In an attempt to better document the sharp, rusty sliver of the American underground that worked its way through the protective coating of my cold, slowly-beating heart 20-some years 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 Eric Nakamura, […]
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Spin subscribers get fucked
When ReadyMade magazine stopped publishing, they sent a letter to Linette, telling her that, for the remainder of her subscription, she’d be receiving the decidedly less hip 1950s journal of the American housewife intent on keeping up with the Joneses, Better Homes and Gardens. I thought that was hilarious, but it’s no where near as […]
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Sending the wrong message with Instagram
Today, after seeing the doctor about my persistent cough, I want to the drug store, to pick up the inhalers that I’d been prescribed. And, while there, waiting, I strolled around, looking at stuff, and coughing on things. I found two things to be particularly interesting. In front of Better Homes and Garden magazine, I […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Pop Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged Ayn Rand, bondage, Christian cocktails, cocktails, Fifty Shades of American Women Who Love the Book and Live the Life, Fifty Shades of Grey, inhalers, Instagram, Libertarianism, lube, Mark's big ideas, pills, rats, sadism, Toddlers and Tiaras, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Walmarting 15 Comments