Making Change: The Internet

The self in the shadow

(April 25, 2024) Let's talk about the faces we show to and hide from the world, and how the internet magnifies them all. Welcome to part five of Making Change, a six-week series...

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Doubting Shakespeare, Part 1: Stratfordians vs. anti-Stratfordians

(April 25, 2024) On April 26, 1564, 460 years ago, the baptism of one "William Shakspere" was recorded in the provincial town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. According to the conventional story, this...

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Puzzles April 25, 2024

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An Advocate's Journey

(April 18, 2024) I've long believed volunteering is the best way to get to know a community when you move to a new place. In 2014, I moved to Humboldt and spent my...

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Hot Tomcod Action

(April 18, 2024) Welcome to Washed Up's Xucation Channel where we present science education in a format that people will actually watch. In this episode, a lady visits a gentleman and we learn...

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Puzzles April 18, 2024

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A Chime of Wrens

(April 11, 2024) One of the prettiest places that my dog and I like to explore is the lower section of the Arcata Ridge Trail where it follows Janes Creek. Even though it's...

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Making Change: Love

The most radical way to save the planet

(April 11, 2024) In honor of this week's Green Issue, let's talk about ... love. Welcome to part four of Making Change, a six-week series on the how and whys of personal, social...

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A Brief History of Dildos

(April 11, 2024) "Thou ... madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them." — Ezekiel 16:17, KJV Along with notable human achievements such as the invention of the plow...

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Puzzles April 11, 2024

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Making Change: Consumerism

Talk is cheap, buying nothing is spectacular

(April 4, 2024) Let's talk about opting out of an economic system that neither our psyches nor our planet can sustain. Welcome to part three of Making Change, a six-week series on the...

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Puzzles April 4, 2024

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Making Change: Comfort

The upside of choosing challenge

(March 28, 2024) Let's talk about how too much comfort makes you boring, weak and small-minded. Welcome to part two of Making Change, a six-week series on the hows and whys of personal,...

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Eclipse!

(March 28, 2024) Science started around dusk on May 28, 585 B.C. Don't take my word for it, that's the opinion of the late polymath/sci-fi author Isaac Asimov. On that date, the Iranian...

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Puzzles March 28, 2024

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Making Change: Attention

Awareness is everything

(March 21, 2024) Let's talk about how we want to show up in — and for — the world. Welcome to part one of Making Change, a six-week series on the hows and...

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The Sawdust Flies at the Conclave

(March 21, 2024) A far corner of Redwood Acres Fairground in Eureka turned into a logging-sports performance field for 175 talented student-athletes from 10 campuses across the western U.S. from Wednesday to...

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Puzzles March 21, 2024

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Once More into the Bay for the Perilous Plunge

(March 14, 2024) A sunny and very timely break in Saturday morning's rainy weather arrived just before wildly costumed Perilous Plunge participants gathered in Old Town for their parade to the foot...

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The Little Drone that Could

(March 14, 2024) Ingenuity, "Ginny" to its friends, will never fly again. The little Mars-based helicopter-drone landed badly on its 72nd flight on Jan. 18, 2024, damaging all four of its carbon...

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SCOTUS on the Homeless, CPH Protest and Local Entertainment

(April 26, 2024) This week we're looking at the possible local impacts of Supreme Court decision regarding laws regarding the homeless, as well as the ongoing protest and occupation at Cal Poly Humboldt....

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Judge Rejects Changing Trans Youth Ballot Measure's Name

(April 22, 2024) A group working on a fall ballot initiative that would limit the rights of transgender students lost a round in court Monday when a judge sided with the state...

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Resentencing, CASA Kids and Freaky Fish

(April 19, 2024) This week we're looking at the life of Patrick Harvey, an incarcerated man who could potentially be resentenced in Humboldt County. We're also sharing the story of a volunteer for...

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