
No Talent? No Problem! How to Shit Music When You Can’t Fart A Note
“Do be do be do”
—Frank Sinatra (who never learned to play a single instrument)

The Tattered Remains of Costică Acsinte’s Ghostly Photographic Plates
Romanian Costică Acsinte (1897-1984) was an official war photographer during the first Great War. After he was discharged, he opened a studio in Slobozia. In 1985, around 5000 of Acsinte's glass plates (developed between 1935 and 1945) were purchased by the Ialomița County Museum, who began to digitize them in mid-2013.

PHIXATIVE – Joseph Abbruscato’s Salton Sea Excursion
This week’s photos come from Joseph Abbruscato who slunk down to the Salton Sea in Niland, CA. He tries to make a yearly pilgrimage there to document the decay of the, well, decay.

Abandoniers! — War Is Hell, And So Was This Deserted Veteran’s Home
The eeriness only added to the suspense of getting caught by the cops, but I even felt a bit sad thinking how this is where these so-called American heroes wound up.

This Dope New Pope: New Model #266
It's about due that the world got a pope that understands the maladies of society, what needs to be done and most importantly, what does not. This is absolutely amaze-balls except for one easily overlooked facet – it's horseshit!

Ethanol Dossier — The Blueberry Peach Cobbler
It is a drink based upon a delicious dish I encountered in the northeastern portion of our country, specifically in the outskirts of Philadelphia.

Abandoniers! — We Broke Into This Deserted Office On Central Ave.
I heard voices on the other side. Voices like, What are you doing? and How’d you get in there?

PHIXATIVE — Jack Schwitz’s Tijuana Occupation
This week’s photos come from Jack Schwitz, who was once stuck in Tijuana for three months. He says, “What what supposed to be a day trip to Tijuana turned into a three month stay in the country bouncing from one cheap hotel to the next. One of the members of our group was not permitted...