ONE WORLD Preview our soon-to-be-released section that will feature the latest on sustainable living, great eco- design, and a wealth of interviews with forward thinkers, teachers, and those contributing to a renewed perspective of hope and inspiration for our planet.

• ART •

DAN GRIGGS Thirteen more exquisite and sensual paintings from Dan. We last saw him in the October 2002 issue.

HEINRICH KLEY These bitingly satirical pen-and-ink drawings display not only a sense of humor, but an astonishing degree of draftsmenship.

ILYA REPIN Russian painter Ilya Repin painted a scene depicting Ukrainian Cossacks writing a response to a letter from the Turkish sultan demanding their surrender. We provide a couple of translations — one, quite entertaining and filthy.

SERGEI BONGART Former Bongart student Norm Nason gives us an invaluable insight into the great Master’s techniques with his Notes on Painting.

DAN BURKHOLDER Platinum/paladium and Silver Gelatin master printer Dan Burkholder was among the first photographers to embrace the digital world. He became an innovator with his book on the digital negative and recently with the merging of the classic and digital darkroom methods.

JILL SKUPIN BURKHOLDER The poetic bromoil images of Jill Skupin Burkholder take on a quality of mystery akin to the recollection of a dream and provide a wonderful sublime journey into another land.

BRUCE JACKSON Photographs from the Arkansas State Prison 1915-1937, found and printed by Bruce Jackson.

photo l.a. For the seventh year, TheScreamOnline covered this immensely popular West Coast event for fine photography, featuring the collections of galleries and private dealers from around the world.

PHOTO RESCUE A four-gig flash card of ours went south and PhotoRescue saved the entire contents. Small price, big return. Highly recommended.

SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA Kumbh Mela is a phenomenon that happens every 12 years in India on the Ganges River. Filmmakers Maurizio Benazzo and Nick Day captured the 2001 event in Short Cut to Nirvana.

THE ORE Sam Balcomb and Jesse Soff teamed up to create The Ore, a million-dollar-looking Sci-Fi film shot for only a few thousand clams.

TRUE CONFESSIONS Introducing a new series, film reviewer Danusha Goska talks about how six little-known movies she's seen only once, on late night TV, moved her more than recognized classics.

JANE EYRE Danusha Goska reviews the PBS production Jane Eyre, with illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg.

GAIAM Videos on topics such as T'ai Chi, Yoga, Pilates, Qigong, and Lower Body Conditioning. View free excerpts here.

SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE This club promotes uplifting films with positive messages, delving into such topics as life after life, enhanced powers and sensibilities, reality and time, visionary romance and adventures, and the power of love And... the first month’s DVD is free! No strings, quit any time you want.

GRAVITY & GRACE Yoga Master Peter Sterios recently launched an amazing new DVD called Gravity & Grace, featuring three hours of music especially written by Stuart Balcomb. A double CD soundtrack is now available.

MARY MADDOX “Daddy was unreliable and often drunk, and his new lady, Norlene, the meanest one yet whenever his back was turned. Lu had no allies — until Talion came, with his crew of shadowy accomplices.” This excerpt from Mary Maddox’s novel in progress, Talion, is by turns heartbreaking and scary with its blend of realism and dark fantasy.

ROBERT GRUDIN “On January 29, 2002, President George W. Bush famously referred to Iraq, North Korea, and Iran as an ‘axis of evil’ threatening world order. In so doing, he invoked a Christian idea of ‘evil’ that is dauntingly complex, including, as it does, everything from sexual indulgence to diabolical genius.” Read “Homer and the Birth of Consciousness,” from Chapter Seven from his new book “American Vulgar.”

JOHN KILGORE “It takes about three seconds. I am in the passenger’s seat, searching through the campground guide to find a place to park our 30-foot pull-behind camper, when something — a swaying of my seat perhaps, a quick intake of breath — makes me look up. In a queer, high voice my wife says, ‘I can’t believe this is happening!’” from “3 Seconds,” by John Kilgore.

SONJA MONGAR In “Acid Queen” Sonja Mongar gives us a glimpse into the life of Cyd, her fourteen-going-on-fifteen-year-old sister.

LOLA HASKINS Lola’s poetry does what great poetry always does.  It stops you.

CHARLES ADÉS FISHMAN Charles listens to the world with a stillness and intensity most of us can’t imagine. He knows there are voices in the wind, and he hears them and listens to them, and then he tells us what they are saying in a voice so direct and selfless and loving that we feel that we ourselves are hearing those voices.

SEAN KERNAN “Stay Awake” is the title of photographer Sean Kernan’s commencement speech to the 2005 graduating class at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. What he has to say is a timeless message for us all. Check the Photo Index to see Sean's work.

CREATING FOR THE WEB Does standardization resolve and improve webpage design and code, or does it also contribute to more look-a-like sites? Scene 360 invited four developers and four designers to discuss commonly addressed questions and issues to see what the hype is about tools and technologies, where we are at the present time, and where we may be in the future.

DEE'S NUTS Pecans, almonds, cashews... all sort of nuts filtered through cleavage. Really. This one is even stranger than our House of Cheese and Extreme Ironing. Filtered between women's breasts. Really.

THESCREAMONLINE BOOKSHELF Want some suggestions for good reading? Check out what we currently have on our bookshelves. Buying books through these links can help keep us afloat.

• QUOTATIONS •
Bon mots, witticisms, stupidity, and just plain nastiness.






"Most of us spend our lives as if we have another one in the bank."
—Ben Irwin

"A mind once expanded can never return to its original dimensions."
—Anne Hathaway, 1556-1623