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Up Against the Wall, Motherf***er — Mickey Z.

(public domain) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 26, 2021 As a student at St. Patrick’s grammar school back in the day, I knew all about the concept of “patrol boys” — and, for the (sexist) reco ...

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) NOT ...

When Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon Tried to Show Us the Way — Mickey Z.

Photo: John Goetz Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 21, 2021 I’ve written plenty of valid critiques of “activism,” e.g. here and here and here and here. A common knee-jerk reaction to my work is ...

The Hidden & Mystical Power of Cats — Mickey Z.

My beloved Pumpkin Puss Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 18, 2021 “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” (Jules Verne) I gr ...

Leftists Once Hated Monsanto But Now They Love Moderna — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 16, 2021 Almost ten years ago, there was a ubiquitous two-word chant you’d hear loudly echoing through any and every Occupy Wall Street event: “Fuck ...

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 combin ...

Act Like Everyone is Watching (in 4 Steps) — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 10, 2021 Surely, everyone knows the self-help exhortation to “dance like no one is watching.” Good advice, I’d say. But, it can also be life-altering ...

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 unr ...

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 the ...

Letters Against Isolation: It Started With Two Compassionate Sisters — Mickey Z.

(screenshot from Letters Against Isolation website) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 3, 2021 A survey in mid-2020 found that 56 percent of people over 50 said “often” felt isolated from others. ...

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. The ...