My Infatuation With LiP.

I've been checking out Lip Magazine's recent book, Tipping the Sacred Cow: The best of LiP: Informed Revolt, 1996-2007. (**)

Come to think of it. I am very fortunate for my friends at AK Press for taking on this publication because LiP folded last year and I would not have ever heard of them let alone read a Best of book, which reads like a mega issue with comics by Timothy Kreider http://www.thepaincomics.com/weekly080430.htm that guy who does The Pain comic that you can see in the City Paper. I'm usually on a similar wave length and love the artwork.

So back to LiP.
This last issue rocked my progressive thinking world.
The title, Tipping the Sacred Cow, really is a good title because I can read progressive, left wing articles written by knowledgeable folks who are saying things that I expect them to. Hell, one of them was on the VP ticket with Ralph Nader. Oh yea, that was Winona Laduke
For instance:
An article by Matilda, a San Fransisco Gay rights activist on why the gay rights movement is a sham. Yea, check his blog and wonder why he's against the movement? Huh? http://www.nobodypasses.blogspot.com/

Other articles are about business loopholes and tribal land rights deals in US native lands. These are some mega swindle policy deals...And they're environmental firms. That article written by editor, Brian Awehali (now why can't I find a link to the editor?). Oh, here it is http://www.lipmagazine.org/articles/bios.htm



This book really questions what we are really looking at and, well, informing the revolt.

(**) I've read fewer than 25 books from cover to cover in my life. It is now 25 exactly.

Free PDF Issue of LiP Magazine Here!

Wow, OK, so the last post I did was great, probably the best post ever. I just got an email that the NY Times wants to interview me about it too. No really....Fine, whatever, but it's true.

Anyway, while I was doing some post- ass facting research (because research is always best when done in hindsight) I found a link to a PDF of the missing issue of LiP that was not published because publishers caved in...

So...If you're into informed revolt, Indy media, sharp humor and jagged politics then check this like out. Quite possibly the best magazine you've never heard of. http://www.lipmagazine.org/images/LiP_no7_screen.pdf

Ass Facting 101

Ass Fact. Verb. To give incorrect advice or information but in a manner that convinces correctness and wisdom. “Dude, your totally assfacting right now.”

I did not invent this term but read it in the glossary of terms in the back of a Lip Magazine Anthology http://www.lipmagazine.org/ However, I must admit that I tend to do quite a bit of assfacting in my free time. I think of Cliff Claven who is probably one of the best ass factors in recent history.

In my long history of ass facting I can remember convincing my brother that Havarti was a type of ham. He bought it until my girlfriend called me out and told him that it was a cheese. Fine, whatever.

Men have historically been the largest ass factors around. Maybe we just like to hear ourselves talk. I know I do. Anybody else know what I’m talking about here and have an ass fact stories of their own?