperry, Cometbus, creeps, cribs, Crimewave USA, Daryl King, disasters, Disneyland, Doggie Diner, douches, Edgar Rice Burroughs, eight inches, Erin Smith, Factsheet Five, fanzines, Flipper, Fredric Brown, gentrification, ghosts, Hans Christian Anderson, Hardy Boys, Heinrich Hoffman, Holmes Book Company, homicide, Ira Lunan Ferguson, Jack Boulware, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jim Thompson, John Coffin, John Marr, John Waters, John Wayne Gacy, Kwik Way, Lynn Peril, Mabuhay Gardens, Maximum Rock’n’Roll, Maxwell Malice, Mike Gunderloy, Mormon, mufti, murder, Murder Can Be Fun, murder junkies, murder suicide, natural disasters, Oakland, Paul Lukas, personalized license plates, Phillip Hughes, Phoebe Gloeckner, podcasts, Pogo the Clown, punk rock, rashes, reading, research, Roman Mars, SALT, San Francisco, Search and Destroy, self-publishing, serial killers, Sex Bomb, sex tips, shit work, Shock Value, Slovenly Peter, Sound Choice, Space Burgers, Spot the Hooker, Sylvia Likens, Tarzan, The Brooklyn Bridge Bulletin, The Nose, The Untold History of Zines, Thrift Score, Tim Yohannan, true crime, used books, V. Vale, zines, zodiac killer, zoo deaths | 10 Comments

The Ann Arbor News Does Not Speak For Ypsilanti, a rant from the sickbed of Mark Maynard

By Mark | September 21, 2015

I’m in bed with a cold. My eyes are burning, I’m coughing up copious mounts of phlegm, and I’m grumpy as hell. And I know from experience that, when I’m in a condition such as this, I should probably refrain from blogging. But I’ve had a few swigs of extra-strength cough syrup, and I’ve convinced […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, Rants, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Alicia Ping, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ann Arbor News, Conan Smith, economic development, Sidetrack, Tap Room, the sad state of journalism, YACVB, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 93 Comments

Posing as a reporter for this site, Patrick Elkins scores free grub

By Mark | May 28, 2012

Lest anyone try it again, I’d like to start off this post by noting that I’m not in the habit of posting unsolicited reviews that I find rolled up inside of old copies of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery and thrown into my front yard. I’m making an exception this time, though, as […]

Posted in Food, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged beer, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, Keelan, Patrick Elkins, pickles, posing as a reporter, reviews, Sidetrack, stuff in our yard | 13 Comments

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

By Mark | January 29, 2012

A few days ago, I posted something here about Ypsi’s newest, gourmet sausage-filled watering hole, The Wurst Bar. As I said at the time, I really liked the place, and, since my visit, I’ve been exchanging emails with the owner, Jesse Kranyak. What follows is our exchange. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: Assuming you’re […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AJ Bombers, alligator, blood sausage, bratwurst, brioche, buy local, Cafe Felix, cod, crawdad, Cross Street, Dan Klenotic, Eastern Michigan University, Father's Office, fish sauce, foodie, fried green tomato, Frog Holler, Jeff Sanchez, Jesse Kranyak, Jim Seba, Kelly's Island, Kelly's Island House, kimchi, Lake Erie, local economy, local food, local food production, local produce, Marines, meat, Mexican Coke, Mike Babcock, Millers, miso, mouthfeel, munster, Peace Corps, pimento cheese, placenta, placenta sausage, rabbit, rattlesnake chorizo, Redwood, restaurants, reuben, sauerkraut, sausage, snap, tamari, The Southerner, Theo's, Umami Burger, Wurst Bar, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti bars | 53 Comments

Totally Quotable Clementine: nothing ever changes here edition

By Mark | January 10, 2012

Clementine said this to me earlier this evening at the Sidetrack, where we were taking advantage of the MarkMaynard.com two-for-one burger deal and discussing the absurdity of human existence. Maybe it just struck me because she used the word “shall,” but I thought that it was profound. We’d been talking about the head of the […]