Magellan's
Log 100 (Feb-Mar 2006):
After the Fall. Jerden Purmort's 20 modest
suggestions to help survivors of the coming apocalypse create a better world.
Collector's Editions of selected
graphics now available.
Ahimsa (Non-violence). Douglas Milburn on how to
avoid a bloodbath in the 21st century.***
Ants, etc. Yet more p----y, of interest to only
0.0001% of our readers.
Toxicity and Incompetence. Doc
Cuddy on the source of poison in American society.
Lightning Strikes 23 Times. Slideshow with
midi (2:46).***
What's Wrong with This Picture? Part II
Jerden Purmort's second little graphic "citizenship-readiness" test.
Trees. Nicholas Momurray revisits Joyce Kilmer.
Somewhat immodestly.
Separated at Birth? Our solution, with
visual proof, to the problem of the origins of the bizarre behavior of current American
leaders.
The Magellan's Log Reality-perception Test (MLRT).
20 questions to help you decide if you're in tune with the new reality.
Caveat Emperor. In-house prophet Cassandra
lets loose with a few lines of verse re what's coming.
Magellan's
Log 99 (January 30, 2006):
Lines Composed on Mount Holyoke a Few Miles Above the
Oxbow of the Connecticut River, 2006. Douglas Milburn.***
Magellan's
Log 98 (January 2006):
Clone, Sweet Clone. Architecture
then and now. Twelve old buildings and their recent clones.
The War on Errorism. Joel Fluker gives us a new
word to desribe the domestic behavior of the present American government.
Apocalypse Whenever. Rean Rhyne waxes
poetic about how near the end is and what that means.
Canaries in the American Coal Mine. In which our
editor responds to our publisher's complaint about all the poetry we've been printing
lately.
Hither, Thither, and Yon. Elinor Hoefs' 12 lines
on how spanking and string theory look from L.A.
Horological Bequest. Robert Lonoke on
single vision and Newton's sleep.
Zen Centerfold 98. Slideshow with midi
(1:35).***
Go Fish. Izora Firelands, naturist extraordinaire,
on incomplete anglers.
Tasteless Jokes 98.
Inaner and Inaner: Pick Your Favorite Dufus.
Morsels of human wisdom, then and now, for you to rate.
AUDACITIES. Cultural one-liner. Slideshow with
music (1:12).
Two Rooms in Houston. Edward Hothi re Rothko and
Twombly in 12 lines.***
The Texas Problem and What to Do About It.
The staff of Magellan's Log comes up with the answers.
The Tree Man (Revised). Douglas Milburn.
Brokeback Mountain: Notes Toward a Review.
Scott McComb's contrarian take.
Watch It! Obscurantist editor Piongo Pisgah with
a few words of advice for aspirant metaphysicians."
Magellan's
Log 97 (December 2005):
Writing
Funny About Cars. In Praise of
Tom McCahill, John Phillips, and Jeremy Clarkson (Among Others).
Pedkop Bumbera.
Duke Cute! Maybe the four funniest music
videos in the history of the world.
The Quiet Hour Revolution. Saramae Anahuac's
modest proposal to grease some of the world's squeakier wheels.
Fear and the Rise of American Fascism. Harriet
Lobdell on the danger of the accelerating rate of change.
Big George! Token Republican Ora Shay reveals
George W. Bush's hometown's plans for a monument.
So Long, Shakespeare. Five more lines of p - - - -
y, much to our publisher's disgruntlement.
Through a Doorway Darkly. Slideshow
with Bach midi 3:44).***
Closets: The Sequel. Katherine Ozanic on
liberations past, present, and future.
Watch, Out! Jason Twinhaft on the dangers of
clock-watching.
Best Bumper Sticker of 2005.
The Metaphysical Stereopticon. Pedro
Bofecillos. Five pairs of pictures for you Zen delight.***
Magellan's
Log 96 (October-November 2005):
Hot Links 96. Our latest
collection of noteworthy sites.
Super-insanities. The staff's latest pick
of crazy (and possibly offensive) photos from the Internet.
Genius Alert! (Piano Division). A hint of
excellence even in the 21st century.
Constitutional Amendments. Our
suggestions for how to get this country back to the way The Founders intended it to be.
The 10 11
12 13 14 15 Best Things to Do in
America (and the 10 Worst Also). Ceci Lumley's guide to America for the
discriminating traveller.
Blue Red. Three wee sentences to help with
today's synamptic re-wiring. You're welcome.
American Tragedy: The Hubris of King George.
What the ancient Greeks can tell us about the present mess.
What, Me Wise??? The fatal flaw of capitalism (as
now practiced).
Zen Centerfold 96. Slideshow with midi
(3:59).***
Headlights in the Darkness. Pedkop Bumbera
finds two reasons for hope in current car design.
Languages & Landscapes. Izora
Firelands waxes, um, poetic.
Hollow Homeland: The New Orleans Speech
That Was Never Given.
The Other F-word. A little test to help you be
sure our leaders aren't drifting toward f - scism.
How Dysfunctional Is Your Country? A
quickie checklist.
Karl Rove, Machiavelli, and Me. Doc Cuddy
predicts Karl Rove's next move to get his boss out of all these messes.
Magellan's
Log 95 (August-September 2005):
How Soon?
Staff prophet Cassandra foresees major doom and gloom, but with a distant tiny light at
the end of a long tunnel.
Our Leaders Speak: The Wit and Wisdom of
the Bush Administration Faced with the Largest Natural Disaster in American History.
Megalomaniacs Anonymous. The tell-all
confession of a recovering megalomaniac.
It Really Is the Economy, Stupid. Katherine
Ozanic on the reflections in the recently formed Lake George, Louisiana, and, well,
compassion.
The Madness of King George:
Folie à deux cents millions. Doc Cuddy does a
psychiatric work-up on a certain prominent individual.
Ship
of Fools. 1) The funniest, and 2) the most offensive religious jokes as voted by the
readers of "The Magazine of Christian Unrest."
Smitings: A Divine Checklist. Ever wondered how
the deity decides where (and whom) to strike next?
Tranquillity Base 2? Doc Cuddy on hope
during Vietnam and the lack of hope during Iraq.
The Magellan's Log Visual Argument for
Unintelligent Design.
What Price Empire?
Lulu Dilworth on why now is like the summer of 1914.
Thinkers Anonymous. Free membership
card in our new organization for those who think too much (or at all).
Hot Links 95. Our latest collection of
time-wasters.
Smart Mouths 95. Our latest collection of
noteworthy quotes.
Fixing the Pax Americana. Doc Cuddy has a
few suggestions for world peace under American hegemony.
Magellan's
Log 94 (June-July 2005):
IYOOB.
Our proposed new, patriotic calendar for dating world history.
Timothy Leary's Last Laugh. Edward Hothi on
how American wound up being run by nitwits.
Two Cultural Icons Reconsidered. Sylvia
Sikeston on Austen and, um, Mahler.
Paranoid's Delight: Interview with the Alien. Rean
Rhyne.
Ten Things We Wish We'd Thought of First.
The Ugliest, Meanest, Most Vicious*
Crossword Puzzle Ever Made About George W. Bush. *And Also the Truest.
Mirror Image. Cheki Boggus on the problem
with theists.
Hot Links 94.
Problems in Modern Living: The Non-utopian Evidence.
42 photos that suggest things are not going swimmingly, life-wise.
Herds & Stories. Sylvia Thodhiss on conformity
and non-conformity.
The Dangers of Creeping Liberalism, Tolerance, and
Rationality. A powerful warning to today's youth.
Marijuana Use in the United States. The
official map, and our corrected map.
Movies You Might've Missed.
Zen Centerfold 94. Another titillating
photograph for the metaphysically prurient. Slideshow with midi (1:33).***
Fraught: Faux Sonnet on the Analogies of Human
Emergences. Chardo Blue Plains. More metaphysical blather from our itinerent mystic.
Magellan's
Log 93 (April-May 2005):
Rove
v. Rave. Pedro Bofecillos takes out after the anti-fun people presently running
America (and the world).
Revolution No. 2? Anna-Marie Quave
tries to see a peaceful, positive way out of the present political mess.
The Magellan's Log All-time Feel-good Fun-o-matic
Rapture Quiz.
Big D and the Texas Syndrome. Doc Cuddy on the
danger of denial, in Texas in 1980 and in America now.
My 30-minute Trip to Las Vegas at 6:30 a.m.
Slideshow with midi (2:05).
A Brief Visit to Death Valley. Cultural
one-liner cum photo.
Texanization. A quiz to help you find your
place in the modern Texo-centric world.
What We Be. Bach + WS = Slideshow with midi
(1:45).***
Why Bother? Jason Twinhaft on how to be a good
citizen in triumphalist America.
Zen Centerfold 93. Slideshow with midi
(1:45).***
Bluebonnets: A Wildflower Speaks.
Izora Firelands on the true source of American strength and creativity.
Magellan's Log 92
(April 2005):
10,000
Jesuses. Reppy Duart, D.D., on Jesus 1,000 years from now.
The Graspable Truths of Kindergarten.
Stickum No. 291, 480.
Sensing. Stickum No. 291,478. Bemused by bemazed
micelets.
Readings for Possible Futures. A recently
unearthed 1960s artifact.
Feeding Frenzy. Elinor Hoefs on the bizarre
and dangerous behavior of an unrestrained American government.
Dear Leader. Our proposed constitutional
amendment to honor President Bush.
Coming Soon in a Dream Near You. Brief
oneiric commentary.
Stickums Nos. 16252-16253. Wee words to
live by at your own risk.
Parrots. Slideshow with midi (0:34).
Stickums. Nos. 16252 and 16253 in a
long-running series of words that you live by at your own risk.
A Real Slow Drag. Scott Joplin's five-minute
cure for the blues (with midi).***
Humans R Us. Chardo Blue Plains at his
beatitudinous best.
On Reading Burgess's Shakespeare. In The Chiliastic Hideon.
Magellan's
Log 91 (January-March 2005):
Hot
Links 91. Our latest collection of sites more or less worthy of your attention.
Tasteless Jokes 91.
Mocking America. Douglas Milburn crafts a
reply to American tyranny.
The Next Big Thing: The Tragic Irony Behind
the Present American Administration. Doc Cuddy.
Home, Sweet Home. Harriet Lobdell's words
of wisdom re religion, politics, science, etc.
Peace Profits and War Wounds. Douglas
Milburn. The real cost of war at home.
The American House of Mirrors. Editor Doc
Cuddy on the dangers of hubris.
Unscientific Questions. Rean Rhyne
on the limits (and limitations) of "science."
The Human Comedy: Chapters 184,532-184,551. 20 photos, some possibly offensive.
American Landscape
Engravings. Sixteen engravings ca. 1840 by W.H. Bartlett.***
The Water or the Wave? A
question from John Fowles's The Magus. Image with midi.***
Dualities. Images that are the opposite of
Tylenol. Slideshow with midi (4:00).
Target. Another of our modest tributes to the
glories of Late Capitalism. Image with music (3:00).
Magellan's
Log 90 Special Issue (February 2005):
The New
Musics: Celebratory Field Notes Toward a Better World. Douglas Milburn.***
Magellan's
Log 89 (January 2005):
The Gentle Tree.
Handel's "Ombra ma fui" (a.k.a. the "Largo"). Slideshow with midi
(2:49).***
Bowser Barks. Pedro Bofecillos on the poet's
position vis-a-vis stuff.
Rashomonian Irregularites.
Bloce Kaibab.
tomseyes. Still images captured by
cinematographer Tom Richmond.
Which Future Is in Our Car(d)s? Pedkop Bumbera's
hopeful take on the 2005 Detroit Auto Show.
Headscratcher's Delight. Two wee sentences from
the Hsin Hsin Ming. Slideshow with midi (0:57).***
The Office of Linguistic Purity. The
administration's proposal to purify The American Language.
Distaff Notes. Horticulture editor Izora
Firelands's latest observations from her gardens.
What's Wrong with This Picture? An exercize to
test your "imperial citizenship readiness."
Last Things. A little quiz to help you get
through these difficult "End Times."
Summing It Up. Chardo Blue Plains on what it all
means, Alfie.
Penises on Parade, Part the Second.
20 more photos of phallic humor.
Naughty But Nice. Musings on good and evil by
Reppy Duart.
One up (slideshow with midi).
Dasein feiern! Graphic with midi
(2:59).***
Magellan's
Log 88 (November-December 2004)
Neo-Edwardians:
Us the Unknowing. Cassandra predicts. Again.
Nursery Tales. Saramae Anahuac has a
question about the cultural sacred cow of your choice.
An Urban Image for Jaded Eyes.
On Being Ramona Holland: An Encounter with a Remarkable
Voice. Angus Verspeeten.***
Taughtology. Katherine Ozanic. Nine words to
live by.
Poetaster's Delight. A list of the poems we've published.
Rubaiyat Redux. Edward FitzGerald's
effective, if highly ambiguous, antidote to the madness of whatever era you happen to find
yourself in.***
Is It Fascism Yet? A checklist to help you keep
up with how things are going, Bush-wise.
Breathless in Midland. Ora Shay, token Republican,
celebrates the 2004 election results. Bigtime.
Magellan's
Log 87 (October 2004)
Caravaggio or
Bust. Doc Cuddy struggles to track down two 400-year-old pictures and then tries to
explain why.***
Catskill Byway. One photo, one old hymn
tune, and one informational sign.***
The Big Pictures. Nine panoramic photos from our wandering staff.
Here There Be Dinosaurs: Hubris and the
American Future. Joel Fluker.
Gehry's Tattered Titanium.
Carl Yadkin. Slideshow with music (1:34).
Zen Centerfold 87.
A Day in Pennsylvania: Fallingwater/Shanksville.
Nicholas Momurray's Frank Lloyd Wright pilgrimage has an unexpected ending. Commentary
with 2 slide shows.
Me and the U.P. Izora Firelands explores the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Replacing Religion. Lines Written in a Stalled Rental Car at a BP Gas Station/
Convenience Store on the Marion- Mount Gilead Road in Marion, Ohio, While Waiting for Avis
to Send a Replacement Vehicle (Which They Did with Admirable Alacrity), by Katherine
Ozanic.
Vikings in Oklahoma? Come with us to the
Runestone State Park in Heavener, OK. (Yes, you read that right.)
Magellan's
Log 86 (September 2004)
Hot Links 86.
Campaign Center, Govern Far Right. Doc
Cuddy on the hazards of the 2004 election. A clip 'n' save feature.
Chaos and Comity: Toward a meteorology of
consciousness. Douglas Milburn.
George W. Bush: the First Four Years. 56
photos to help you remember.
The United States: R.I.P. If worse comes to
worst, we have our front page ready for November 3, 2004.
Behold and See! Thirteen drawings from the
"comically illustrated" Bible of 19th-century freethinker Watson Heston.
It's the Stupidity, Stupid. Douglas Milburn
tries to understand voter behavior in the red states.
Ora Does New York! Ora Shay, our token Republican,
on her experiences at the 2004 Republican Convention.
Zen Centerfold 86 (Slideshow with midi (3:52).***
HUSH! Horticulturalist Izora Firelands's bit of
admonitory free-verse.
Cosmography Is Destiny. Temple Duciel
speculates on the origins of human violence.
Daseinschock! Freud's last, greatest insight
into human behavior, with check-up quiz.
Alphanumerics for Fun and Profit. Some of us continue to fiddle while Rome burns. Slideshow with
midi (8:35).
SEX MADE SIMPLE: The Magellan's Log Guide
to Guilt-free Polymorphous Virtuosity by Maurice Fitznuggly.
Vive l'afference / Vive l'efference. Go figure.
Slideshow with midi.
At Work, One Writer. Sylvia Sikeston on Jamie
O'Neill's masterpiece, At Swim, Two Boys.***
Magellan's
Log 85 (August 14 2004)
Special Issue:
Texas vs. China.
Magellan's
Log 84 (August 2004)
Problems in
Modern Transportation: The Sequel. Photos.
Hot Links 84.
Smart Mouths 84.
Tasteless Jokes 84.
The Zen Writer's Progress. Ten tortuous steps
on the brambly path of the wholly word-addled.
The Eyes Have It. Douglas Milburn. Thinking beyond
the box.
tom's world. A small portfolio of recent
still pictures by cinematographer Tom Richmond.
What, Me Repressed? The Magellan's Log
Test of Reality-denial.
Singing Lessons. Pedro Bofecillos on
violence, fathers, sons, and hope.
The Poison of Power. Joel Fluker on how we got
into this mess, and how we may get out.
Imperialists! Tyrants! Dictators! Theocrats! U
Rate 'Em. Jason Twinhaft.
Stained Pixels. Buxtehude organ music plus
animated gifs (6:03).***
It's the Education, Stupid! Why 0.2951 is the
Magic American Number, by Elinor Hoefs.
American Dementia. Jack Xamis on Dr.
Strangelove then and the US government now.
A Fairy Tale for Our Times. Doc Cuddy.
Family Matters. Ora Shay, token Republican, on
Bush-family values.
The Hustling Vanities of Sentient Dust.
Elisabeth Ney.
The Ugliest Building in the World?
Woodrow Stockdick does architecture. Bigtime.
Magellan's
Log 83 (July 2004)
Les
Heures du Mal. A Book of Hours for Eras in Distress.***
Magellan's
Log 82 (June 2004)
Hot Links 82.
Smart Mouths 82.
Tasteless Jokes 82.
The Magellan's Log Really Short Reading
List & Brief Guide to Worldly Wisdom.
Askew. Rean Rhyne's obscure little bit of doggerel about the perils of Zen.
Bush's Folie à Deux. Doc Cuddy on
Bush, one more time.
Intellectual Life in America. Maurice
Fitznuggly on those who sit and think.
Survival of the Niftiest. Astraeu Chakar on the
"psychic origin of species."
Silver Linings for America. Ora Shay, token
Republican, looks on the bright side.
The Reader's Prayer. Sylvia Sikeston goes
dyspeptic about a 40-year-old winner of the National Book Award.
Dwarfs, Giants, and the 21st Century. Jason
Twinhaft on the dangers of predicting the world of 2100.
Koi Paraga? Chardo Blue Plains has
suggestions for your metaphysical travel plans.***
Tidying Up America: The Secret Republican Budget
Plan for the Next 4 Years.
The Birth of Venus. Sylvia Sikeston
reviews Sarah Dunant's Florentine novel.
La comédie humaine, Chap. 108,732.
25 images. C'est à rire.
Mi Elección Es Su Elección. Doc Cuddy
on fixing American miseducation.
Rule, America! Our modest suggestion for the
new international American anthem. (Page with music.)
Magellan's
Log 81 (May 2004)
The Magellan's Log Ego Altar.***
Prisoners.
The Naked Boy.
Yinyang.
Earth.
Pascal.
Metaphysical Jokes.
M104.
The Treeman.
Sparrows of Guangzhou.
Beliefs.
Reality Check.
Space.
Vetruvian Man.
Zen Lite.
Ruts.
Dance of Death.
Radio Flyer.
Ahimsa.
Corporeality.
One Way.
Earth, Air, Water, Fire.
