The following is a collection of anecdotes and firsthand accounts from the Nepalese People's War (1996-2006) and the ongoing people's war in India led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)]. Read more.
The Scotland Poems
Poems composed in Scotland. Read more.
My Long, Strange Trip Through the Pandemic with the Grateful Dead
Last summer I lost my job, like many others amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From a young age, I’ve worked around live music and concerts, but like many other young people, I was designated to be laid off when the shows stopped. It was in this moment that I was faced with a life defining choice: finally watch The Sopranos, or try to get into the Grateful Dead. I told a friend about my choice, and when they gave me a rather large bag of mushrooms, I took it as a sign. Read more.
Interview with Snail, the Artist Drawing the Silliest Scenes on the Internet
Drawing in a rather laid-back, sketchy style, the artist known only as "Snail" has exploded in social media popularity recently, gathering over 40,000 followers on Twitter and almost 8,000 on Instagram. Their art runs the gamut from funny to surreal to downright sad, but it's always interesting. Read more.
Under the Biden Administration, the Militarization of the White House Fence Continues
The first spirited Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. after the police murder of George Floyd occurred on May 29, 2020. Beginning their march near the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center on U Street, several hundred justice-starved Washingtonians descended on the White House, led by local Black organizers. Read more.
Dangerous Nonsense: The Bludgeon of Human Rights
The concept of 'human rights,' a bourgeois invention of Western modernity, is commonly used as a interventionist bludgeon by Euro-American countries against less powerful, peripheral states to justify economic and military suppression. Read more.
In My G4 Over Da Sea: The Ridiculous Neutral Milk Hotel Mash-up Album that Captivated the Internet
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel is perhaps the premier 'hipster' album, and has become a popular meme in the online music world. Released in 1998, the album quickly developed a cult following that still persists to this day. Read more.
Meet Magari Tohru, the Stoner VTuber from Japan
VTubers, short for Virtual Youtubers, are blowing up these days. Read more.
Bahamut Lagoon: The Untold Story Behind the Fan Translation of a SNES Masterpiece
Bahamut Lagoon is an extraordinary hidden gem among the plethora of Super Famicom / Super Nintendo JRPGs, and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in February of this year. Developed by Square and released solely in Japan in 1996, the game was never officially translated into English or licensed abroad, much to the chagrin of Western fans. Read more.
Murder in the Capitol, and Murder in the Capital
In the wake of the violent storming of the United States Capitol on January 6th that left several dead, including one murdered cop, roughly 20,000 National Guardsmen deployed to Washington, D.C. to protect President-Elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration. For context, this means there are more U.S. troops in capital of the United States right now than in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria combined. Read more.
