Download: Día de Los Muertos 11-17-08 (pdf)

More proof that it’s a Taylor Swift world and we just live in it came with Sunday night’s American Music Awards show, where Swift won five prizes. These included artist of the year, which had been expected to go to Michael Jackson. Swift also won favorite female artist in the pop/rock and country...

Elizabeth Cotten’s “Shake Sugaree” is a delightfully whimsical song that carries at its heart a good deal of wisdom. Cotten developed the simple melody of the song from folk sources, and used it as a lullaby when putting her great grandchildren to bed in the evening. She encouraged the kids to...

She looked up. Her face was half shadowed and half lit. Tiny golden hairs played on her upper lip. I slid right behind her while she was watching the hawk, put my mouth to her ear and whispered, “Let’s leave tonight when they’re all asleep.” She thought I was joking but I meant it. I [...]

NOVEMBER 23 — GRACCHUS BABEUF French Revolutionist, founder of the Conspiracy of Equals. NOVEMBER 23, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS Japan: NIINAME-SAI, harvest festival. ST. CLEMENT’S DAY: Processions of blacksmiths and (mad) hatters. ALSO ON NOVEMBER 23 IN HISTORY… 1170 BC — First recorded strike...

About this document: Another wisdom broadside from an anonymous pen; best guess is it’s Chester Anderson. About this series: Arthur is proud to present scans of essential documents produced by and about the San Francisco Diggers, who were in many ways the epicentral actors in the Haight-Ashbury...

originally published in Arthur No. 31 (September 2008)… C & D Two confirmed schmucks grapple with the big issues. C: Our work continues. D: Or at least our drinking does. Ahahaha. C: [frowns George Will-style] Let the record show that whatever we say from this point forward about any of these...

The guy Steve Berra certainly talks a good talk but … um… IT IS NOT COOL TO PLAY THE GOOD GUY ABOUT TOUGH TIMES AND THEN TURN AROUND AND CHARGE FOLKS THIS AMOUNT OF CASH to participate in your let’s-help-each-other program…

NOVEMBER 22 — MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS Mexican painter, author, bon vivant, adventurer. NOVEMBER 22, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS ST. CECILIA’S DAY: as patroness of musicians her day is observed with a variety of music festivals. START YOUR OWN COUNTRY DAY. Climax, Georgia: SWINETIME. “This homecoming for...