On the off chance you haven’t noticed, we’re taking the summer off. Writing up new material, redesigning the layout, changing servers, all that stuff. As Stan Lee would say, Excelsior!
In the meantime, I’ll be periodically posting mp3 mix tapes. This one is basically for stoners, and it’s best enjoyed outside on randomized order. A soul one is coming soon and you can probably expect more after that (depending on how long the redesign takes).
by Jackie Doherty
I finished college in December. Chicago winters had made me as miserable as community responsibilities had made me sleepless, so I decided upon graduation to run southward to Austin, Texas, in the name of self-discovery. I took a suitcase and a guitar, checked into a hostel, and was so excited about [...]
By Nicole Martorana
Something in her eyes said ‘No more. No longer. I don’t want to. That’s all.’ and it made me feel that this was the end. Worse than the shouting, worse than the awkward TV-watching in separate rooms, there was the silence – the endless, impossible, unbearable silence. It buried us all and we [...]
by Jared Davidson
November 26, 2006:
Morning Worship
Welcome & Prayer Pastor Ron Baptiste
Today begins the Motorcycle Rally & Outreach Revival at Covenant Confirmers Ministries, and I’m the only worshipper not wearing leather. Most folks, men and women [...]
by Jodi Bullock
In the spring of 2007, I found myself sitting on the side of a homemade racing stall, being encouraged to jump down onto the back of an ostrich. It was just another day on the job.
Three times a day for a month, I rode on the back of an ostrich, under the guise [...]
A Victory for the Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association
by Patrick Gallagher
Living in Stuyvesant Town convinced me that I could communicate psychically with physical spaces. Going back to visit Stuyvesant Town a few times in recent weeks was extremely pleasurable for just this reason. The rich, powerful, eerie emotional vibe of Stuyvesant Town reached out [...]
by Jesse Fox
The best bread & butter I ate was the first thing I ate at the best (or at least most culturally relevant) meal I ever ate, at Momofuku Ko. The dish was the first amuse and consisted of a biscuit with black pepper butter and mirin. It was a truly remarkable bite and [...]