{"id":1304,"date":"2017-03-07T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2017-03-07T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:49:49","slug":"getting-in-a-rebel-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/getting-in-a-rebel-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting in a rebel mood…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This month we asked a few staff members to share something they dig about a few of the books & zines in our new\u00a0Rebel Alliance Superpack<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Jeri Cain:<\/p>\n

Edible Secrets<\/em><\/a>: “Seems like the CIA tried hundreds of times to kill Castro, and still he died an old man.\u00a0 He vowed to not die until he saw the destruction of America<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then Trump was elected.\u00a0 Castro died soon after….”<\/p>\n

The Spanish Civil War<\/em><\/a>: “A fascinating read with lessons to be gleaned in our current political climate.\u00a0 H\"\"<\/a>emingway’s participation as a war journalist led to his penning For Whom The Bell Tolls.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Cyn:<\/p>\n

Coping Skills:<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Social and political burnout is getting more and more real by the day, people! I’m exhausted! Dr. Faith’s very useful zine is getting me through it one tip at a time. My favorite parts:<\/p>\n

“Escapism is intentionally moving to another space in a mental and emotional way… It gives you a chance to soothe your tired self without getting trapped in a nasty cycle of perseverating on memories. Seriously. Go to a thrift store and buy up all the Babysitter’s Club books, run a bubble bath, and escape the fuck up outta this mess<\/strong>. Doctor’s orders.”<\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

“4) Put something new in the world that didn’t exist before. Destruction, as you well know, is not an abstraction. It’s a very real entity we cope with on a daily basis. … When other people out there in the world take away from you, create back<\/strong>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nEveryday Bicycling<\/em><\/a>: One of the things we love about bikes here is the level of freedom they allow for so many different types of people. When I first started riding (I couldn’t afford transit tickets and was about to lose my car) this useful tome gave me a really good foundation to start from. And if you think about it (we do!<\/a>) if the apocalypse comes, bikes are going to be the way to go, so start learning now!\"\"<\/a>\n

Tomy:<\/p>\n

Six Days in Cincinnati<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0Socially relevant, informative, and poignant… this is exactly what comix journalism is all about! It\u2019s a must read for everyone who lives in this time of turmoil and social injustice, especially those who need to be reminded of what happens when the United States falters.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month we asked a few staff members to share something they dig about a few of the books & zines in our new\u00a0Rebel Alliance Superpack… Jeri Cain: Edible Secrets: “Seems like the CIA tried hundreds of times to kill Castro, and still he died an old man.\u00a0 He vowed to not die until he… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto"],"my_excerpt":"\"\"<\/a>This month we asked a few staff members to share something they dig about a few of the books & zines in our new\u00a0Rebel Alliance Superpack<\/a>...\r\n\r\nJeri Cain:\r\n\r\nEdible Secrets<\/em><\/a>: \"Seems like the CIA tried hundreds of times to kill Castro, and still he died an old man.\u00a0 He vowed to not die until he saw the destruction of America<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then Trump was elected.\u00a0 Castro died soon after....\"\r\n\r\nThe Spanish Civil War<\/em><\/a>: \"A fascinating read with lessons to be gleaned in our current political climate.\u00a0 H\"\"<\/a>emingway's participation as a war journalist led to his penning For Whom The Bell Tolls.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCyn:\r\n\r\nCoping Skills:<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Social and political burnout is getting more and more real by the day, people! I'm exhausted! Dr. Faith's very useful zine is getting me through it one tip at a time. My favorite parts:\r\n

\"Escapism is intentionally moving to another space in a mental and emotional way... It gives you a chance to soothe your tired self without getting trapped in a nasty cycle of perseverating on memories. Seriously. Go to a thrift store and buy up all the Babysitter's Club books, run a bubble bath, and escape the fuck up outta this mess<\/strong>. Doctor's orders.\"\r\n\r\nand\r\n\r\n\"4) Put something new in the world that didn't exist before. Destruction, as you well know, is not an abstraction. It's a very real entity we cope with on a daily basis. ... When other people out there in the world take away from you, create back<\/strong>.\"<\/blockquote>\r\nEveryday Bicycling<\/em><\/a>: One of the things we love about bikes here is the level of freedom they allow for so many different types of people. When I first started riding (I couldn't afford transit tickets and was about to lose my car) this useful tome gave me a really good foundation to start from. And if you think about it (we do!<\/a>) if the apocalypse comes, bikes are going to be the way to go, so start learning now!\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTomy:\r\n\r\nSix Days in Cincinnati<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0Socially relevant, informative, and poignant... this is exactly what comix journalism is all about! It\u2019s a must read for everyone who lives in this time of turmoil and social injustice, especially those who need to be reminded of what happens when the United States falters.<\/strong>","my_excerpt_rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This month we asked a few staff members to share something they dig about a few of the books & zines in our new\u00a0Rebel Alliance Superpack<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Jeri Cain:<\/p>\n

Edible Secrets<\/em><\/a>: “Seems like the CIA tried hundreds of times to kill Castro, and still he died an old man.\u00a0 He vowed to not die until he saw the destruction of America<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then Trump was elected.\u00a0 Castro died soon after….”<\/p>\n

The Spanish Civil War<\/em><\/a>: “A fascinating read with lessons to be gleaned in our current political climate.\u00a0 H\"\"<\/a>emingway’s participation as a war journalist led to his penning For Whom The Bell Tolls.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Cyn:<\/p>\n

Coping Skills:<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Social and political burnout is getting more and more real by the day, people! I’m exhausted! Dr. Faith’s very useful zine is getting me through it one tip at a time. My favorite parts:<\/p>\n

“Escapism is intentionally moving to another space in a mental and emotional way… It gives you a chance to soothe your tired self without getting trapped in a nasty cycle of perseverating on memories. Seriously. Go to a thrift store and buy up all the Babysitter’s Club books, run a bubble bath, and escape the fuck up outta this mess<\/strong>. Doctor’s orders.”<\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

“4) Put something new in the world that didn’t exist before. Destruction, as you well know, is not an abstraction. It’s a very real entity we cope with on a daily basis. … When other people out there in the world take away from you, create back<\/strong>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nEveryday Bicycling<\/em><\/a>: One of the things we love about bikes here is the level of freedom they allow for so many different types of people. When I first started riding (I couldn’t afford transit tickets and was about to lose my car) this useful tome gave me a really good foundation to start from. And if you think about it (we do!<\/a>) if the apocalypse comes, bikes are going to be the way to go, so start learning now!\"\"<\/a>\n

Tomy:<\/p>\n

Six Days in Cincinnati<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0Socially relevant, informative, and poignant… this is exactly what comix journalism is all about! It\u2019s a must read for everyone who lives in this time of turmoil and social injustice, especially those who need to be reminded of what happens when the United States falters.<\/strong><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/1316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}