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We are suspending our regular. publication schedule for a day or few, for obvious reasons. All of our NYC and DC correspondents have reported in and are OK., - In the meatime, NYC resident Gail Worley shares her impressions of the day and the aftermath.
David Whited offers his ideas on how civilized people should handle terrorists.
Ten days after the terrorist attack, Tom Semioli was able to make his way to Ground Zero. Here’s his report from the front.
Carl F. Gauze had the mixed blessing of being in France on September 11, and brings us something of the international view on the day’s events.
We asked our friends in the music industry for their thoughts on the disasters of 9-11. Following are some of their comments, including statements from System of a Down, Goldfinger, Dream Theater, Anti-Flag, Attention Defecit, Grand Funk Railroad, Rick Derringer, Steve Morse, Ice Age, Svala, and many others.
When asked for their thoughts on the tragedies of September 11, The Tyrants in Therapy responded with this eloquent short film, set to their own music.
Lee Ann Leach wonders why it takes a tragedy like the events of September 11 to get Americans to turn to religion.
In a very special edition of The K Chronicles, Keith Knight urges us not to allow the tragic events of September 11th to result in hatred and prejudice.
It’s easy to justify playing cruel tricks when you’re delivering a well-deserved comeuppance. Carl F. Gauze tells how he got even with a carpool mooch.
Teach your children well, says Lee Ann Leach.
David Lee Beowulf admits he was wrong? Eh, read on…
Ever wonder about those guys who looked like Devo in the back of the class? Carl F. Gauze was one of them…
James Mann has reached his limit of life’s lessons…
…used the world over where people can come together to bitch…” Yes, disgruntled former DJs, more angry A.F.I. fans, and pissing off the French: it can only be another dip into the Ink 19 virtual mailbag…
Be careful of answering the phone, warns Lee Ann Leach…
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’ll touch your heart. Yes, it’s another trip into the Ink 19 virtual mailbag.
James Mann finds that sometimes, it’s a blast from the past that makes you see the future.
Terry Eagan describes how Henry Miller opened his world and taught him the lesson of art.
Hindsight is 20-20.
James Mann waxes on the impact of Ink 19 on his life, and thanks Frank Sinatra for dying…
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.