A Poem By Brian Blanchfield

by Mark Bibbins, Editor

Pterygium

Hallmark meteorology: a little what-if weather
 sworn over time to the ridgeline conditions
 the basiners downvalley to the lucky look
 of trouble. In an updraft apprehension
 replenishes the…

Melissa Etheridge, The Midgetmen and Diarrhea Planet, “Refugee”

The Safety/Efficiency Trade-Off

“The Metro-North commuter railroad has a loose approach to safety that is evident from inadequate track inspection to poor training to employees’ inappropriate use of cellphones, a federal agency said Friday. The Federal Railroad Administration said Metro-North, which…

Le1f On Letterman

Hometown hero does hometown show. Ahhhh.

Air New Zealand Winners Spend Two Weeks in Antarctica

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New York City, March 13, 2014

[No stars] A smack in the face, after a night of thumping and creaking wind. The children’s gloves and…

Chief Keef Finds Rehab Disagreeable

Tony Benn, 1925–2014

“Tony Benn was one of the most mesmerising and divisive figures in the mainstream of postwar British politics. An establishment insider who became a rebellious leftwing outsider, a cabinet minister turned street protester and reviled prophet of capitalism’s demise, he nonetheless managed in…