by Bahi’chi Castañeda Travis Johnson is a Black, 41-year-old creative, storyteller, and artist currently based in Olympia, WA. Over the last three decades, he has honed his skill as a painter, sculptor, singer, poet, and textile artist, channeling the past and exploring themes of transgenerational trauma, memory, and reality. Tell […]
Oedipus Complex
with Fiore Amore There is no place on this planet more freakish than Middle America. Nothing has been more antithetical to enthusiasm, such potent fuel for that most pervasive disease known as depression. My descent into it was a point-blank stare into the raw id of this country. Convention dictates […]
“I call it ‘beaming down’ to Evergreen State College”: An Evening with George Takei
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson Acclaimed actor, activist, and all-around cultural icon George Takei was this year’s guest speaker for Evergreen State College’s Cal Anderson Memorial Lecture Series on November 10, 2020. George Takei and Evergreen’s Library Dean Greg Mullins had a live-stream zoom call to discuss democracy and where our […]
Spoiler Warning: “Red Dawn” and the Remnants of Ronald Reagan
by Alice McIntyre “Red Dawn” (1984) is a delightful, paranoid trainwreck. The film, directed by John Milius and starring Patrick Swayze, depicts a group of high-school students at the outset of World War Three. Forming a guerrilla force named after their school mascot, the “Wolverines,” this plucky band tries to […]
Keeping in Contact During COVID-19
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson “It feels like Kraigslist’s Missed Connections.” – Anahí Garcia During these virtual times, it’s become increasingly harder to stay connected with the people that were once a daily part of our lives. Despite just about everything moving to an online platform (jobs, school, appointments, etc.), it’s […]
Off of Ensign, Out of Mind
by Jack Stroud In early October, the City of Olympia made the decision (it was ultimately City Manager Jay Burney’s decision) to clear the camp of houseless people parked along Ensign Rd, the main justification thereto being that Ensign residents impeded emergency vehicle traffic to Providence St. Peter’s Hospital. On […]
The Election
by Jack Stroud (This article was written on Nov. 6.) Four days after the 2020 Presidential Election votes began to be counted, we still do not know who the next President of the United States will be. Although most indicators point towards Biden winning, the results are still not official. […]