Monthly Archives: July 2010

A collection of Spanish anarchist fiction from revolutionary Spain

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Magpie

When I was in Amsterdam I spent several days at the International Institute of Social History, which actually has a fascinating history of its own (such as smuggling documents out of Spain as fascist forces sweep through). Anyhow, the place … Continue reading →

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Nurr Goth Isn’t Political #1 – Covenant: We Want Revolution

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Magpie

I’m going to start a new feature here on Birds Before The Storm, called Nurr Goth Isn’t Political. I’m sick of how people assume that goth has no good political music. So I’ll be posting some of the more overtly … Continue reading →

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Being The Adventures #2 – And Into Autumn

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Magpie

At long last, And Into Autumn… is online for free download. Soon, issues #3 and #4 of my seasonal photobook zines will be out as well. Issue #2 has got the g20 protests in Pittsburgh, my travels through the south, … Continue reading →

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Mythmakers & Lawbreakers now available as free zines!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Magpie

It’s been a year and many tour stops since my book Mythmakers & Lawbreakers came out, so I’ve released it as free zines over at Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. It’s sixteen zines long: one each per interview as well … Continue reading →

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Political Prisoner Birthdays for August

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Magpie

(click for slightly bigger version) From the Chapel Hill Prison Books Collective, a poster of US political prisoner birthdays in august (11×17 pdf). I’ll hopefully be posting every month’s poster here from now on… I missed this summer’s cause I … Continue reading →

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Nina Simone – Black Is The Color

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Magpie

This is my favorite version of this song. Tweet

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The US. woo.

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Magpie

Well, I’m back in the States. Usually I’m so excited about leaving wherever it is I am to go somewhere else, but I didn’t really want to leave this time. Two days ago I woke up in a sailboat docked … Continue reading →

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Squat The Planet!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Magpie

I started as columnist or guest-blogger or whatever over at Squat The Planet. The first piece is a slightly longer version of something I wrote about here, entitled Anarchy in Finland: Musta Pispala. I think I’ll be writing there approximately … Continue reading →

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The Anvil

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Magpie

I’ve begun writing review essays for the site The Anvil. The first piece I’ve put up is entitled Outsider Anarchism and is about the book METAtropolis and, as you might imagine, outsider anarchism in general. Tweet

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The Silakka – a sailboat built of scavenged parts

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Magpie

I’m going to cross-post from postcivilized.net for a little while, I hope you forgive me. This version will be more image heavy though. Last week I had the privilege to witness (and photograph) the first sailing of The Silakka (silakka … Continue reading →

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