I’m tempted to write about Trump’s big white power friendly rally of insanity in Florida tonight, but, instead, I think I’ll just share this footage I shot yesterday evening of someone fishing by drone in the Huron River. Watch, and be amazed. Yesterday, for the first time, I encountered someone fishing by drone in Ypsilanti’s […]
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 Pound Carp, bass, decathlon, deer, deer cull, Donald Trump, drone fishing, drone hunting, drones, fishing, fishing by drone, fishing license, hunting, hunting by drone, hunting by robot, hunting season, Huron River, Jason Tallant, MAGA, Michigan Open Carry, open carry, Orlando, political rally, Riverside Park, slippery slope, The Future, white nationalism |
By Mark | December 14, 2018
I often wonder, based on how strange things have gotten over these past two years, just how much weirder things could still get before this chapter in American history draws to a close. As I’ve mentioned here on a few occasions, I think it’s highly likely, for instance, that, before Trump leaves the White House, […]
By Mark | December 19, 2017
I just watched video of Disney’s new animatronic Trump, and they apparently didn’t take my advice. The robotic Trump doesn’t, as I’d suggested, shove his way past his distinguished presidential predecessors in order to get front and center on the stage, like he did earlier this year at that NATO summit in Brussels. The Disney […]
Posted in Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized | Also tagged automaton, Chuck E. Cheese, Chucky, Disney, Disney World, Donald Trump, imagineer, Jeanine Pirro, Mark's big ideas, Paul Ryan, robot, robot brothel, robot prostitution, tax reform |
By Mark | December 8, 2016
It seems like we might have turned a corner today relative to universal basic income. Or at least that’s the sense that I get as I’m sitting here in bed, scrolling through today’s headlines. I mean, it’s something that we’ve been discussing for a while, but it seems like it’s everywhere today, which is odd, […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andy Puzder, automation, Carl's Jr., coal mines, Elon Musk, factories, Hardee's, John Henry, Secretary of Labor, threats to the middle class, universal basic income |
By Mark | February 1, 2016
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, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged action figures, Adrian Tomine, anonymous publishing, art galleries, Asian American, Asian pop culture, Barack Obama, Big Top Distribution, Black Flag, Buddhism, Chris Ashford, dead magazines, Desert Moon Distribution, distribution, Doug Biggert, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurship, Eric Nakamura, Factsheet Five, famous people who published zines, Fender's, Fine Print, Fishbone, Flipside, food entrepreneurship, George Takei, Giant Robot, Giant Robot Biennale, Giant Robots, Gidra, Go-Ranger, Godzilla, Greg Narvas, Hawaii, I Was a Teenage Filipino Skinhead, Independent Press Association, Japanese American National Museum, Japanese pop culture, Japanese products, Japanese restaurants, Japanese school, Japantown, Jon Moritsugu, Kikaida, Kikaida Day, Larry Flynt, Little Osaka, Los Angeles, Los Angles, magazine distribution, magazines, Martin Wong, Michelle Obama, Power Rangers, Punk Planet, punk rock, Raideen, Ramones, Retail, Ruckas, Sawtelle, Sentai, Seth Friedman, skinheads, Slash, Soundgarden, Sumo wrestling, The Boredoms, The Untold History of Zines, Tower Mag Hell, Tower Records, toys, Transformers, Ultraman, Violent Femmes, Yellow Power movement, Yumi Sakugawa, Zine Guide, zines |
