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Hanging Out with Arnold at the Gym — Mickey Z.
(YouTube screenshot) Mickey Z. — Worlds News Trust March 1, 2021 I recently told you a little about my gig at the Vertical Club (VC). Think of it as Studio 54 with bench pressing (or is that ...
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Imagining Palestine: On Barghouti, Darwish, Kanafani and the Language of Exile | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 21, 2021 For Palestinians, exile is not simply the physical act of being removed from their homes and their inability to return. It is not a ...
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Limbaugh, Obama, and the “Monsters” We Choose to See — Mickey Z.
(AP photos) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 23, 2021 “They say that what you mock/Will surely overtake you And you become a monster/So the monster will not break you” (“Peace on Earth,” U2) ...
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BOOKS: Bill Gates offers a hopeful take on climate change | Jeff Rowe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain "How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need," by Bill Gates (Knopf) Feb. 17, 2021 (AP) -- Watching Bill Gates in the news over the ...
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A Gathering of Long Lost Friends | John Michael Greer
Feb. 17, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Regular readers will be aware that many of last year’s posts on this blog were devoted to what we might call the history of American magic, or perhaps the magical ...
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Supporting Mick Jagger’s Drug Habit — Mickey Z.
Mick Jagger mugshot: 1967 (public domain) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 13, 2021 In the glory days of Astoria’s Steinway Street, there was an establishment called Record Spectacular. A ...
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Hepburn Wore Pants (she even wore sneakers) — Mickey Z.
Haynes Archive/Popperfoto Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 9, 2021 It’s a hallmark of innovation and rebellion that what was once outrageous is eventually mundane. After all, what could more ...
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That Time I Became Robin Hood — Mickey Z.
Eduard Muzhevskyi / Science Photo Library Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 7, 2021 With “Robin Hood” in the news recently, it’s made me hark back to a time when I engaged in some “steal from ...
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Billy Blanks Still Owes Me $150 (and other tales from my “acting” career) — Mickey Z.
Billy Blanks and me, on the set of Low Blow (courtesy of Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 2, 2021 Like most martial artists of my generation, I dreamt of being the next Bruce Lee. ...
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“All Men Are Trash” (Don’t Judge a Book By Its Title): My Interview with Gina Ranalli — Mickey Z.
(image courtesy of Gina Ranalli) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 18, 2021 The last time I interviewed Gina Ranalli was all the way back in August 2008. I opened that article like this: “Upon ...
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Wake-Up Call: Stop Telling People to “Wake-Up” — Mickey Z.
Zuccotti Park, the site of the original Occupy Wall Street: September 30, 2011 (Photo: Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 15, 2021 The past year has provided us with no shortage of ...
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