Daily Headlines for Aug. 1, 2022
Judge approves major parts of Boy Scouts' bankruptcy exit plan; pieces remain unresolvedColumn: Republicans are ready to talk about racism. But only anti-white racismA Nigerian Street Vendor Is Beaten...
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Friendly Exhortations: Long Way, "We Got a Long Way to Go…"
Long Way, We Got a Long Way to Go… demo cassette (self-released, 1999)This is a seven-song demo tape from a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based pop punk band called Long Way. Recorded March 24 and 26, 1999,...
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Editorial: Senators, protect marriage equality ASAPColumn: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?Boy Scouts Near End of Bankruptcy, but Group Faces...
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Borderline New Age: Phillip Keveren, "Prayer Changes Everything"
Phillip Keveren, Prayer Changes Everything (Discovery House, 2016)This compact disc of “instrumental music for reflective prayer” was offered by the devotional magazine Our Daily Bread. Apparently...
View ArticleCells of a Future Society: Maxim Raevsky, "Anarcho-Syndicalism and the IWW"
Maxim Raevsky, Anarcho-Syndicalism and the IWW (Black Cat, 2019)Originally serialized in the New York-based newspaper for Russian-American anarchists Golos Truda #119-124 (Jan. 5 to Feb. 9, 1917), this...
View ArticleSheer Pragmatism: J. Sakai, "Beginner’s Kata: Uncensored Stray Thoughts on...
J. Sakai, Beginner’s Kata: Uncensored Stray Thoughts on Revolutionary Organization (Kersplebedeb, 2018)This 32-page digest-sized pamphlet published by Quebecois imprint Kersplebedeb was an excellent...
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Column: What is kipple, and how did it take over my life?Nichelle Nichols Helped Show America a Different FutureAs Lieutenant Uhura in “Star Trek” and an advocate for inclusiveness in the U.S. space...
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Groove Power: Anthrax, "We’ve Come for You All"
Anthrax, We’ve Come for You All (Sanctuary, 2003)Though I consider myself an Anthrax fan, I’ve woefully neglected the John Bush years almost entirely. After playing with Los Angeles-based band Armored...
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Yearning to Be Heard: Kenneth Gaburo, "Five Works for Voices, Instruments,...
Kenneth Gaburo, Five Works for Voices, Instruments, and Electronics (New World, 2002)The tray card for this compact disc is labeled “File Under: Classical/Contemporary: Gaburo, Kenneth.” That might...
View ArticleDaily Headlines for Aug. 5, 2022
Op-Ed: The progressive prosecutor movement has limits. Public defenders can do moreGun Trafficking Surges Across State Lines: One Pistol’s 1,200-Mile Journey to a Boston HomicideMore firearms are being...
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Acoustic Trip Hop: Ui, "Lifelike"
Ui, Lifelike (Southern, 1998)Among the other post-rock bands that hit my radar and tickled my fancy in the mid-1990s, I didn’t listen to Ui as much as I did Tortoise and Trans Am, and perhaps even less...
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A Historical Artifact: "What Is Dungeons and Dragons?" by John Butterfield,...
What Is Dungeons and Dragons? by John Butterfield, Philip Parker, and David Honigmann (Warner, 1984)This 1984 mass-market paperback was a delightful find, as well as a charming—if slightly...
View ArticleGenre Films on Turner Classic Movies: September 2022
The following movies, shorts, serials, and cartoons are scheduled for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in September, according to TCM’s Web site. All times listed are Pacific Time. Please check your...
View ArticleGenre Films on Turner Classic Movies: October 2022
The following movies, shorts, serials, and cartoons are scheduled for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in October, according to TCM’s Web site. All times listed are Pacific Time. Please check your...
View ArticleSpaceport Beach Film Fest
The Newport Beach Film Fest is coming up soon: Oct. 13-20, 2022. Flipping through the Los Angeles Times film fest supplement this morning, there are multiple movies of interest to genre fen included in...
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