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There is nothing or no one closer to our hearts and minds this weekend than the Saslav family, whose remarkable patriarch and Swans contributor, Isidor, has taken a dramatic decline in health. We are hoping with all our might that Isidor will bounce back and continue to grace these pages with his amazing culture. Our thoughts are with him, Ann, David and Melissa, and Lea. And as any great concertmaster like Isidor knows, the show must go on, so we bring you Glenn Reed's treatise on some remarkable people who have inspired him, including those of Canada's Idle No More, a grassroots protest movement of Aboriginal groups against the attacks on Mother Earth. While the consequences of these environmental attacks become more apparent, lack of serious action remains. Manuel García, Jr. analyzes the psychological resistance that will dominate humanity's response to climate change. Michael Barker continues his review of the New Age foundations of the Soil Association, reiterating the need to bolster environmentalism and expose the magical thinking in the origins of the organic movement. With all of the challenges facing us and the need for creative and caring solutions, it is disturbing to read Harvey Whitney, Jr.'s report on digital humanities replacing human disciplines in the college curriculum.
On the Arts & Culture front, Paul Buhle reviews African-American poet, cultural organizer, and baseball fan Ethelbert Miller's The 5th Inning, a treasure that weaves America's National Pastime into the contradictions of life. Peter Byrne's short story waxes nostalgic over the long-gone era of books, while Raju Peddada recalls an India train trip and a chance encounter that reveals there is often more to people than meets the eye. In the poetry corner, John Marshall is inspired by the conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter, and Guido Monte shares a collection of thoughts from the little pieces of paper in his pockets. We close with your letter on French gloom and doom, and our very best wishes for Isidor.
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Glenn Reed: Idle No More Is A Movement With Heart
The First Nations Idle No More movement in Canada leads the fight for Mother Earth. More...
Manuel García, Jr.: Changing Climate For Unchanging People
Psychological resistance to behavioral change will dominate humanity's response to climate change. More...
Michael Barker: Muck And Mystery Unearthed! (Part II of II)
Second part of a review of the New Age foundations of the Soil Association. More...
Harvey E. Whitney, Jr.: Disposing Of The Digital Humanities
Digital humanities is replacing human disciplines in the college curriculum, but to what success? More...
Paul Buhle: Ethelbert Miller's Fifth Inning
A review of Ethelbert Miller's The 5th Inning, a treasure that weaves America's National Pastime into the contradictions of life. More...
Peter Byrne: Flat On My Back In Memory Lane
A short, nostalgic story for the long-gone era of books. More...
Raju Peddada: The Lady From Chincholi
A chance encounter on a train reveals there is often more to people than meets the eye. More...
John M. Marshall: Sky Pencil
Poem inspired by conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter. More...
Guido Monte: foglietti n.3
Another collection of thoughts that Guido Monte sometimes writes on the road or in school, on little pieces of papers, and then he puts them in his pockets. More...
French Gloom and Doom. More...
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