Have you noticed that the entire business model of the American media has been reduced to one simple strategy? Harassment. That’s it. Pure, unadulterated harassment. They don’t want to inform you. They […]
The Business of Being a Pain in the Ass
The Free Venice Beachhead New Years Eve Party
Watch The Video above and hear 4 lovely songs about Venice, and see a short presentation about the history of the Free Venice Beachhead. NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY At Beyond Baroque A […]
Intellectual Property, Rent-Seeking, and AI.
From a Pluribus review: “We are living in a time when AI has unfettered access to interpret and manipulate art without ever crediting or compensating the people that are behind that art existing in the first […]
Poetry As Protest by Gerry Fialka
Poetry As Protest by Gerry Fialka W. H. Auden declared: “Poetry makes nothing happen.” Let’s get stimulated for fiery discussion. Auden was articulating that the job of the poet is not to […]
Pagodas’ Last Stand?
By Greta Cobar Big “cleanup” is planned for Ocean Front Walk (OFW) ahead of the summer 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and summer 2028 Olympics. Money is being […]
Why you should be very worried about AI, but can’t refuse.
I asked Gemini AI about this video. In the video, Julia McCoy highlights several precarious social and economic issues arising from the rapid advancement of AI agents like SIMA 2: The […]
Index to Beyond Baroque NOFEST 2025
Thank you to Beyond Baroque and all the poets who participated in this amazing marathon reading! Here is a timestamp guide to jump to each segment and reader, using the full URL: […]
by Greta Cobar Don Geagan was one of my favorite co-volunteers on the Beachhead collective. A veteran who willingly enlisted, as he used to say, “because back then that’s what you did […]
VOTE YES ON PROP 50.
Prop 50 will redistrict California in response to Texas redistricting for Trump. In 2031 the current way of having independent commission-drawn maps will return, based on the 2030 census. Prop 50 would, […]
An Evening of Music JAZZ Films with Mark Cantor Jazz-on-film.com
An Evening of Music JAZZ Films with Mark Cantor Jazz-on-film.com “I’ve Just Gotta See It But It Ain’t On YouTube Blues” Sunday October 12 at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Bl, Venice, 90291 […]
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