Bay Area Icarus was revived last summer, and we are officially full of surging, irreverent life.   We held our first event on Valentine's Day--Mad Love.  We had an open mic, a skilled MC, a cabaret of musicians and poets, and the evening skyrocketed to a close with the Brass Liberation Orchestra.

If you were there, you know.  If not, read on!  Almost as good. :)

The second annual Reelabilities film festival was held this past weekend in the NY metropolitan area. The festival’s mission statement cites “dedication to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different disabilities.” In addition to award-winning films the weekend’s events included discussions and other special programs intended to “bring together the community to explore, discuss and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.”

Two black and white drawings I made a few years ago seeking to demystify a way in which people are fooled time and again.

Check out this neat index of political cartoons I found today while browsing a site I've long enjoyed!

Throw the troubles away with the sad that walking around you, just look up the sky , the sun will support us whatever we choose.

Belts go as way back as the Bronze Age. It is a flexible band that is made from leather or heavy cloth and is worn around the waist as style and decoration.

The behavioral patterns and cultural concepts embodied in the clothing, apparel, consumer habits and lifestyles such personal or a number of areas of social l