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Yearly Archives: 2014
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BOOKS | Mariann Garner-Wizard’s informative and timely ‘Hempseed Food’
This book is chock-full of recipes and useful information that will fascinate readers who care deeply about what they eat, how it is prepared, and what nutrients it contains. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | June 3, 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cannabis, Cooking, Hemp, Hempseed Food, Kate Braun, Mariann G. Wizard, Nutrition, Rag Bloggers, Recipes
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METRO EVENT | Dude. It’s Hemp History Week!
Hemp History Week, June 3-9, 2014, promotes the re-legalization of industrial hemp in the U.S. AUSTIN — Every day, more and more Americans discover the environmental and health-related benefits of hemp (Cannabis sativa). Hemp products now include foods, body care … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Hemp, Hemp History Week, Hemp Industries Association, Mariann G. Wizard, Metro, Prohibition
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FRONT PAGE | See Kate Braun’s review of Rag Blogger Mariann Garner-Wizard’s new book, ‘Hempseed Food.’
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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Aralyn Hughes, performance artist & ‘Queen of Austin Weird,’ on Rag Radio
Noted Austin storyteller Hughes is the editor of ‘Kid Me Not: an anthology by child-free women of the ’60s now in their 60s.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features … Continue reading
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Tagged Aralyn Hughes, Austin History, Austin Weird, Feminists, Interview, Kid Me Not, Metro, Performance Artists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sixties, Storytellers, Thorne Dreyer, Women's Liberation
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People’s History of Egypt, Conclusion, Section 2, February 12, 2011-2013
The Egyptian people continue their fight against domination by foreign governments, foreign-based transnational corporations, and foreign government-selected or promoted puppet rulers. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller series featuring a star turn by Idris Elba
This haunted detective, aided by a deranged former murderess, takes on the most treacherous London criminals. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 27, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Idris Elba, Luther, Rag Bloggers, Ruth Wilson
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Lament for the long forgotten war dead
For the fallen from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, it’s home in a box, family and neighbors gather, a sad requiem, the flag folded, presented to the mother. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 Nearly a half … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Sharlet, Memorial Day, Rag Bloggers, Remembnrance, Robert Sharlet, Vietnam War, War Dead, World War II
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Good migrations…
How U.S. Customs helped me smuggle marijuana into the USA. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” — L.P. Hartley When I first discovered Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged James McEnteer, Marijuana, Memoir, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, U.S. Customs, Vietnam Draft, Vietnam War
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METRO | Sunshine Williams : Don’t keep Austin weird, puleeze!
Upscale 168-room boutique hotel planned for the Domain to have ‘rustic Texas chic’ decor and ‘Keep Austin Weird’ theme. Hey, we’ll show you weird… By Sunshine Williams | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 AUSTIN — I can’t keep … Continue reading
METRO | Flash! Upscale hotel plans ‘Keep Austin Weird’ theme! Read Sunshine Williams’ shocking report cum weird Austin history.
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Juvenile life without parole? Don’t set back the clock
For those of you who think Massachusetts is that silly small liberal New England state, our criminal justice issues are no picnic. By Jean Trounstine | The Rag Blog | May 23, 2014 BOSTON — This past March, the Dallas … Continue reading
METRO | Beverly Baker Moore : For Austin’s SouthPop it’s ten colorful years and counting
The South Austin Popular Culture Center, dedicated to the history of our town’s music culture, celebrates with Wonder Wart-Hog, ‘Peyote Dream,’ ‘Woman with a Blue Guitar,’ and more… By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 … Continue reading
