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People’s History of Egypt, Part 23, 2006-2011
With 30 percent unemployment and 44 percent of its people in poverty, Egypt saw an eruption of strikes and other protests. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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‘Cold Feet’ was engaging British dramedy about the triumphs and tribulations of three couples
In only five seasons the show garnered numerous awards and nominations, and the cast went on to many other fine TV achievements. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Cold Feet, Criticism, Rag Bloggers, Vintage Television
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POLITICAL CARTOON | Commencement speeches we wish we’d hear
Cartoon by Joshua Brown | The Rag Blog | April 27, 2014 [Joshua Brown is the executive director of the Center for Media and Learning/American Social History Project, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, and is a … Continue reading
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My relationship with Rod Kennedy in four acts
Kerrville was a great vision that all of us involved in Texas music shared, but — ironically — one that only someone of Rod’s unique talents as an impresario could actualize. By Bobby Bridger | The Rag Blog | April … Continue reading
/> METRO | Exclusive Bruce Melton report on critical sea level rise at Padre Island leading to significant beach loss.
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METRO REPORT | Bruce Melton : Critical sea level rise on Padre Island
Sea level rise is accelerating. At some point, our barrier islands will cross a disintegration threshold and begin to disappear. Because every mile of every beach is created differently, we will see some beaches begin to suffer sooner than others. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Erosion, Beach Report, Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming, Metro, Padre Island, Rag Bloggers, Sea Level Rise
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Rap Brown said it: ‘Violence is as American as cherry pie’
The right to armed self-defense of civil rights workers in the 1960s has been parodied by white right-wing racists defending themselves against the ‘tyranny’ of a federal government run by a black man. By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
METRO EVENT | Rag Blog Highbrow Happy Hour with writers Gregg Barrios and Tom Zigal, Friday, April 25, 5-8 p.m., at El Mercado South in Austin.
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To love we must fight: Serving the people mind, body, and soul, 1969-’76
Through Rising Up Angry, our message, influence, and notoriety ricocheted from kid to kid in neighborhoods across the city and beyond. By Michael James | The Rag Blog | April 23, 2014 [In this series, Michael James is sharing images … Continue reading
METRO ESSAY | Brendan V. Wittstruck : A view from Mueller
The view from the Mueller hill is the physical and conceptual zenith of this exploration into transitional and illicit spaces. By Brendan V. Wittstruck | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 “Of all the islands he’d visited, two stood … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Growth, Brendan Wittstruck, Liminal Space, Metro, Mueller Airport, Public Space, Rag Bloggers, Urban Development
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BOOKS | On leave from imperial war
Plainspoken but eloquent, David Anselme’s ‘On Leave,’ is a novel about war; about the soldiers who fight them and the civilians who send them. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2014 [On Leave: A Novel by … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, Anti-War Fiction, Books, David Anselme, Fiction, French Imperialism, On Leave, Rag Bloggers, Ron Jacobs, Vietnam War
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