The Venice Dell project has been approved and funded and this decision confirms that it must be allowed to move forward. The Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in favor of […]
Venice Dell project has been approved
Remembering George Drury Smith
George Drury Smith (March 19, 1927–August 28, 2026) I was saddened to learn of the passing of George Drury Smith, the founder of Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center. For those of us who […]
AI, Filk, and the Broadside
Ask not what your AI will do to you, ask what you will do with your AI AI is People – Jaron Lanier & Cory Doctorow Soylent Green is People – what […]
Is “it” out of the world?
Is “it” out of the world? by Gerry Fialka 7-27-26 The word “it” is a third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living […]
An existential critique of the Venice Beach Festival
Ya know, I spent years hauling around PA systems for Ed Pearl and in support of good causes. For 10 years I did PA systems for the Abbot Kinney Festival. For about […]
Buying the Narrative: The Coordinated Attack on New York’s Socialist Wave
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/rep-hank-johnson-welcomes-incoming-socialists-as-pelosi-refuses-to-comment/ It is definitely a heated environment right now. Whenever insurgent candidates—especially those running on Democratic Socialist (DSA) platforms—start winning significant primaries like the recent sweep in New York, the political establishment […]
The Mechanics of Modern Campaign Finance: Lobbies, Super PACs, and Political Consulting
Part 1: Deconstructing Political Rhetoric User: Summarize and deconstruct the video “Israel Bought The Massie Election – But It Backfired”. Response: The video centers on Representative Thomas Massie’s recent primary loss to […]
When I first moved to Venice, I joined the Midnight Special Bookstore Collective.
Rachael, Joanne, Rita, Jimi Hori, Pam Dark, Eric Ahlberg, Frank Curtis, Harold Moscowitz. Jim Hori and I moved to Ocean Park to work in The Midnight Special Bookstore. We got a place […]
A 1970 Rally to support the Tucson 5, Anti-War activists who were entrapped by the FBI Under Nixon.
Venice Canals Community Center 1971 album. Based on your involvement in the early ’70s, HENAC (Humanistic and Educational Needs of the Academic Community) was a significant student-led activist group at UCLA during […]
The March 2026 Free Venice Beachhead – edited by Greta Cobar
Sunday March 8, 2026 is the Memorial for Yolanda Miranda at Beyond Baroque. 2PM 681 Venice Bl. We are happy to see Greta’s new rendering of the March 2026 Free Venice Beachhead. […]
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