about this piece About this pieceJemzi and Tony, ColimaAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in Jemzi and Tony are a couple from UCSC who performed the region of Colima, Mexico in 2019. See More in Art...
Jemzi and Tony, Colima
Revolución
about this piece RevoluciónAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in Based on an image from Amalia Hernández’s Ballet Folklorico de México (revolución), the piece was created as a healing process regarding the political situation of the United States at the time. See More in Art
Book Review: “The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams”
A certain kind of American pedant — and it’s hard exactly to define, but it is definitely a type — will, given long enough leash, inevitably find themselves (himself, usually, but not exclusively) staring down a Henry Adams preoccupation. The old prick practically lurks in the shadows of eaves in back alleys...
On the Difficulty of Civic Friendship and Unity in an Angry Time
Some of this is the obvious kind of rhetoric which we have long come to expect in the speeches of victorious presidential candidates — indeed, maybe using such rhetoric is exactly part of the calming, “back to normalcy” feeling which Biden wants to project. Of course, we all know that Biden...
Socially Distanced Turkey Day
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Thanksgiving
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EMILY AS A HANDFUL OF BOLTS FROM A COFFEE CAN
Evening is comingclose. The damagefrom the repairis calling to bothof us. No grief cancome from knowledge& yet, I’m holdinga hammer. The boltsfrom the can are use-less to me. That doesnot mean I regretmaking the fist to holdthem for Emily.I am tense mostof the time for Emily.I’m not entirely certainwhat’s happened,& in this dimI cannot hold... Continue Reading →
Buried Alive On the Old Chisholm Trail
Something went wrong beside the dry creek.A late winter sky reborn in its own image.The neighbor's radio buzz, the four-lane drone,Etcetera. Hallelujah. I have my soul pressed upAgainst the cracked living room window,Seeking out that shaggy buffalo vibe.I've made friends here in the temporal world.I've heard ghosts down inside the stereo.The past is not your... Continue Reading →
What Else Could You Say, Really?
Some people are granted only a few moments during which they can safely say, “I was really doing pretty good.” For these people, many of these moments are granted too early, and so cannot be remembered well enough, regardless of their qualities. They might, granted perfect recollection of all the moments of their life, think... Continue Reading →
Covid Thanksgiving
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