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In a time when “interesting” feels like the politest possible word for “chaos,” Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois finds reasons to be hopeful and maybe even grateful for the turbulence.
His essay traces how disorder, constraint, and a sudden rush of guitars can sometimes be the first notes of something better.
And The Replies They Deserve
The headlines may be odd, but our doom-scrolling correspondent Rollerboogie finds comic relief in skulls, hobbits, and sea monsters, offering sharp retorts that make the news oddly bearable.
Why I March in Durham’s Pride Parade
This thoughtful reflection blends memory, faith, and love into a vivid walk down Durham’s Pride Parade route. Contributing Author Chuck Small brings a clear, compassionate voice to why he marches—and why it matters.
“…They may have been young. Somewhat pampered. Definitely idealistic. But they demanded active participation in their democracy. They demanded to be heard.”
It’s Part 16 of the eclectic art, history, & music mini-series from Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
“It is not the “things” or “stuff” of the world that matter in the end. What matters is spirit. Values. And the interactions that members of a community share with one another.
It’s Part 15 of the eclectic art, history, & music mini-series from Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
”What could have turned Vietnam’s George Washington into the next potential Stalin?
It was the foolishness of the Western nations that did so.”
It’s Part 14 of the eclectic art, history, and music mini-series from friend and Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
He’d like to make us all believe that planet earth turns slowly… Taking us on a warm summer’s eve backyard adventure of reflection and remembrance, it’s Friend and Contributing Author Chuck Small
”Without really thinking about it, the composers we now call minimalists were trying to evoke the grand complexity of human life through some very simple approaches to composition or production.”
It’s Part 13 of the eclectic art and music mini-series from friend and Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
It may (or may not) be a comfort to know that the US is not a singular source of election season chaos. Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds is here to offer a preview of this week’s upcoming referendum mayhem, direct from The Nation of Shopkeepers
”Was he a genius? A freak show? A con man? It depends on who you ask.”
It’s Part 12 of the mini-series from friend and Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
The story of the Electronium, Clavivox, BassLine Generator, and their extended family:
It’s Part Eleven of the mini-series from friend and Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
During this 2024 Pride Month – or any month – we can always count on our Friend and Contributing Author Chuck Small to help us contemplate, navigate… and celebrate
Contributing Author rollerboogie celebrates the fact the he’s always got his mind on his music and his music on his mind