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Worshiping the Cargo Cult: The (de?)Commodification of Burning Man Marches On

Black Rock City – Watched thousands of pagans, actual & momentary, roiling wildly counterclockwise around the collapsed symbol.  Alone amidst thousands beneath the smoggy sky the decision was made to be there again before any real time for consideration.

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A Dallas Drinking Fountain Project – Memories of Jim Crow & Social Judgement In America

Dallas, Texas —”For decades, a seemingly innocuous metal plate attached to a marble wall hung above a public drinking fountain in the Dallas County Records Building. One day in 2003, it fell off. A public outcry ensued as people learned … Continue reading

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Hitching to Burn )°(

Ideas begin their existence the same way anything else does, as a seed.  Most are discarded, crowded out before they can grow by deeply rooted ideals around them.  Others take hold, beginning their metamorphosis into a thought. The idea for … Continue reading

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René Breton – Asleep in Green

On March 17 René Breton released their first album as a full fledged musical ensemble.  Featuring twelve tracks the quartet recorded and released on Fifth Ace Records, this offering is all the more interesting because it is accompanied by a … Continue reading

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