Though popular parlance and political pundits push the idea that Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, colonialism is the apt definition of how the United States –… Read the rest of the article: Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake

This lovely colibrí (hummingbird) and their two littles gifted Billie Rose from Lilbilliedesigns with their presence, and Billie Rose, in turn, blessed us with this short reel of their feeding,… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy this video of a tiny, growing hummingbird family

Creative, cryptic, and coded citations and references orient me, whether in lyrics, literature, or the ciphers of life. I've spent hours listening to BLP Kosher drop historical references, mentions of… Read the rest of the article: BLP Kosher: the fun Floridian Jewish Rapper with deep references

"Bail out the banks, loan art to the churches" —Satanic Reverses. Michael Franti Before Michael Franti created the genre-bending collective Spearhead that effortlessly mixed Hip Hop, funk, reggae, and pop… Read the rest of the article: The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

The contemporary 20th century belief in American Exceptionalism is bi-partisan, trans-historical, and contested. The debate is simultaneously about origin stories, the implications for who is imagined as part of the… Read the rest of the article: What is American Exceptionalism, anyway?

I often post about prisons and abolition, mainly in the context of the United States. After all, the self-described intergalactic beacon of democracy and liberty, and the originator of exceptionalist… Read the rest of the article: The politics of prison abolition in the UK and Ireland

Solidarity abounds from actors and musicians from Canada, Britain, and unions across the United States as Writers Guild of America West members enter a second week of an industry-wide strike,… Read the rest of the article: Snoop Dogg's solidarity with the WGA and questions about artists and streaming profits

This post brings together a two topics of research into Long-Covid. Full disclosure. I do primary care for a relative suffering from Long-Covid. I live in Arizona, which according to… Read the rest of the article: Monocytes and the neurological health of Long-Covid Patients

I can't find too much yet on this Twitter parody account other than certainty at its cleverness, like The Little Train Robbery. Parody is about sequencing surprising references, creating an… Read the rest of the article: "The New York End Times" is the parody of record

I remember reading Anastazia Schmid's essay, "Crafting the Perfect Woman: How Gynecology, Obstetrics, and American Prisons Operate to Construct and Control Women," published in "Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Politics,"… Read the rest of the article: "Who Would Believe a Prisoner?" chronicles America's first separate prison for women

Who doesn't try on an accent here or there, in public or private? What is an accent? What material is chosen when choosing to imitate an accent – which might… Read the rest of the article: Watch Brits try to speak like Americans

Author and publisher Cole Nowicki displayed the cover for his new book, Right, Down + Circle, on his Twitter feed, with the comment, "Oh Shit." Excitement abounds. The book is… Read the rest of the article: Right, Down + Circle is a new book about the classic video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Daniel Penny's lawyers released a cynical statement claiming that the homicide-committing ex-marine who held Jordan Neely in a death-invoking choke-hold for nearly fifteen minutes acted in self-defense. Disgustingly, the statement… Read the rest of the article: NYC subway killing: bystanders share their stories of watching Daniel Penny choke Jordan Neely

"To those that live it, Punk Rock is something more. It is a conversation with society." In 2018, Jingletown Productions released the documentary "Turn It Around: The Story of East… Read the rest of the article: "Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk" returns to Punk Rock's Petri dish

The book publisher Verso has brought back its podcast. Hosted by Eleanor Penny, The Verso Podcast feature thinkers published by Verso discussing their works and the big ideas that are… Read the rest of the article: Verso: the left-hand page podcast returns

Electric cars going up in flames is a trend. One Tesla's lithium-ion battery caught on fire recently in Scottsdale, Arizona. Twice. "Witnesses at the scene tell ABC15 a teen girl… Read the rest of the article: Tesla Fire tracks the company's spontaneous combustion problem

Skateboarders see the world as a living canvas to be painted with attempts at acrobatic gravity-seducing works of physical and mental artistic mastery. Similar to the designs on the bottom… Read the rest of the article: USPS's "Art of the Skateboard" postage stamps feature Indigenous artists

"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them." ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An… Read the rest of the article: Still free: Assata Shakur, fifty years on the FBI's most wanted list

This video is as epic as the song and as impressive, grand, and ambitious as the 1979 rock opera album The Wall. From City Rocks, the "Biggest Rock Band in… Read the rest of the article: 400 musicians (and a children's choir) perform Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"

The editors at the University of Texas Press have been publishing sonically-inspired books about the most fabulously creative and time-splitting musical acts and artists and genre-driven titles. Under the auspices… Read the rest of the article: Quantum Criminals: a book based on characters from the music of Steely Dan