Mark Maynard | Turkey

Will the assassination of Andrew Karlov in Ankara bring about World War III?

By Mark | December 20, 2016

Earlier today, just as our Electors were casting their votes for Donald Trump, paving the way for the controversial reality television personality to become the 45th President of the United States, Andrew Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was shot dead in Ankara by a young policeman who can be heard on video shouting “We […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged al-Nusra Front, Aleppo, Allahu Akbar, Andrew Karlov, Ankara, Arab Spring, assassination, Austria, Bashar al-Assad, black flags, Civil War, Clementine, Damascus, democracy, Donald Trump, Franz Ferdinand, Free Syrian Army, ISIL, Islamic State, Khmeimim, Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurds, Mediterranean, Middle East, Russia, Salafi, Sarajevo, Serbia, Shia Alawite, Sunni, Sunni Arab, Syria, Tartus, terrorism, totally quotable Clementine, WWI, WWIII | 12 Comments

Bernie Sanders came to Ann Arbor today to attach Trump, and rile up the kids for Clinton… and it was awesome

By Mark | October 6, 2016

Endearingly disheveled hero of the American left, Senator Bernie Sanders, made his way through Michigan today, pumping up crowds on behalf of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the run up to next month’s presidential election. Our job, he told the crowd that gathered to hear him speak at the University of Michigan’s Museum […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, anti-science, Bangladesh, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, birther, Birthers, China, Citizens United, Constitutional amendments, Donald Trump, free college tuition, get the money out of Washington, global climate change, Global Warming, global warming denial, Hillary Clinton, How to get our Democracy Back, income inequality, Koch brothers, Mexico, middle class, misogyny, oligarchy, outsourcing, Presidential politics, racism, Science, Sheldon Adelson, Socialism, student debt, tax policy, taxes, threats to Democracy, threats to the middle class, trade agreements, University of Michigan | 20 Comments

Playing chess on Water Street… Ypsi Food Co-op takes Family Dollar in three moves

By Mark | May 27, 2013

So, yesterday, as Arlo and I were chasing “Sammy the Turkey” around Feral Farm, it kind of came to me in a flash what we should be working toward on Water Street. It would take some strategizing on our part to make it work, but I think there’s a chance that, if we play all […]

Posted in Ideas, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged cohousing, commons, Core Resources, crazy ideas that just might work, economic development, Family Dollar, farmers market, Feral Farm, gentrification, Mark's big ideas, parasites, strategy, Trader Joe's, urban planning, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Ypsi Food Co-op | 54 Comments

Consulting Nick Cave on this year’s Krampus costume

By Mark | November 9, 2011

Last year, as we approached the big Krampus party, I posted the following on this site: Tonight, during my breaks in reading up on how to properly brine a turkey, I’m looking around the internet for inspiration to guide me as I set out to make my costume for the big Krampus event on December […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged a different Nick Cave, Alice Cooper, Art in Motion, Bauhaus, brining, costume ideas, costumes, David Bowie, Detroit Party Marching Band, fiber textiles, fur, glam, goring, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Maynard gravy, Meat Loaf, Moonage Daydream, Nick Cave, OCD, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitor Series, performance art, placenta mask, Search and Destroy, sound suits, sweating, Teenage Frankenstein, The Mummies, The Stooges, University of Michigan, Velvet Goldmine, Woodruff's, Ziggy Stardust | 4 Comments

What to wear to the Krampus Ball

By Mark | November 21, 2010

Tonight, during my breaks in reading up on how to properly brine a turkey, I’m looking around the internet for inspiration to guide me as I set out to make my costume for the big Krampus event on December 11. All I know at this point is that I want something that won’t disintegrate when […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged a different Nick Cave, Alice Cooper, Art in Motion, Bauhaus, brining, costume ideas, costumes, David Bowie, Detroit Party Marching Band, fiber textiles, fur, glam, goring, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Maynard gravy, Meat Loaf, Moonage Daydream, Nick Cave, OCD, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, performance art, Search and Destroy, sound suits, sweating, Teenage Frankenstein, The Mummies, The Stooges, Velvet Goldmine, Ziggy Stardust | 24 Comments

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Will the assassination of Andrew Karlov in Ankara bring about World War III?

Bernie Sanders came to Ann Arbor today to attach Trump, and rile up the kids for Clinton… and it was awesome

Playing chess on Water Street… Ypsi Food Co-op takes Family Dollar in three moves

Consulting Nick Cave on this year’s Krampus costume

What to wear to the Krampus Ball

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