Tag Archives: Mariann G. Wizard

SPORT / Mariann G. Wizard : Enter the Dragon, Jeremy Lin

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Jeremy fan at the Knicks game against the Toronto Raptors, Feb. 14, 2012. Photo by Mike Cassese / Reuters.Enter the Dragon:NBA lucks out in New Yearwith Knicks’ Jeremy Lin-sanity By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | February 23, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : scott crow’s ‘Black Flags and Windmills’

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Black Flags and Windmills:Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective scott crow’s book tells of the abandonment of a great American city by the powerful, the refusal of its poorest and most vulnerable citizens to lay down and die, and … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Jonah Raskin’s ‘Marijuanaland’

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Rag Blog and Rag Radio present Jonah Raskin in Austin Jonah Raskin will be our special guest at a Rag Blog Happy Hour, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-7 p.m., at Maria’s Taco Xpress, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. All are welcome. … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : I’m Not Down With Jesus Anymore

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Republican Jesus.” Painting by Brett Bretterson / Uncyclomedia Commons. I’m Not Down With Jesus Anymore a response to “The Response” O I’m Not Down With Jesus Anymore – They say He votes Republican and leads us into war, and He … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Fire in the Hole

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Dan Piraro / Bizarro. Fire in the Hole The powder keg is fulland the fuse is lit. Daily before our eyesmen and women speak truth to power,power crushes them,they rise up again and again – the powder keg … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Egypt-Land

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Egypt Web. Egypt-Land “Freedom breeze, makes me feel fine;blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind!”1 Before Greece, you were the home of scholars.Before Rome, you were an empire.Before last week, you were slaves. The birth of your society … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : You Eat Too Much!

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from diettogo.Stayin’ Alive:The reason for the season is not food If what we love becomes the act of eating in itself, we’re shortchanging ourselves on the rest of life. By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / December … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Grinch Winning in ‘War on Christmas’

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Santa gets busted. This particular holiday pat-down took place in Akron, Ohio in 1978. But we’re just saying… Image © Bettmann / CORBIS.Carnivores, male hookers, and the Grinchmake advances in ‘War on Christmas’ By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : The Odyssey of Our Winter Soldiers

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Miller Saunders’ Combat by Trial:Documenting 20th century ‘winter soldiers’ By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2010 Combat by Trial: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers by Nancy Miller Saunders. (iUniverse, Inc., 2008.) 591 … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Dallas Activists Honor Marilyn Buck

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poster of Marilyn Buck on wall in San Francisco. Photo from Interchange.Black August tribute:Marilyn Buck honored byNew generation of Dallas activists By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 See ‘Black August’ by Marilyn Buck, Below. … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Poet/Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck Dies in New York

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UPDATED Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9:03 a.m. (CST) Marilyn Buck was released from prison July 15, 2010.Recently released from Texas prison:Cancer takes poet Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Friends … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : The Real Dragon (for Marilyn Buck)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

People who come out of prison can build up the country.Misfortune is a test of people’s fidelity.Those who protest at injustice are people of true merit.When the prison-doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out. — Ho Chi Minh, … Continue reading →

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