On September 17th, 2022, I witnessed something long believed to be impossible: a reunion of “The Original Misfits,” founder, songwriter, and vocalist Glenn “Danzig” Anzalone, bassist Jerry “Only” Caiafa, and guitarist Paul “Doyle” Caiafa. Danzig and Only are well into their sixth decade, with Doyle close behind. They have played a handful of gigs since […]
Archives for September 2022
“The Monster is Actually the Police”: A Discussion with Travis Linnemann
We sat down with Travis Linnemann, a professor of sociology at Kansas State University and a distinguished cultural critic, to discuss his provocative research into the supposed meth epidemic and the ongoing humanitarian disaster of policing in the United States. Hard Crackers: Your first book Meth Wars (NYU Press, 2016) deals with the role of […]
Roe Overturned
no mas, no more babysitting in the doctor’s house waiting for infection to clear before the d & c, the abortion. When I woke the nurse say, You punched him, you punched the doctor. After a week, I flew “home” – nyc. October, 1967 I had missed the March on the Pentagon and used it […]