Volume V, Issue 1
W.T.F? – Antigua Journal
The Femoral Artery is a main artery in the body that runs from the external iliacartery, near the stomach, all the way down both legs. It carries oxygen, among many other things, to the lower half of the body. If you are male you get a hard-on because of this artery, and/or because you… »
The Surly Bartender – Of Computer Worms and WikiLeaks
The Surly Bartender is used to confronting complex issues, slicing away the extraneous bullshit and drilling into the moral, martial or material core in the amount of time it takes most mortals to drink a martini. Yet, I have to admit to being truly puzzled today. And to be so puzzled at a time… »
Special Commentary – Health Care Reform in the United States Part IV
As Barack Obama stepped to the microphone, Joe Biden, with a stage whisper said, “This is a big deal.” He added an expletive for emphasis. And a big deal it was. Our endless health care debate had somehow become law.
At least six twentieth-century Presidents had advanced comprehensive health care reform. All had failed.
President Lyndon… »
Traveler’s Journal – What Happens in Between
Our newest writer, Hannah Wallace Bowman, left her home in London a little over a year ago. In that time she’s gotten wildly drunk with friends, traveled around Central America, fallen in (and out) of love, worked at Camino Seguro / Safe Passage in Guatemala City and spent months participating in the recovery efforts… »
From the Recesses – Do You See It?
Regular readers of this magazine likely know that I spent 13 years teaching high school in Brooklyn, NY, before moving to Antigua. They also probably know that shortly after arriving here I’d generated an enormous bar tab, and had to put myself into indentured servitude in the mezcal bar of Café No Sé to… »
Terrible But True – Deet, Dust and Dating
The remarkably talented and adorable Anne Seymour, our former London Correspondent went loopy living in The Big Smoke and recently set upon a year-long trip to Zambia where she is working to help prevent the spread of HIV, while also attempting to date as many cute boys as possible. So, Anne, thanks again for… »
Letter From the Editors – Power to the People
Even though we find ourselves on the outer shoals of a few fallen empires, living a rather bubble existence in the midst of a chaotic nation, we do feel that recent world events, from Madison to al-Manāma, merit a brief comment.
As our regular readers know, I used to be a history teacher in Brooklyn…. »
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