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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.
Part 7: Bottoms Up
”Man, these prudes had no idea what other movements were stewing in black communities, getting ready to rise up and change the world.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
What Song Would Be The One To “Wake You Up?”
Returning after too long of a while: it’s Contributing Author and good friend Both Grouse, with a thought-provoking question for the music lover inside you
Part 6: Sing the Body Electric
”His spirituality as described was thoroughly naturalistic, reflecting what I would call a pantheistic reverence for the world and the living things that inhabit it.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
It’s a fact: Contributing Author Stobgopper found what he was looking for years ago. So the question is: will he have a desire to revisit the rattle and hum with the boys from Baile Átha Cliath? Let’s all follow and find out
Chapter 5: Eat, Drink, and Be Morbid
”… (Y)ou have to be continually drunk.
But on what? Wine, poetry or virtue, as you wish.
But be drunk.
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Chapter 4: Eternal Recurrence
”We don’t know where our lives will take us, but we can use the time we have to live those lives to the fullest.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Chapter 3:Waves From the Floating World
“To circumvent the redundancy imposed by the Kodak camera, many painters ultimately turned to…Fuji…for inspiration.
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Ozmoe on Ozmoe
It’s the second THIRD in an occasional series where our friends tell the backstory behind their online moniker. This time, it’s Contributing Author Ozmoe’s turn, who is ready with the big reveal
Chapter 2: Real Deal Holyfield
“… the next wave of Bohemians to take their art into radical new directions would bring a revolution that is not self-evidently revolutionary to us.”
It’s Chapter Two of “Dude, Where’s My Van? from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Chapter 1: The Romance of Revolt
“Rather than calm or uplift the public with works of pleasing beauty, the Romantics sought to shake audiences out of their complacency.
It’s a brand new series about from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria