Back in mid-December I started volunteering remotely with the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, an amazing new museum in NYC’s Lower East Side dedicated to grassroots activism, with a specific focus on squats and community gardens. They needed someone to …
Nice, yeah? More pages. We can spread out a little. Thanks to the web magic of Identity Web and Photo, you shouldn’t have to do anything to your RSS feeds to keep up with new posts. AND the nesting comment …
“Because land is life, the struggle for a home through squatting is synonymous with the struggle for life itself.” Frank Morales (dare I call him a legendary squatter? After all the years of research for and writing of The Revolution …
You come across the term “spatial deconcentration” in a novel about squatters on the Lower East Side in the mid-nineties. You: A) Know what it means B) Don’t know what it means and look it up C) Don’t know what …
In case you missed it the first time I posted it, or want to watch it again. (And really, you should.) Here is my friend Phuc’s TED talk, now edited so you can watch just his brilliance instead of skipping …
Phuc Tran’s TED talk, now with 100% Less Marimba! Read more »
I’m filling out my author questionnaire for Tin House and it has a spot where I can list people who should receive review copies—that is, people in a position to promote or review the book, or adopt it for an …
Please, may Obama win. (He will. He HAS to.) Please, may a certain faction in power in the Republican party not steal the election (or at least not succeed, if they try). GAH. Hold me. Or tell me a joke. …
PANK recently sent me questions for the author interview they’ll be posting as a followup to my story that ran in their September edition. The questions have me thinking about the story, and people’s varied reactions to it. My own …
My friend Phuc Tran recently gave an absolutely beautiful TED talk about viewing life through the lenses of the subjunctive and imperative moods. You MUST see this. (Note: If you aren’t so into marimba, skip to 20:11, where Phuc’s talk …
Our public schools are in sorry shape, and you know it. With the ballot you got in the mail last week, we can start to do something about that. All of Oregon: please, please vote YES on State Measure 85 …
Hey, Oregon! Can we have a word before you fill in that ballot? Read more »