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James McEnteer : On the Lean Streets of Quito
Lean streets of Quito. Image from Lonely Planet.Sell on wheels:Pitching and rolling on the lean streets of Quito A man dressed as a circus clown boards a bus selling packs of magic candy, two for a dollar. By James McEnteer | … Continue reading
Shelley Seale : CultureMap Picks Austin’s Top Political Bloggers
CultureMap Austin‘s top political bloggers: Above, The Rag Blog‘s Thorne Dreyer, photo by James Retherford. Inset, below, from the top: Rachel Farris, photo by Wildhouse Photography; Harold Cook, courtesy of Harold Cook; and Katherine Haenschen, courtesy of BOR. All photos … Continue reading
By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2012 “Happy Holiday, Happy Holiday, while the merry bells are ringing, may your every wish come true…” Thursday, December 22, 2011 is Yule/Winter Solstice/Midwinter. Lady Moon is in her 4th … Continue reading
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FILM / Ron Jacobs : Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’
Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’(American Empire: The Feature Film) A remarkably detailed, clearheaded, and engrossing study of how the United States power elites created the mess we find ourselves in. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | June 13, … Continue reading
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Remembering Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury in 1982. Photo by Lennox McLendon / AP / Washington Post.Ray Bradbury remembered:The librarian told my dadhe was asking for trouble “Ray Bradbury, a boundlessly imaginative novelist who wrote some of the most popular science-fiction books of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Deaths, Fantasy, Literature, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, Thomas Cleaver
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Lamar W. Hankins : The Gospel Truth
West Virginia Pentecostal preacher Mark Randall “Mack” Wolford died from a snake bite he received handling snakes in church. Image from Eternal Life Blog.The Gospel truth:Fatal misunderstanding of the Bible ‘And these signs will follow those who believe: in My … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical History, Christianity, Lamar W. Hankins, Pentecostals, Religion
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In an attempt to reinvent the Vietnam War, President Obama and the Pentagon have launched a “multi-year national public relations campaign to justify, glorify, and honor Washington’s catastrophic, aggressive, and losing war against Vietnam.” Jack Smith lays bare this cynical … Continue reading
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Jack A. Smith : Reversing the Vietnam War Verdict
Demonstrators at the October 21, 1967 march on the Pentagon carry a banner that says, “Support our GIs, Bring Them Home Now.”Reversing the Vietnam War verdict Most of the allegations about insults directed at soldiers or vets from war opponents … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Foreign Policy, Jack A. Smith, Revisionist History, U.S. Military, Vietnam, VVAW, World History
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Paul Krassner Is Still Smokin’ at 80
Paul Krassner at his 80th birthday party.The counterculture was a spiritual revolution:A Rag Blog interview with Paul Krassner As the editor of The Realist, Krassner taught me not to take myself too seriously and not to gaze with absolute reverence … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Drug Law Reform, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Marijuanaland, Medical Marijuana, Paul Krassner, Political Satire, The Realist, Yippies
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