Category Archives: Arts

Paul Sierra was born in Havana, Cuba in 1944. His work reflects on the primary elements in nature and mythology that represent transformation and passage through fire, water, and lush vegetation. His bold brush strokes layer the canvas until they … Continue reading →

Two zines recently made their way to the IMC that I thought would be perfect to review together, because both take different approaches to the subject of travel. “Footloose,” a locally-produced zine by Sarah Lazare, is a travel journal that … Continue reading →

You’re lucky that you live in the U-C area. The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center has one of the Midwest’s largest zine libraries.What exactly is a zine? According to another one of the IMC’s fabulous zines, Stolen Sharpie Revolution, “A zine … Continue reading →

The news reports don’t say Why garden gnomes don’t play Beneath suburban trees anymore. But if I were a plastic goose I’d be looking at all the flags set loose Thinking of when there were lawn decorating jobs galore.

Where are you from & what brings you here? I was born in England, raised in Canada, and have lived in the US since 1974. How long have you lived here? I have lived in the Quad Cities for 16 … Continue reading →

I-69 Does Not Stop Here By Sean Connelly This four hundred page novel is fiction, which should go without saying, but needs to be  clarified because it is based on a real-life struggle over a battle that has taken place … Continue reading →

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On North Prospect Avenue Disembodied flags floating above Prospect What prospects are there for those facing them? What do they mean? Looming, warning, “How dare you forget” – they say I didn’t forget And hey, that’s my flag, too. “Bought … Continue reading →

PLEASE REMOVE ALL VISUAL OR TEXTUAL PRINTED MATTER, ALL RECORDED AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO MEDIA, ALL WRITING IMPLEMENTS, AND ALL RECORDING DEVICES FROM YOUR PERSON AND LUGGAGE. PLACE ALL SUCH OBJECTS ON THE CONVEYOR BELT TO YOUR LEFT. PLEASE BE PREPARED … Continue reading →

Axes like chop chop felling old growth? Or Axis like Hitler (when we can’t say “Hitler”)? And Evil like Knievil? Or Evil Empire evil? Maybe evil like an apple full of tacks or a river full of PCB’s. Maybe we … Continue reading →

The nice thing about family values is it makes us feel good when we go off and have babies so politicians can send them to war to protect family values.† Checks and balances. The nice thing about compassionate conservatives is … Continue reading →

As they move their base of creative operations to a larger space, the facilitators of the Friday Night Open Cabaret are hoping to simultaneously expand the eventís presence in the community. Held every Friday night from 8 to 10pm at … Continue reading →

In times of emergency, nations have historically set aside certain civil liberties – a notable (and shameful) example in our own country being the herding of Japanese-Americans into detention camps during World War II. Many of us are concerned now … Continue reading →

Rob Scott may talk about himself, but he’s no solipsist. I, my name is Rob Scott, am not a jackass, an elephant, or a color. Oh wait, darn, my mind says “I shouldn’t.” *Ahem*, scratch that, I should start over. … Continue reading →