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The contemporary pop-up art environments of Pop-X, combating poverty with intensive social services, and Alex Haley’s mission to tell the world about Ypsi’s dating scene… on episode 30 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | October 14, 2015

This past weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, roughly speaking, was divided into three equally juicy, and satisfying, parts. First, we talked with Omari Rush about Ann Arbor’s upcoming multi-day contemporary art event POP-X. Rush and I, among other things, discussed the stress that comes along with trying to launch a high-profile public art […]

Posted in A2Awesome, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alex Haley, alligator people, Ann Arbor Art Center, Art Prize, concentration camps, Donald Trump, empowerment, Florida, Hamilton Crossing, homelessness, Liberty Plaza Park, Livability.com, Matt Carmichael, Mitch O'Connell, New Belgium, Nick Azzaro, nightmares, Omari Rush, Pete Larson, POP-X, poverty, public art, Roots, Russ Olwell, senior STDs, Social Services, Strong Families Fund, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, They Live, trippel | 13 Comments

Boon and Easel return, die horribly, but on their own terms

By Mark | June 16, 2015

I’ve always known that one day I’d write a children’s book. I didn’t know until today, however, when I read the news story about the raccoon spotted riding on an alligator’s back through a Florida swamp, what it would be about. The image accompanying the article immediately brought to mind the weasel who flew a […]