In an attempt to better document the American underground press, or at least the sharp, tiny sliver of it that I find most interesting, I’ve given myself the task of reaching out to all of those former and current zine publishers that I know, and asking them about their motivations and experiences. Today’s interview is […]
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The Untold History of Zines…. Russ Forster on the 8-Track Mind
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects Also tagged 8-Track Heaven, 8-Track Mind, 8-tracks, angels, art-damaged pop, audio equipment, audio formats, Brigham Young, car culture, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Chicago 18, cognitive dissonance, community building, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Death, Detroit, Disney World, Douglas Federal, End Result, energy conservation, exercise tapes, Gordon Van Gelder, hospice, impermanence, infinite loop, King Strang, Lear Jets, legends, Love Story, masturbation, misshapen penises, misshapen penises of zine publishers, Mormon, Museum Of Contemporary Art, music, Noble Truths, obsolete technology, origin myths, penises, performance art, Positive Force, punk rock, recycling, ritual castration, Russ Forster, The Untold History of Zines, trackers, ugly duckling, underground press, VHS, Voree Tablets, zines 12 Comments
Ypsi Immigration Interview: Alexandra Sarkozy
A former Ypsilanti resident, who, the last I heard, had gotten married and run off to become a farmer in Hawaii, sent me a short, cryptic message a few weeks back, suggesting that I look up a friend of his who just moved to Ypsilanti, and interview her as part of our Ypsi Immigration Interview […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Alexandra Sarkozy, Anthology Film Archives, architecture, Brooklyn, Chavella's, Depot Town, farmers market, Growing Hope, hacker space, independent bookstores, independent press, Indian restaurants, Issue Project Room, Kalamazoo, Kevin Dole, Prospect park, public transportation, retail in Ypsilanti, Sustainability, third spaces, tool library, Transition Ypsilanti, Unnameable Books, walkable downtown, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Historical Society 10 Comments
Shouldn’t foster kids also have to eat from garbage cans?
Guess what? Michigan is making national headlines again for its innovative Republican solutions to the problems that confront us… This time it’s State Senator Bruce Casswell getting the attention for his exciting “out of the box” thinking. Casswell, if you haven’t heard, is suggesting that foster kids in Michigan only be allowed to purchase secondhand […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Bruce Casswell, Dave Agema, Department of Human Services, empathy, empathy fail, foster care, hand-me-downs, helping the poor, Michigan Information & Research Service, punitive measures against the needy, Susan J. Demas, used clothes 30 Comments