Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Steve Russell : Hiding Behind a Girl

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

We are all Malala. Photo from Reuters.I am Malala: Hiding behind a girl By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2013 It is we sinful women who come out raising the banner of truthup against barricades of … Continue reading →

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Alan Waldman : My Favorite Films (and TV Shows) of 2012

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Les Misérables was Alan’s top pick.My 13 favorite films(and 43 TV shows) of 2012 ‘Les Miz‘ was #1 and ‘I Am‘ was #2. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2013 Les Misérables (U.K.) is a magnificent … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : In the Wake of Sandy

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

The Rag Blog’s Jonah Raskin in post-Sandy Far Rockaway, New York.In the wake of Sandy:An interview with Far Rockaway community organizer Ofelia Mangen ‘I think Sandy is a human disaster. We’re the disaster, not nature. We created it. If you … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Sixties Music Legends Powell St. John and Charlie Prichard

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

From left, musicians Charlie Prichard and Powell St. John and Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, December 21, 2012. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio podcast:Sixties music legendsPowell St. John … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

A chapbook review: Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’ By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | January 9, 2013 [Wicked Dew, by Steve Russell. (2012: Dog Iron Press, Georgetown, TX.); Paperback; 88 pp; $7.75.] I’ve known Steve Russell since sometime … Continue reading →

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : ‘Flip the Script’: Jobs over Deficits

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Fiscal Times.The Republican lock on Congressmeans a strategy for the cities If we are to fight it out on the economy, this will not happen in the Republican Congressional Districts. It is a fight that we will … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : ‘The Untold History of the United States’

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s not untold…The ‘Untold History of the United States‘ Stone and Kuznick’s 10-part series is a brilliant and entertaining narrative of the United States’ role in the world since the onset of World War II. By Harry Targ | The … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Failure of Religion-Based Public Grief

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

On Sunday night, December 16, President Obama spoke at a vigil for those who died at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Image from The Washington Post.The failure of religion-based public grief My dissonance came from the very words … Continue reading →

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Howard Wooldridge : Rocky Mountain High / 3

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Howard “Cowboy” Wooldridge in Washington, D.C.,  with his wife Karen.. Misty and me:Fighting pot prohibition in Colorado, Part III An analysis of the 2012 state initiatives on cannabis. By Howard Wooldridge / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2013 Howard … Continue reading →

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MUSIC / Ron Jacobs : Punk, Politics, and the 1980s

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Patti Smith, New York, circa 1976. Photo © Stephanie Chernikowski. Punk, Politics, and the 1980s Rock music historians and critics generally agree that punk was a reaction to the gaudiness of 1970s stadium rock and the creation of rock royalty … Continue reading →

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Alan Waldman: ‘Rumpole of the Bailey’ is Superior Legal Britcom

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Rumpole of the Bailey, a classic British TV legal series, delighted 95% of viewers. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 28, 2012
 


[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : My Tweets of 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Paul Krassner tweets @ZenBastard. Graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Paul Krassner’s Tweets of 2012 By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog | December 27, 2012 This is my first tweet. I have Writer’s Block. I mean Twitter’s Block. … Continue reading →

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