Art Photography as Journalism

[Images] Tooth For An Eye By Deborah Luster From Twin Palms Publishers A chronicle of murder in New Orleans. Click the pics for a larger image and look HERE for the book’s press release from Twin Palms Publishers. Read the book review in the upcoming Spring issue of Reviewer.

Roger Waters touring THE WALL

THE WALL, today “How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?!” Why am I doing the Wall again now? Roger Waters, in his own words. I recently came across this quote of mine from 22 years ago: ” What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve […]

website review: Found Footage Fest

Entertaining Discarded Video website review by Michelle The gravyard for bizarre, forgotten VHS tapes is a hilarious website called Found Footage Fest, foundfootagefest.com. Tapes range from PSA’s and educational videos to random, goofball clips of teen celebrities (A supposedly girl obsessed Chad Allen), religious programs, and singing cats. These tapes are found at thrift stores and garage sales across the […]

Happy Thanksgiving from William S. Burroughs

Happy Thanksgiving From William S. Burroughs always an iconoclast

Local Radio: Changes Underway

“Mookie” will return… Recently Fired 91X DJ Mookie Already Planning A Comeback A first-person essay for Reviewer Magazine by Marc “Mookie” Kaczor [At right: Mookie at the mic. Photo from his Facebook. -Editor] Most of the old school radio veterans in San Diego are quick to tell stories of how the industry used to be. They said the DJs were […]

Legislating Against Truth

WikiLeaks Ban or Global Secrecy Act? Criminalizing WikiLeaks may well deny victims of war crimes international legal attention by helping to keep the crimes secret and thus may protect the perpetrators, notes D. H. Kerby. [From Middle East Online, www.middle-east-online.com.] Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, has proposed amending the Espionage Act specifically to target WikiLeaks and other media organizations […]

Nia Yoga

[Fitness] What is Nia? HEALTH AND FITNESS article by Marilyn Mitchell Nia, Neuromuscular Integrative Action, is a fantastic aerobic workout, or as some have called it – “a fabulous spiritual sweat” – that blends movements, concepts and theories from diverse sources. Nia (pronounced nee-ya) uses the concentration and flow of tai chi, the dynamic poses and mindfulness of yoga, the […]

Legalizing Marijuana

Legal Cannabis in California and Consumer Reality Pot’s Epic Journey Towards Legalization In The Golden State Continues By Lauren Westerfield The Ocean Beach Wellness Center looks like any other retail establishment lining OB’s eclectic Newport Avenue: plate-glass windows reveal hip, eco-friendly wares for sale — and invariably young, attractive women behind the counter. Shoppers browse through locally crafted hemp jewelry, […]