In December 1962, when Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity at the Gate of Horn in Chicago, the police broke open his candy bars, looking for dope. They checked the IDs of audience members, including George Carlin, who told the cops, “I don’t believe in IDs.” Then they arrested *him* for disorderly conduct, [...]

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Introduction
Jean Michel Folan, a Belgian artist, has illustrated brilliantly, in bright color form, the desolate voids of 20th century cities and their inhabitants. This blank verse of “A Political Urban Legacy” was obviously influenced by Jean Michel’s graphics. Jean Michel is best known for his illustrations of Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”.
A Political Urban [...]

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Memo to the Editor
A Metaphor for America: Triple Crown Forebodings for Obama
From John B. Shanley
I just got back from the Belmont and what a spectacle it was. Over 100,000 people all seeking the same thing…and none of them finding it. It was a scene.
Pauly Walnuts of Sopranos fame was hanging out with [...]

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Over the past 20 years, the Hospice at Laguna Honda Hospital has cared for over 2,000 dying persons and many more bereaved loved ones. About 50% of our deaths occur in the home-like Hospice, a 25-bed ward with a lovely garden. Patients come from every San Francisco neighborhood with illnesses that range from [...]

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