Letter to the President and V.P. of the U.S.A.
By Rona Siddiqui Arts & Culture generates at least $1 billion in every state. We account for 4.5% of U.S. GDP (more than Agriculture and Mining combined, and bigger than Transportation or Tourism). Dear Mr. President and Madam Vice President, Artists are in peril and we need your help. We all know we could not […]
Right of Way
By Jamie Rosler It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, over fifty years since his assassination, and American politicians are making excuses for white supremacist rioters’ invasion of our government buildings. There’s a general rule (laws, actually, all over the United States and in several other countries around the world) that pedestrians have the right of […]
Encouraging an Essential Read
In response to the past week’s events, the culmination of all that is broken in our shared home, we offer you something different for this week’s community blog: a strongly suggested read. Please consider setting aside the time to read, in full, Lawrence Wright’s recent New Yorker article, “The Plague Year: The mistakes and struggles […]
HOW TO BE A SUBURB-A-HOLE
By Reed Seifer In this age of mass emigration from cities to the suburbs here are tips on how to become a “suburb-a-hole”… Firstly, remember, there is no “us” in suburbia, only “I.” Be certain crossed arms, impatient foot taps, and dead stares will make any desired eventoccur more quickly. It’s especially effective at Starbucks […]