Tag Archives: outer space

Spending the evening with Patrick Elkins on WCBN

By Mark | October 9, 2013

If you’re near a radio, computer or phone, Patrick Elkins and I are about to go live on the world’s best radio station to talk about Legfest… Join us at WCBN. update: While I didn’t get any audio of our interview, which I think went really well, I did get a few short videos from […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged I'm Sticking with You, Ian Fulcher, Legfest, Moe Tucker, Patrick Elkins, Velvet Underground, WCBN | 6 Comments

Prepare to be eaten!

By Mark | September 12, 2013

According to a report released today, strong evidence exists that the Voyager 1 probe, which left the Earth’s orbit 36 years ago, may have finally passed out of our solar system, and entered interstellar space. And, had I not recalled the fact Voyager 1 contains a map showing the way to 24-hour human flesh buffet […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations | Also tagged advertising, aliens, buffets, Christopher Columbus, interstellar space, Juggalos, Monkey Power Trio, Native Americans, Rod Serling, solar system, space travel, Stephen Hawking, threats to humanity, To Serve Man, Voyager, Voyager 1, what aliens likely look like | 10 Comments

Syed Taj on the separation of church and state, going up against extremist conservative candidates, and running for the House of Representatives as a Muslim

By Mark | October 14, 2012

I’ve spent a great deal of time these past few weeks explaining why it is that I think that folks shouldn’t vote for either the Tea Party activist Kerry Bentivolio or the white supremacist Daniel Johnson in the race to represent Michigan’s 11th congressional district, but I haven’t really made the case as to why […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Affordable Care Act, Anybody but Thadeus, Canton, Canton Board of Trustees, charter schools, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Grand Valley, Islam, Kerry Bentivolio, Libertarianism, Liberty for All, Lyndon LaRouche, Medicare, Muslim, Novi, Obamacare, Plymouth, political ads, public, Redford, redistricting, Republican lies, Romney, separation of church and state, Sharia law, social security, Syed Taj, Thaddeus McCotter | 73 Comments

Nathan Hoste on retaining one’s panties in space

By Mark | July 19, 2012

I had the occasion yesterday to have a beer with Nathan Hoste, one of the artists who will be presenting his work at Saturday’s Shadow Art Fair. Nathan was selected for this year’s Shadow based largely on his “Bodies in Space” series of illustrations, which features individuals, in various stages of undress, floating though outer […]