Tag: Jul 21 2016 issue
Rocking to stop the TPP
"The responsibility of the artist in troubled times... is to tell the truth as we see it,” — Tom Morello
As the legendary guitarist for...
ICUMI (In case you missed it)
Trump’s closing speech leaked to press
On the third day of the Republican National Convention taking place in Cleveland, Ohio, rumors began circulating that a...
Through the lens
In the summer of 1871, America was celebrating its 95th birthday and the recent acquisition of more territories due to the Mexican-American War. Manifest...
The making of the President — pot edition
Could marijuana legalization have an impact on the outcome of the presidential election? Yes, and in more ways than one.
The most obvious way pot...
Lessons from a civil rights activist
Sekou Kambui, also known as William Turk, is no stranger to the long history of racial prejudice and inequality in the U.S. — tensions...
‘Be wary of windows’
"Young women, be wary of windows
as you sit shuttling needle through a full
white moon of cloth. ...”
So opens the poem “The Fall” in a...
Letters: 7/21/16
Dyer was mostly right
I always enjoy Joel Dyer’s articles in the Weekly, but have to correct one serious error in the one he wrote...
Hear it again for the first time
"Singers are beautiful like Diana Ross or Petula Clark. I’m just a normal person,” says Carole King in Beautiful to guitarist Nick. “Who wants...
Astrology 7/21/16
ARIES
March 21-April 19: You now have more luxuriant access to divine luck than you’ve had in a long time. For the foreseeable future, you...
With wine, endless treasures await
On January 12, 2007, one of the world’s greatest violin players set up shop in the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington, D.C. Wearing...
Racism: The root cause of violence
It is difficult to say anything that provides sufficient comfort to the victims of police or other violence regardless of the race of the...
He wants me; Is that you? Probably is.
Dear Dan: I’m a gay male in my late 20s. My little sister’s husband, “Peter,” is my age and bisexual. I’m not one of those...
