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October 25—tomorrow—is a momentous day. On that Thursday in 1923, President Calvin Coolidge, Silent Cal, created a national monument out of a bat roost and a massive amount of shit, er, guano. But of course the story of Carlsbad Caverns National Park long pre-dates the bats and the . . . → Read More: Lighting Up the Devil’s Den: The Birth of an Underworld Icon Mighty Neighborly, a regular feature on the Precipitate blog, explores how everyday, local decisions impact a larger community and the environment. Today, one of my writing partners continued to spin an ongoing fantasy: “If I ever had a band,: she said, “I will call it the Uptight Feminist Choir.” The Choir would only sing protest songs, . . . → Read More: Really, I’m More of a First Alto Than a Second Soprano From the artsy to the creepy, this week’s staff recommendations are a HOOT. Shiloh’s Pick: I’ve always been fascinated by the ways in which we, as a species, handle our post-death rituals. This mushroom death-suit offers a creepy-yet-sophisticated solution to the problem of what to do with our bodies after . . . → Read More: Precipitate Picks: October 19th-25th Do you like to chit chat about all things culture? Precipitate is on the hunt for excellent writers who can find the “place” in current movies, TV, music, books, art, and more. We’re expanding our blog to include more reviews and weekly columns, so if you have a . . . → Read More: Come One, Come All: Call for Precipitate Bloggers In June 1992, Veronika left me to return home to Hungary. The morning she left, we packed her suitcases into my dark blue Escort; said goodbye to her roommate, Marti; and began the too short 30- to 40-minute drive from West Chester, Pennsylvania, to the Philadelphia International Airport. . . . → Read More: Running Headlong into the Memory of Art Mighty Neighborly, a regular feature on the Precipitate blog, explores how everyday, local decisions impact a larger community and the environment. Just as surely as the leaves will fall from the deciduous trees and the temperature will drop, so too does fall bring a new crop of students to their dormitories with their Xboxes, mini-fridges, bean . . . → Read More: Water, Water Everywhere, But I’ll Take Mine from Africa October at Precipitate welcomes two new bloggers to the team. Leslie Wolcott brings her background in environmental literature and rhetoric (as well as her fantastic facility with puns) to bi-monthly blogs focused on life in tropical Florida. Literary studies and creative . . . → Read More: Leslie Wolcott and Monet Moutrie: Blogger Extraordinaires You might think me sick and uncivilized, but as a kid I loved war. I loved it. I couldn’t get enough; the feel of a weapon in my hands—warm or cold, it steeled my nerves. I believed then that I could do anything: face fears, face grade-school bullies, . . . → Read More: For the Love of War Mighty Neighborly, a regular feature on the Precipitate blog, explores how everyday, local decisions impact a larger community and the environment. Last month, my alderman called for residents to engage in what he called positive loitering; this event would involve a police roll call and a community walk. Curious, I mentioned this to the most . . . → Read More: Underneath That Sign Always Congregated Quite a Crowd |
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