THRU Magazine Archive
There is a truly disturbing reality for citizens of the Middle East nations. The most powerful militaries and wealthiest nations, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, manage to keep relative peace, much like we enjoy in the United States, but in Iraq, Syria, and Gaza (to name only a few) life is constantly threatened by […]
In 2002, I marched downtown Los Angeles, along with tens of thousands of protesters, in awe and love for the outpouring of support against the Iraq war. At the end of the march, we were entertained if not inspired by an all-star band including Jackson Brown, Slash, Ian Gillan, as well as Hollywood actors including […]
I heard about the Rothko controversy a while back and decided to have a look at what seemed like a hyper-intellectual form of graffiti: Yellowism. It happened right after I moved in to this place known as “The Yellow House”. It branded itself as a place for art and music, but it never presented itself […]
The Gutenberg Galaxy is a fascinating study published in 1962 at the onset of our now thriving digital age. Author, Marshall McLuhan was aware of the coming revolution in consciousness as a result of digital technology, soon to be of utmost importance to international events such as the moon landing of 1969. McLuhan died in 1980, prior […]
We live together in a time of unique volatility. It seems this is the first time in history we have advanced technologically to the extent that we have the capacity to wipe out the face of Earth. Not only do we have nuclear arms in ready-to-launch systems across the world, but also the machines in […]