Published Issue 090, June 2021 They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in a pinch, a forest will do. Mythologies about children raised by animals stretch back through human civilization for millennia. Like the founding of Rome by a pair of postnatal milk sucklers surviving off of the war teats of […]
The Disciple of Many Faces By Joshua Viola Published Issue 090, June 2021 “Let there be darkness,” the disciple said. He pierced the wretch’s eyes, and it was good. The wretch cried out in pain. “Let there be silence.” The disciple, never seen twice with the same visage, loosed the wretch’s tongue with a slash,
Taco Tuesday By Ray Young Chu Published Issue 090, June 2021 Ray Young Chu’s background starts with his grandfather being taken away by North Korean soldiers for being a preacher when his dad was six. They never saw him since. This back history has contributed to Ray’s continuous search for meaning and purpose behind his
Ayahuasca Analogs By Curtis Bergesen aka Collage The World Published Issue 090 Curtis Bergesen, known as Collage The World, was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Bethesda, MD. He is a vegetarian, only child, Eagle Scout and nature lover. Curtis has spent much of his adult life working in the music business. After
Kodak 400 By Caitlyn Grabenstein Published Issue 090, June 2021 Caitlyn Grabenstein, a.k.a. Cult Class, is a collage artist, sketch artist, and designer out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She started doing art at a very young age and has pursued it in different forms throughout her life. While working in the music industry and running her
Flashpoints By Joshua Viola and Keith Ferrell Published Issue 089, May 2021 The first half of Flashpoints was published in Issue 089, May 2021. Click this skull icon for Part 2 to finish where you left off reading in print. Max lay in bed, accompanied by the familiar chirping beeps of his health monitor. Brave, his dog,
Moe Gram on MCA Denver Teen Workshop and the Role of Empathy in Art By Rachel Grammes Photos by Adrienne M. Kendall This is an excerpt from a recent interview with Denver-based artist, educator, and community organizer Moe Gram to learn about 3D collage. Gram recently worked with 11 metro Denver high school students to create
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Glide By Steve Haney aka Visions Collage Published Issue 089, May 2021 Steve Haney — aka Visions Collage — is a visual collage artist and a percussionist for Jungle Fire, a Los Angeles-based TropiFunk juggernaut that digs deep into Afro/Latin Funk with an approach that is authentic and highly explosive.
Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 089, May 2021 The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2020) When four members of the Blackfeet Nation make the ill-advised decision to hunt elk on land reserved for elders, their fates are sealed as a violent haunting starts to unfold around them. Stephen Graham Jones’ newest
The Sounds of Omega Mart: How Brian Eno, Beach House realized Meow Wolf’s plans for a transformative audio experience. By Dylan Owens Published Issue 089, May 2021 Sounds stimulate our brains as much as sight. By now, you’ve seen on social media — or experienced firsthand — some of the incredible visual art of Meow
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