For the last six months I’ve been fielding questions about when Josh Barro and I would be launching a new podcast to replace “All the Presidents’ Lawyers,” the show we hosted for three years. I’m very happy that I finally have an answer. “Serious Trouble” launches today with its first episode. Fans of “All The President’s Lawyers” will find it familiar but expanded. Josh and I (with the help of our exceptional producer Sara Fay) will be addressing a wide array of legal controversies and dilemmas, each week asking “is this person in Serious Trouble?

I did this livestream this morning where I searched for and identified locations at University of Indiana and The Ohio State where police marksmen may be over watching Gaza protests. This originally came from a Twitter viewer who asked me if the tweet below was real: https://twitter.com/bluepashminas/status/1783639236266151973 However, when your profile says “Victory to the Intifada,” you answer your own question. The reason for police marksmen may be twofold: #1. There is a non-zero chance that agitators with weapons or suicide vests may be in the crowd.

This monthly interview series is a collaboration between Oldster Magazine and The Small Bow, A.J. Daulerio’s excellent newsletter about recovery and mental health, and will appear in both newsletters. Learn more about this collaboration in this Oldster podcast/videocast episode.Check out The Small Bow Novelist, screenwriter, journalist, occasional actor & all-around guy who should be dead, Jerry Stahl is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers Permanent Midnight (made into a movie with Ben Stiller) and I, Fatty.

Hello!!! I hope you are enjoying your summer which is, by the way, not yet finished. I took my time to slow down, to read and think and enjoy life. Among other things I did, I explored (again) the fascinating Zine universe. Besides making them (which is greatly rewarding) I wanted to to understand how you can translate an idea to a Zine. Well… what better occasion to practice my favorite methodology?

The outer world wonder of Astra Lumina continues with the introduction of two new chapters, or zones. If you’re not already familiar with this add-on Anakeesta attraction, now might be the time to take the journey and see what’s now visually available. It’s the after sunset light display that’ll take you on a cosmic trip while your feet are firmly planted on earth—albeit 600 feet above Gatlinburg. The original story of Astra Lumina contained 8 chapters, but the addition of two new ones brings a whole new magnitude of magnificence.