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MUSIC
Singer-songwriter Daniel Kirk, inspired by recent losses in the entertainment world, composed this musical eulogy.
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July-August 2009
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High
Noon:
By Hal
Crowther
INTERVIEW: Emma Piper-Burket & Sophia Brittan, creators of the Kitchen Caravan
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In Fashion
If there were a fusion of
Richard Avedon and Diane Arbus,
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OK, this issue we're glomming onto last issue, because
generating new pages in Front Page and archiving all the old stuff while keeping
the format the same is just getting out of hand. If you know a way around that
one, give a call. Meanwhile, as you can see from the refers above (left and
right), there's new
and different material from a dozen angles to jump into for July and August reading.
Of special note, check out Dan Kirk's eulogy to recently deceased entertainment masters and mistresses. We've got the links to his YouTube page, but he's got the tunes... And the unreal freedom to arm one's self against any and all comers gets a slap in the face from award-winning columnist Hal Crowther in " High Noon: Where Laws Have Failed". Crowther's article may have precipitated from the April 3 killings at the American Civic Center in Binghamton, New York, but numerous other slayings and criminal violence perpetrated by a public armed and dangerous gave it an inglorious foundation to build on. We're grateful that Joe Weil finished yet another first chapter of his next novel, this about Jim Filby, beloved professor languishing in the dying light of lost love while awaiting yet another star. The stunning, surreal images of fashion photographer Miles Aldridge provide a respite from reality our imaginations seek. In an interview with Emma Piper-Burket and Sophia Brittan, of the web-based Kitchen Caravan cooking program, you'll find out what culinary and cultural cravings drive them from town to town and country to country to bring such a diverse offering to those who not only love food, but love living, as well. That's not all, but time is short .... so dig it out. And thanks for reading. -- Mike F.
JUNE-JULY 09
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ARCHIVES
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"Lonely Girl"
Don't Let Work Be A Diversion This issue we're Going Somewhat Green. Somewhat Green is supposed to be a relaxing color, right? So, maybe it's time to climb outside of the cubicle and get on with Life. That doesn't mean don't work. Just that work can sometimes be a diversion from more important things ... like family, friends, hobbies, pets ... your call. Our Somewhat Green Issue includes a side trip to the International Association of Lighting Designers "LIGHTFAIR 2009" at Javits Center in New York. Follow Ekim Sedlof around the show to see what's new in solid-state lighting, where and how LEDs are leading the way to reducing energy consumption, helping to cut down on toxic wastes that end up in landfills, making it possible to reduce the cost of hard-wiring conventional lighting to the grid in out-of -the-way places (e.g., the middle of nowhere), all the while offering enhanced options for aesthetic, as well as practical, requirements of lighting design. The Somewhat Green Issue also includes a piece by Columbus criminal defense attorney Don Ruben, who contends the time is nigh for these United States to come together and legalize marijuana. Tokers might say, somewhat rhetorically, "Why not?" But Ruben goes on to show why, and for what reasons, it's high time to take that next giant toke for mankind and do what Bob Marley sang succintly about three decades ago: Legalize it!
While you're browsing, check out the Events page, and let us know what's going on in your neighborhood (thanks Mr. Rogers) that others might like to know about; cruise the Lynx for other interesting web sites; and, if you're so inclined, e-mail us a post card from one of those exotic places you're visiting this summer (or, this winter in the "far, far south"). As always, we're looking for submissions, so don't be shy. Be a contributor. Submission guidelines are on the "About Us" page. Thanks for reading.
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True to form, we've got poetry (coincidentally from three
poets laureate, among others: Hal Sirowitz, Andrei Guruianu and Paul
Hamill); flash fiction, memoir, the wry look at life
of the Litchfields, the splendidly dark paintings of Los Angeles
artist Lea Barozzi, the iconographic, classically inspired pastel
paintings of Russian artist Denis Bezmelnitsin, and the illuminated tubing
of
Candice Watkins. Jan "JR" Sprawls, our old friend from the
newspaper days at Gannett in upstate New York, long ago returned to his
home state of Texas. In this update of ragazine.cc, he delivers a
glimpse of hardscrabble life in the panhandle, then and now, with
photographic images that are clear reminders of the ghost towns portrayed
in the meticulous etchings of Philip Mohlitz.