Today, in a clear violation of campaign finance law, Brad Parscale, the director of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, tweeted from inside the White House that Trump-branded COVID-19 face masks were soon to be available for purchase. I had other things that I wanted to write about tonight, but it seemed worth noting that the […]
Posted in Health, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, Brad Parscale, campaign finance, China, coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, death cult, death star, irony, masks, pandemic |
Several weeks ago I had Bee Roll, the owner of Ypsilanti’s Beezy’s cafe, on the radio with me to discuss her plans to expand into a second location. And, today, after eating lunch at her place, I asked Bee if she’d show me around the space, which is directly across the street from Beezy’s, and […]
Posted in Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bee Roll, Beezy's, catering, Crow's Nest, dining, entrepreneurism, events space, grab-and-go food, North Washington Street, pies, pop-up dining, pop-up retail, Riki Tiki Pies, Theresa Rickloff, weddings, Zingerman's Community of Businesses |
By Mark | December 30, 2015
I liked the new Star Wars movie. As a fan of the original, I didn’t really have much of a choice about it. I mean, it’s pretty much the same film. I don’t fault Disney and J.J. Abrams for approaching it this way. In their shoes, I would have done the same thing. They essentially […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged Darth Vader, Disney, J.J. Abrams, Poe Dameron, reboots, remakes, sequels, Starkiller Base, sun, The Force Awakes |
By Mark | October 25, 2015
I’m sure I’ll live to regret it, but I made the decision this weekend, after learning that filmmaker Jen Proctor had moved to Ypsi Township, to broaden the scope of the Ypsi Immigration Interview project to include people moving not only into the city proper, but also the surrounding environs… Could this be the start […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged A Movie, Amway, Annex the Township, art films, Art Prize, birthday cakes, Bruce Conner, cats, depression, Dick DeVos, Donald Harrison, Film, ghost hunting, ghosts, Grand Rapids, haunting, Jen Proctor, Jeopardy, One Ypsilanti, Paranormal Convention, Pittsfield Township, San Francisco, Sault Ste. Marie, Spalding Gray, Sweet Heather Anne, Winnie the Pooh, Ypsi immigration interview |
By Mark | November 20, 2014
Local song and dance man Jim Cherewick, when he’s not singing and dancing his way into the enlarged, slowly-beating hearts of Americans everywhere, can generally be found hunched over napkins and the like, feverishly scratching away, making what he refers to as “art.” Well, I caught up with Jim on one such occasion and forced […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged after school special, Andy Garris, art food sex and trauma, black eyed peas, Blondie, Brighton, bullying, cheetah, Congress, cool drawings, creepy drawings, Debbie Harry, drawing, eating during sex, electric grandmother, Family Dollar, fighting, fruit, Halloween candy, high school, interviews, Jim Cherewick, Miley Cyrus, Mr. Good Bar, out of body experience, panic attacks, pie, Pine-Sol, prostitution, public speaking, Ray Bradbury, stormtrooper, toilet fruit, Wicker Chairs |