My Remembrance of Edward Van Halen | Mickey Z.

Edward Van Halen (probably early 1980s) — credit unknown Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 8, 2020 Edward Van Halen (EVH) was my favorite guitarist of all-time. As a disciple of what is now calle ...

BOOKS: The Distant Glint of Glass Beads | John Michael Greer

Oct. 7, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- In July of this year, when I revived the custom of asking my readers what they wanted to hear about on the fifth Wednesday of that month, I got plenty of suggestions, ...

That Time When Negro League Legend Josh Gibson Hit a Ball Out of Yankee Stadium | Mickey Z.

Josh Gibson scoring a run for the Homestead Grays in a game against the Newark Eagles at Griffith Stadium in Washington in 1942. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Mickey Z. -- World News Tr ...

Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 27, 2020 And the world looks just the same/And history ain't changed Because the banners, they are flown in the next war (“Won’t Get Fo ...

Theosophy: The Dog and the Wolf | John Michael Greer

The dog and the wolf, from the Book of Lambspring Sept. 16, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- In last month’s discussion of America’s magical history, we explored the 19th-century transformations of alchemy in ...

Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Image source: Bruce Springsteen's Instagram account Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2020 You could say I started writing this story a long, long time ago, but… the actual genesis of it reachin ...

What 'Let It Be' Can Teach Us About Stoicism | Mickey Z.

Paul McCarney 1968Mickey Z. -- Now with Purpose July 19, 2020 “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me/Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be” In the autumn of 1968, Paul McCartn ...

A Prophet and a Loss | John Michael Greer

June 17, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- A word or two about history before we proceed. Two weeks ago, in response to my discussion of John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, I fielded the inevitable comment fro ...

Live from Planet Norte | Joe Bageant

Totalitarian democracy and the politics of plunder Joe Bageant -- World News Trust June 27, 2010 WINCHESTER, Va. -- Starting with the Homeland Security probe at Washington's Reagan Airport, arrival b ...

WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Goes Terminator On Donald Trump

Here’s What A White Ally Looks Like (part I) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 11, 2020 In 1937, baseball was a segregated, primarily Eastern sport… but in the off-season, major leaguers often competed against Negro Lea ...