Author Archives: Thorne Dreyer

SUNDAY : Celebrate Albert Einstein’s Birthday With Us

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

THIS SUNDAY!Rag Blog Benefit Bash andAlbert Einstein Birthday PartyThe Rag Blog, the Austin-based progressive internet newsmagazine, is celebrating Albert Einstein’s 131st birthday with a big benefit bash at Jovita’s, 1617 South 1st Street in Austin, from 6-9 p.m., this Sunday, … Continue reading →

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MEDIA / ACORN Hoax : Times Won’t Admit It Was Wrong

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pimp and ho: James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles went undercover at ACORN. But guess what: They weren’t dressed like this!NYT and the ACORN Hoax:Paper won’t admit its mistakes March 11, 2010 Ignoring calls from numerous critics, the New York Times … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Vernal Equinox Seasonal Message

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The egg and the emergence of Lord Sun: Egg tulip image from uphilldowndale.Vernal Equinox:Honor Eoster, the goddess of Spring By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Every day’s another dawning/Give the morning winds a chance/Always catch … Continue reading →

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Farrah’s Story : How Could the Academy Forget Her?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Survivors remember…How could the Academy forget Farrah? By Jody Schoger / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 American icon and Emmy-award winning actress Farah Fawcett was notably absent in the traditional memorial included each year as part of the … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Our Unsingable National Anthem

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bombs bursting in air…Oh say can you sing? By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Oh, say can you see? o sa cn u c? When did we have to stand and sing this at hockey … Continue reading →

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Health Care : Social Darwinism and Stupak Obstructionism

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from caglecatoons.com.Overcoming political agendas:Will health care reform happenAnd what will it look like? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 It appears that Congress will pass some kind of health care legislation, be … Continue reading →

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Text and Subtext : The Media’s Tea Party

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Framing the Tea Party movement: New Left redux? Photo from RaceWire.‘Wal-Mart Hippies?’Framing the Tea Party movement By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 10, 2010 Friday morning I was listening to my pseudo “fair and balanced” National Public … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gilbert Shelton, the legendary underground comix artist who created the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Wonder Wart Hog, started out with the famed Texas Ranger humor magazine in Austin, where he and Ramsey Wiggins first met — back in the … Continue reading →

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Joseph Stack and the Texas GOP : Murder-Suicide of the King’s English

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Cindy Flynn / Clifton Studios.Murder-suicide of the English language:Stack, and the Texas Republican primary By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2010 Like fabled ruts gouged into dirt by heavy wheels, or war trenches widened … Continue reading →

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Ramsey Wiggins : Me and Gilbert Shelton: A Memoir

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Legendary underground cartoonist and comix artist Gilbert Shelton.Me and Gilbert Shelton: A Memoir By Ramsey Wiggins / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 Legendary underground artist Gilbert Shelton will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Tuesday, March 9, … Continue reading →

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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

More than 2,000 demonstrators celebrated International Women’s Day, Saturday, March 6, in San Antonio. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:Multi-ethnic coalitionCelebrates the struggles of women By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 … Continue reading →

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The Women of Bolivia : A Reason to Celebrate

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales congratulates his new Minister of Productive Development Antonia Rodriguez Medrano in La Paz on 23 Jan 2010. Photo by Juan Karita / AP.International Women’s Day:In Evo Morales’ BoloviaWomen are playing a major roleBy Richard Lee / … Continue reading →

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