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General Strike June 27: Don’t forget to abandon the internet.
On June 27th, there will be a general Strike –don’t work, don’t shop, don’t get gas, don’t go out. Just stay home. That’s the easy part. The hard part is don’t go online. Unplug your router and turn off your phone. It’s the MOST important part of the strike. It will be a good day…
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Interim housing isn’t housing. It’s transience.
I know that right now, the world wants a hero. And that it seems crazy to go after Democrats when the right are actual Nazis. But I am so worried that people need a Democratic hero so bad, they are going to fall for Gavin Newsom’s schtick. and Gavin Newsom –and quite frankly, the CA…
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Two weeks to get it right: an update on housing and sustainability.
Housing: Check I will be converting a 1970’s yacht I found for free on Craigslist into a living quarters, and eventually a sea worthy vessel (needs work on the engine, but the boat is clean with no blisters. America still has the best damn trash in the world!) Land: No Check There are a few…
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One thing leads to another
Get your SmutBones! Every dollar helps me get housing and keeps me off the street! We can do this! Plus, your bones can be redeemed for anything I list for sale. Wow! Now, that what I call supporting the arts!
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Art Kills Crime: Shakespeare Behind Bars
Three fucking cheers for everyone who participates in this! https://www.crimlawpractitioner.org/post/what-s-in-a-name-developing-identity-through-shakespeare-to-reduce-recidivism I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, and again and again and again and again: ART KILLS CRIME! The proof is in the pudding: Among inmates who participate, there is a 6% recidivism rate. The national average rate of recidivism? 68%. It’s incredible.…
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Papier Mache – Articles – Waterproofing Papier Mache
Why am I sharing this? Because it’s a charming how to, where you feel for all of the lawn ornaments. And because working with your hands with easily accessible objects is empowering. http://www.papiermache.co.uk/articles/waterproofing-papier-mache/1/
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“To be, or not to be…”
Get your SmutBones to convert to store credit for anything here on SmutMag–including tickets to the upcoming show “Process: A Digital Cabaret.”
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Fans of your struggle will let you struggle: why we can’t fund the arts.
I’ve been thinking a lot in the past few years about bear baiting: the old practice of tying up a bear and fucking with it and torturing it and making it fight and just generally being inhumane. For entertainment. This kind of shit was very popular in Shakespeare’s day. Right alongside the poetry and immortal…