By Mark | November 13, 2014
In the immediately aftermath of Robin Williams’ death, there was a great deal of talk in the press about suicide, depression, and the fact that the two, all too often, go hand in hand. As someone who not only suffers from OCD and depression, but who has also lost several members of his family to […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, OCD, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Comprehensive Depression Center, Dead Poets Society, depression, Joe Himle, John F. Greden, meditation, mental illness, mood disorders, National Network of Depression Centers, OCD, presenteeism, productivity, Prozac, Robin Williams, sigma |
By Mark | August 21, 2014
What tends to get lost in all the fun of the ice bucket challenge is the fact that ALS is a truly horrific disease. As I mentioned a few days ago, in my post about this current fundraising and awareness campaign being waged by the ALS Association, my grandmother suffered from ALS. What I don’t […]
By Mark | August 11, 2014
Late last year Robin Williams spent a few hours answering questions from fans on Reddit. Among other things, he offered the following piece of advice on navigating hard times. And, given the fact that he apparently took his own life this morning, after having suffered through a sustained bout of depression, I thought that it […]
Local illustrator and writer Dustin “Dusty” Krcatovich will be moving to Portland shortly. Here’s his official exit interview. MARK: Here’s your first question… Were you born in Michigan? And, if not, how old were you when you first moved here, and what were the circumstances surrounding the move? DUSTIN: I was born and raised in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Media, Michigan, Other, sex, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged accidental intercourse, Allegan, American Apparel, Ann Arbor loses artists, anonymous sex, Art Alexakis, Austin, baby shower, Bank of Ann Arbor, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, Capitalism, comics, comparing Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Concentrate Media, Concentrate speaker series, consumerism, culture jamming, Dave Thomas, Dov Charney, Dustin Krcatovich, Encore Records, Everclear, exit interviews, feet for hands, FM Dust, Forever Stoked, gigolo, growing up, gynecologic imagery, Ian Fulcher, illustration, Jen Munford, Jeremy Wheeler, masturbation, Matthew Altruda, non-local banker, Otsego, Pete Larson, Portland, Portlandia, punk, R.S. DeLucco, selling out, Slacker, Smegma, Starbucks, The Ann Arbor Paper, University of Michigan, Wendys, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
By Mark | January 13, 2013
note: He deserves better than to be commemorated in the footnote of a post about my petty plumbing problems, but I did want to note the fact that, if not for the this little emergency of mine, I’d surely be posting something thoughtful tonight about the death of internet activist and political organizer Aaron Swartz. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Mark's Life | Also tagged Aaron Swartz, academic journals, access to information, basement, Guerilla Open Access Manifesto, information access, JSTOR, Michigan Power Rodding, plumbing, poop, privacy, problems in the basement, Reddit, Science, sewage, shit |
