SAMIA IS LIKE YOUR FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL
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I love anything cosmic, so I love Gingee: a bona fide, self-made goddess. Her creative prowess spawns an array of mediums, from spoken word poetry to 'zines to her main gig making "Filipinx Global Bass". She flows with the cycle of solstices and equinoxes and...
AIKO TANAKA DOES THE TRIBELA COMICS ACROSTIC INTERVIEW
photo via AikoTanaka.com/Gallery I like Aiko Tanaka because she doesn't care if you think she's weird. She does, however, care about clicking with her audience. She also cares about her niece and nephew, for whom she wrote a children's book. Aiko Tanaka doesn't care...
KATIE FERRARA DOES THE TRIBELA MUSICIANS ACROSTIC INTERVIEW
Katie Ferrara's sound places me in a coffee shop: I'm sipping a house blend and reading the paper in some folksy joint, letting her melodies clear my head. It's Sunday music; it's food for the soul. The Los Angeles-native makes "funky, ethereal indie pop." Loyal to...
DANIEL WEBB DOES THE TRIBELA COMICS ACROSTIC INTERVIEW
photo by Kelly Dwyer Daniel Webb brings Queer Southern Charm to stages across Los Angeles. From performing in drag as Toyota Lopez to dazzling audiences with stories of crippling single-dom, Webb's bright disposition and bubbly nature evokes neo southern...
ALEX POWERS DOES THE TRIBELA COMICS ACROSTIC INTERVIEW
photo by Randy Shropshire Alex Powers is a lesbian who "doesn't look like a lesbian". Hailing from Baltimore, MD, she now resides in Los Angeles and has found her spotlight on comedy stages around the city, most notably The Laugh Factory and The Ice House. The...
Happy Birthday Toni Morrison!
Today, Beloved author Toni Morrison turned 88 years old. We wish you a happy birthday Ms. Morrison. My friend and mentor, Professor Emeritus Dr. Eugene B. Redmond speaks about you often. From your days as senior editor at Random House to your Nobel Peace Prize...
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THE CITY IN SONG (volume I, issue I)
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