By Horacio Sierra, May 2008

            Gainesville native Mac Stone’s photography project “The Hidden Heart of Alachua County” will be in residence at the Randy Batista Gallery in downtown Gainesville through May 30. The gallery offers guests an intimate peek into some of Alachua County’s most secluded natural areas, many of which have been acquired by the taxpayer-funded Alachua County Forever land preservation program. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jessica Newman, May 2008

Different people have different ways of coping with their anger and anguish. For Michael Marks, it was starving himself for 10 days, surviving on nothing but juice and shoving it in the administration’s face.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Lars Din, May 2008

With a guide, Lars Din explores homelessness in Alachua County and stumbles upon some distressing results.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Hank Stram, May 2008

Lost in the discussion of how successful the glorious Surge has been is a serious examination of life in an occupied country from the perspective of the occupied. Regardless of our perception that pre-invasion Iraq was a lawless failed state with no functioning institutions, it really wasn’t.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Daniel Eddy, May 2008

We call them “Score Whores” or in kinder terms: “Cherry Pickers” or “Parkerites” and “Tanzerites.” All are names for customers who shop by number, much to the chagrin of the 100-point scale originator, Robert M Parker Jr., since he really wanted people to read his voluminous texts, not just see the number and buy.

Read the rest of this entry »

By the Sassy Crafter, May 2008

I recently visited Ipso Crafto, a cool craft store in Washington, D.C., where I fell in love with this adorable stuffed cube. Not only is a great toy for young kids, it’s also a useful way to get rid of all those scraps you can’t bear to part with.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Susan Cohen, May 2008

            Pop Mayhem:  an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp, living dead or Microsoft Works.

            But Joe Baca, Josh Ney and Dan Sostrom (with help from Pablo Rios, Travis Fristoe, Carly Nelson and Ciera Galbraith) are creating some Pop Mayhem with their new music festival, May 7-10 with day shows at the Kickstand and night shows at Common Grounds. Performing are local bands like Oh Fortuna and Nervous Systems, as well as national acts like Human Television and Erin Tobey. Read the rest of this entry »