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‘What Else Can We Do?’
Humboldt resident sails on flotilla to Gaza for aid mission Before being detained, Orleans resident Windfield “Wind” Beaver made clear in an interview with the Journal that he didn’t want his role in the Sumud Global Flotilla’s attempt to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people to be framed as a “white savior” narrative. “Our…
Redwood Coast Music Festival
Last weekend marked the 33rd year of the Redwood Coast Music Festival in Eureka. The event evolved a long way from its original Dixieland jazz era into what organizer Mark Jansen describes as “a musician’s festival where players collaborate with each other and one that they all want to come to.” “The musical focus of…
Blue Envelope Program Arrives in Humboldt
Like any parent, Rachel Williams worries about the safety of her child. But she has the added fear of what could happen if her autistic son has an encounter with law enforcement, saying, “he would not react well in a situation that was scary with the police.” Williams says that her son might not stop…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
In last week’s intro I wrote about the fear of the zombification of our neighbors, teasing a discussion about a sneaky way of writing about an inversion of that concept. Well, here it is: The central idea shifts from a fear of your social equals to the creeping horror of full institutional political capture from…
Trophy Burgers
NCJ Burger Week winners Not everything is a competition. But this year, NCJ Burger Week was. For the first time, diners were able to vote for their favorites among the 35 participating restaurants in three categories — Best Use of Local Ingredients, Most Creative and Best Overall — with winners scoring year-long custodianship of unreasonably…
Bridge of Spies
“[Gary Powers] performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know ….” — CIA Director Allen Dulles Standing on a hill recently, overlooking the Glienicke Bridge near Potsdam, Germany, several thoughts came to mind. While the…
The Cult of Ictharel Calls for the Media to Stop the Demonization of Ichtharel the Unclean, Bringer of Armageddon and Devourer of All, and his Supporters
Good evening, fellow cultists, Hell-born creatures of unfathomable evil and members of the media. First, apologies for the oppressive cloud of sulfur, the result of Our Mighty and Merciless Overlord Ictharel having incinerated the previous cult president only hours ago. Second, thank you for all the well wishes on my subsequent rise to cult president.…
The Smashing Machine Lands its Punches
THE SMASHING MACHINE. In this millennia-bridging era, combat sports are such a ubiquitous element of culture that it almost requires a more active effort to ignore them than to engage. Like garish wallpaper in an over-stuffed room, professional fighting can be fascinating, distracting and off-putting (often all at once) and remains part of all our…
