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When it comes to The Satanic Temple, there's always more
The Satanic Temple uses people—uses them up and discards them (or worse).
If you think you're different, look at what happened to those who came before.
TST will use any weakness you give them and hurt you with it later: your housing, mental health, even the death of your pet.
Some of you may even remember this Vice article from a few years back:
Ash Astaroth was then the director of the Temple's headquarters in Salem, and he was still assistant chapter head of the NYC chapter he had helped found.
So in 2016, The Satanic Temple found Astaroth useful for public propaganda, as in that Vice article, even though it wasn't necessarily representative of the organization as a whole. How could it be given who started TST (and who still owned it)?
Satanic Trump-supporter Brian Werner's sign speaks for itself, but Werner also believed abortion was "killing a child". Werner apparently found the death of Trayvon Martin very funny, or at least wanted to be edgy selling clothing about it.
TST owner Doug Misicko a.k.a. "Lucien Greaves" a.k.a. "Doug Mesner" reaching out to Shane Bugbee also says plenty, and we've covered that relationship elsewhere. Short version: "One drop of Jew blood means you ain't breakin' bread with me, motherfucker" is something Bugbee once said in the middle of a 24-hour stream with Misicko.
But Zach Black may be less familiar to most.
From The Village Voice in 2014:
Zach Black is a 38-year-old sushi chef in Northern California and a longtime Satanist. He started the Satanic International Network, the largest — though not the only — social media site for Satanists. He was a card-carrying member of the Church of Satan for nearly a decade, from 1994 to 2002. For the first few years after he joined, Anton LaVey was still alive. That made all the difference, Black says, and the church was much more “proactive.”
Black is one of a group of disaffected ex-Church of Satan members who believe Gilmore was never supposed to become the church’s next leader. LaVey wanted to pass the torch to a man named Boyd Rice, an artist and writer who was a close friend, Black says. “But he turned it down. He didn’t want to do it. I’m not sure why.”
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Rice, meanwhile, went in a different direction. For nearly two decades, he was part of Death in June, a British neo-folk band that anti-racist groups have accused of supporting white nationalism. Rice has repeatedly denied being a racist or a Nazi sympathizer, a claim that was not bolstered in 2008, when an old video surfaced of him on a public-access TV show, describing Death in June as a proud “racialist” band.
In other words, Zach Black thought it was a shame this guy didn't take over Church of Satan, and therefore Black joined The Satanic Temple to get it going.
Proactive.
So, back to that Vice article, the message was "We're not like those other Satanists", the Church of Satan, sure, but also Brian Werner, Shane Bugbee, and Zach Black who got TST off the ground in 2013-2014.
This distinction, which also involved throwing those men under the bus and pretending they weren't relevant, was made explicit in that interview with Astaroth.
In 2014, as [Astaroth] prepared for a life explaining away his Lucifer tattoos with a spiel about liking the literary archetype, he discovered the Satanic Temple, an unrelated though similarly-named group. It was actually an anti-Satanic Temple rant that drew him to the organization, posted to YouTube by Brian Werner, a former death metal vocalist in the band Vital Remains. "It's become a very liberal, compassionate, borderline hippie-like outlook on politics and societal issues," said Werner.
"If this guy is leaving the Satanic Temple for those reasons," Astaroth recalls thinking. "That's exactly where I need to be."
Those who were there during this era would remember Ash Astaroth because he was central to The Satanic Temple's operations, first in New York City, then in the headquarters in Salem as an employee of 64 Bridge LLC, or the "Salem Art Gallery".
In this capacity, Ash comes up in the Belle Plaine lawsuit depositions:
The Satanic Temple's owners "helped" Ash Astaroth by letting him move into Salem Art Gallery / TST's physical headquarters.
This sounds kind, but remember, they weren't just letting him stay as a friend: they worked him. They really worked him.
Read those depositions and email evidence from 2017, or just run a find for "Astaroth" to count how many times he's involved in a national campaign over TST's veterans' memorial. It is extensive.
Ash's housing was directly controlled by his employer.
When you are an organization that targets vulnerable populations for "help" and "opportunities" but you control their continued access to resources, no amount of smiles or love bombing or kind words will ever change the inherent threat of what's going on. Look no further than how this level of control can go to extremely dark places than recent events with the Black Hammer cult in Atlanta.
That's the context of the article that Ash Astaroth wrote after being "excommunicated" from The Satanic Temple in 2018, coinciding with the "Great Schism" where many chapters left the national Temple org over TST's owners' priorities and histories coming to light.
In the next post, we're going to reproduce Astaroth's article largely without commentary but with some content warnings where relevant. Then, at the end, we'll say a little more.
But as a general warning, watch out for self-harm and sui references, mental illness, abuse, and pet death.
#The Satanic Temple#Ash Astaroth#Boyd Rice#Lucien Greaves#Brian Werner#Shane Bugbee#Zach Black#Salem Art Gallery
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Throwback Tuesday:
A stream I did on The Infernal Church discord server in which I interviewed @shanebugbee for a bit, then chatted with him and Joseph Rose (Hail Satan podcast, Satanic Delco). Nearly 4 hours of fun.
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Sorry about the multiple updates in the end. He just wouldn't stop saying crazy shit 😅
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Cevin Soling's Collaborations: A Look at His Musical Partnerships
Cevin Soling, a versatile artist known for his work in music, film, and literature, has been involved in numerous collaborations throughout his career. This article explores some of Cevin Soling's most notable musical partnerships and the impact they have had on his creative work.
Collaborations with Musicians
Cevin Soling has collaborated with a diverse range of musicians across various genres. One of his most notable collaborations was with the legendary musician Klaus Voormann, known for his work with The Beatles and many other iconic artists. Soling and Voormann worked together on the album The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History, a tribute to the Scottish indie rock band The Vaselines.
Collaborations in Film and Television
In addition to his musical collaborations, Cevin Soling has also worked with filmmakers and television producers on a number of projects. He collaborated with filmmaker Shane Bugbee on the documentary The War on Kids, which explores the impact of modern education on creativity and individuality. Soling's work on this film earned him critical acclaim and further solidified his reputation as a thought-provoking artist.
Collaborations in Literature
Cevin Soling is also an accomplished author, and he has collaborated with other writers on several projects. One notable collaboration was with author Mike Edison on the book Hoboken Fish and Chicago Whistle, a collection of essays and stories that explore the complexities of modern life. Soling's unique perspective and storytelling skills shine through in this collaborative work.
Impact of Collaborations
Cevin Soling's collaborations have had a profound impact on his creative work, allowing him to explore new ideas and push the boundaries of his artistic expression. His willingness to collaborate with artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines has enriched his work and helped him reach new audiences.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Cevin Soling's collaborations have played a crucial role in shaping his career as a musician, filmmaker, and author. His willingness to work with others and explore new creative avenues has led to some of his most memorable and impactful projects. Soling's collaborations serve as a testament to the power of artistic collaboration and the importance of embracing new ideas and perspectives in creative work.
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There's a lot of talk rn about how The Satanic Temple are making headway in protecting abortion under religious freedom laws, and on one hand it's like "fuck yeah satanism rules" in a funny irreverent way and it gives people hope in a hopeless situation and stuff - but on the other hand, there's more to The Satanic Temple to consider before jumping headfirst into representing their party line.
This isn't a knock against Satanism, like I live in a culture that's been heavily influenced by Christianity and I value the philosophical and satirical values of Satanism as a counterpoint to a powerful institution that informs my day to day life. I'm interested in Satanism.
Rather, this is a knock on The Satanic Temple as an organisation.
I follow a blog called queersatanic who's one of four people being sued by TST. They've basically been hit with a SLAPP suit, and in lieu of having anything to go forward with, The Satanic Temple are stretching the case out for as long as they can to inconvenience these people. queersatanic does a lot of coverage on TST.
Here's the thing about The Satanic Temple:
They fucking suck in court, and they pull stunts like this to get eyes on them for the sake of getting more funding and more members.
This whole "abortion as a satanic ritual to use religious freedom laws against the people abusing them for conservative means" angle is a fun thought, but there's no precedent in practice. The Satanic Temple has gone to court twice about this, and they've lost both times.
And yet they advertise on this idea, like "become a Satanist to have an abortion under religious freedom laws!", despite knowing full well that's not a reality yet. It might never be a reality, because they keep losing in court.
If they can do that? That's a net good. I'm not shitting on the ploy itself, if it goes through I'm going to be happy. But for all their bluster, it hasn't happened yet and they've already tried twice.
The reason why this is such a sticking point is because they have a history of being litigious for the sake of bothering others, or to get attention. As much as it might serve a noble end, this is free advertisement in the same way their failed Sabrina lawsuit was.
Much like the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina lawsuit over the Baphomet statue, I think this is a publicity ploy. It's a scummy org using the situation as a recruitment drive.
Here's why I think that's the case.
A while back, The Satanic Temple tried to advertise that by joining the temple, your right to reproductive health would be guaranteed under religious freedom laws. The billboard company they went to said that they wouldn't put the ads up, because they weren't accurate.
The Satanic Temple sued them on the grounds of religious discrimination.
They tried to advertise under false pretenses, and they sued when they weren't allowed to. And it got them a bunch of coverage.
queersatanic and a bunch of other people are kicked out and sued for making pro-BLM posts on TST accounts? Not a peep. One is good publicity, one is bad publicity.
Speaking up about their efforts to make abortion a religious "ritual" in the wake of Texas's criminalisation of abortion? Good publicity.
Like I don't doubt that they want abortion being a religious freedom under the TST to be the case, and if they can get this through the courts, it's undeniably a blow to the religious right who've criminalised abortion. But I don't have faith in The Satanic Temple, because I think they're a shitty org doing this for attention and potential revenue than anything else.
And on that note - Doug Mesner, known professionally as "Lucien Greaves". One of the co-founders of The Satanic Temple.
In 2013, he was on a podcast to discuss a reprinting of a book called Might is Right. This book is popular in white supremacist circles, and The Satanic Bible - a book attached to an earlier form of Satanism known as LaVeyan Satanism - takes a lot from it. You can read about this podcast here.
During this podcast, a man named Tom Metzger comes on and starts dropping a ton of antisemitism.
Tom Metzger was in the KKK. I say "was" because he died recently.
He explicitly says "if you're Jewish, I'm not breaking bread with you", then starts talking about bloodlines. Doug Mesner tries to defuse the situation by calling himself an Aryan king, and then lets his co-host's wife talk at length, uninterrupted, about how she thinks the Holocaust is overstated.
Later on, Doug Mesner begins talking about eugenics, which he supports. His co-host's wife starts dropping blatant racism towards black people off the back of this. No-one moves to refute this or be like "woah", they just let this shit air out.
This co-host was Shane Bugbee, who's a co-founder of The Satanic Temple with Doug Mesner.
So we have a guy shilling for a book that's big in white supremacist circles, talking to a KKK member about holocaust denial and how it's okay to hate jews - direct quote from Doug Mesner, by the way - who also expresses support for eugenics. We have another guy whose wife is a virulent racist and holocaust denier.
These men started the Satanic Temple. These are its figureheads. And they can say "that was in 2013, I'm not like that any more" - but they had a pro-eugenics website up until 2017, and they kicked four people out of the group and sued them on trumped up charges following a string of pro-BLM posts made on social media. Those four people are still in court.
And like I get it - the thought of a group using religious freedom laws to legalise abortion is a beacon of hope in a very dark time for reproductive rights. But I'm making this post because people should be more informed on The Satanic Temple. It's a measure of hope, and I don't blame people for latching onto it. But this is a situation where you should look behind the curtain a bit.
Like I said before, I'm cool with Satanism. This isn't a refutation of Satanism - I think it's a really cool philosophy, and I think the stated goals of progressive satanic orgs are great.
Satanism makes for a great troll against the religious right, and you can use Satanism to criticize and dissect institutional religion. And yet there's nothing explicitly theistic or anti-theistic about Satanism - it's not a cheap trick you can pull to justify bigotry, though I'm sure that there are people who do. Satanism is basically a postmodern take on religion. I'm into that.
But The Satanic Temple has a lot of baggage that people should know about. This push to make abortion a religious act is one way of fighting a tyrannical piece of legislation that's completely fucking evil, but let's look at The Satanic Temple's track record. Because it belies a shallowness, a kind of shock-jock mentality, mixed with hypocrisy.
Love the action, hate the org. That's my stance on this, and this post has been an explanation of why I feel this way.
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Shane Bugbee, entrepreneur, stole the gravestone of Wisconsin deviant Ed Gein in June of 2000.
Seattle police confiscated the stone when Bugbee displayed it as part of his “Angry White Male Tour,” a nationwide summer tour of live punk music, art, and oddities — despite Bugbee’s claims that the stone was a fake.
The stone was proven to be the real thing after comparing the graffiti and jagged edges where visitors had chipped off bits of the stone.
The stone was returned to Plainfield, Wisconsin where it resides today, in the police department basement.
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Super PAC Uses Occult to Influence US Election
Super PAC Uses Occult to Influence US Election
BROOKLYN – 10-08-2020 (PRDistribution.com) —
IXNAY PAC teams up with a “coalition of the witching” to defeat Donald Trump
For the first time in the history of American politics, a super PAC is utilizing witchcraft in a presidential election. IXNAY PAC, an anti-Trump political action committee, has teamed up with transgressive artist and practitioner of the occult, Shane Bugbee, to create a…
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Buy now! Link in bio ➡️ @shanebugbee. . PINS FROM SKAM - VOXX - KITSKA - SINCANVAS - SHANE BUGBEE. . enamel pins from the underground and street art scenes. . this is an attempt at bringing a group of artists to a different audience... an effort to spread their world, their art, thru pins, slaps and other offerings that are reproduced in limited editions as to make them more affordable than an piece of original art. love art? buy art! think art is important? buy art! . These pins will not be made again so it's first come first get… these are collectible but most important, they are affordable, aesthetically pleasing, dangerous art posed as high fashion. . . . . . #kitska #voxxromana #shanebugbee #counterculture #culturejamming #enamelpins #patchgame #pingame #pinsofig #pinsofinstagram #lapelpins #outlawart #street #einstein #zombie #baphomet #catsofig #cats #thirdeye #wilted #flower #underground #art #streetart #skam #sincanvas #slaptaggers #slaps #slapart #undergroundart
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Lucien Greaves on the KKK and killing [Jewish people]
Via The.Satanic.Wiki
On Sept. 11, 2003, future co-owner of The Satanic Temple Doug "Lucien Greaves" Misicko, his friend and collaborator Shane Bugbee, and Shane Bugbee's wife Amy Stocky hosted a 24-hour Internet radio stream with guests and callers to mark the release of their new edition of the proto-fascist manifesto Might Is Right.
The following year, Doug Misicko continued to appear on Internet radio streams with Shane and Amy.
"The ABCs of the Alphabet" was one such program.
This is an excerpt from one of those recordings.
CW: antisemitism, racism, violent threats, slurs
Full transcript:
Letter K
17:15 Doug Misicko
Alright. So weren't we talking about kiddie porn earlier?
17:21 Shane Bugbee
No, we were talking about the Ku Klux Klan. (Doug Misicko: Oh, okay.) Amy was talking about kikes during the- you know, when we were off the air, for K.
17:30 Amy Bugbee
I was just mentioning it was a K-word.
17:32 Shane Bugbee
I think you said, "Fucking kill the kikes".
17:35 Doug Misicko
What does "kike" mean to you, Amy?
17:39 Shane Bugbee
Go fly a kike.
17:40 Amy Bugbee
Yeah, exactly.
17:41 Doug Misicko
Kike-y tennis shoes.
17:44 Amy Bugbee
Yes. "Just do it."
17:50 Doug Misicko
[laughing] I don't have any good KKK stories. I- (Shane Bugbee: No?) I gotta say I've never met anybody in the KKK.
17:55 Shane Bugbee
We just the other night had a gentleman. A friend of mine. Maybe even though I'm getting worried he's gonna end up killing me. Friend of mine came over. Andy.
18:07 Doug Misicko
Isn't that a good friend?
18:08 Shane Bugbee
He's in the Klu Klux Klan. That's gonna kill me? I guess so, as long as he doesn't let me live through my miserable life, that might be a good friend.
18:17 Amy Bugbee
And his wife were over. They're both active members in the Klan.
18:21 Shane Bugbee
Yeah, and they were cool. We watched- what do we watch with them? We watch any movies or did we just hang out? And watch Bum Fights? (Amy Bugbee: Oh, that's right.) Yeah we watched Bum Fights (Doug Misicko: Oh, that's funny.) and they were disgusted or the wife looked disgusted by it but they were, you know he's our you know Andy was a good guy he was listen I'm talking past tense was a good guy. He wasn't into all this religious shit at least in the Klan, seems that, you know (Doug Misicko: There's "Christians" in the Klan.) I parted ways with a lot of that their beliefs you know, Jesus Christ.
18:50 Doug Misicko
What the fuck do they do anymore? Um, what's the Klan do?
#The Satanic Temple#Lucien Greaves#cw antisemitism#fuck antisemitism#antisemitism#cw slurs#Ku Klu Klan#KKK#fuck racism#Doug Mesner#Shane Bugbee#ABCs of the Alphabet
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“On the Internet, There’s a Sucker Born Every Millisecond” (Essay by Reverend Joel Ethan)
Most people today know this—the feeling evoked when watching someone make a fool out of themselves while just sitting back to watch the whole thing play out as it’s so amusing. We the audience know there's a trap, but the fall guy walks right into it. That’s why shows like Candid Camera were so popular in their day, and why clips from similar Japanese prank shows rack up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. It’s harmless fun and everyone laughs at the end about how silly the whole thing was—and are thankful the joke wasn’t on them.
Recently we were contacted by a local publication in Boulder, CO called The Rooster and asked for our perspective on a few issues. We responded, as we always do, pointing them to our website where we’ve taken the time and effort to detail our positions and answer many frequently asked questions. They assured us (twice, in fact) that they’d read the articles to which we’d supplied links and asked to speak with someone to get a few specific quotes which we happily coordinated. In our conversations, they told us they’d already been in contact with The Satanic Temple, so we knew the game was afoot! And in the tradition of those unlucky folks on Candid Camera, walking right into a trap for everyone else’s amusement, The Rooster did not disappoint. You too can join in the fun by reading their piece Membership in satanic churches soars in Trump's America. Unfortunately for our red feathered friends, we’re not sure they’ve been let in on the joke yet. Hopefully this isn’t too embarrassing.
And as with most pranks, the more people in on the punchline the better. That, and we thought it would be even funnier next time this happens if we’ve already let you all in on the fun. Of course this is all easily googlable but we’ll save you the trouble. For those that don’t already know The Satanic Temple is a practical joke being played on the media à la The Yes Men. One need look no further than this 2014 Village Voice piece [1] for this to become obvious, and early collaborator Shane Bugbee (who’d already publicly left the organization)[2] has been kind enough to post the full transcripts from his interview [3] which make it all the more clear. In 2013 Vice Magazine published this puff piece [4] which, given the hindsight provided by the later pieces, makes the relationship and set up obvious. In fact earlier that same year Tin Foil Hat Time had already put the pieces together [5] - highlighting the hired actors and models pretending to be "true believers." And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention their recent publicity work [6] promoting hollywood films [7] or this resignation video from their first High Priest Brian Werner [8] noting that people within the organization brag about never having read any of the existing literature on Satanism.
For history buffs, it’s especially fun to look at the official Satanic Temple website through the lens of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Launched in the beginning of 2013, it’s delightful to watch them claim to believe in God and Satan and then a few months later try to distance themselves from that. To see them claim to have been founded in 2006 by someone named Neil Bricke then a few days later change that to 2012 and then eventually scrap that whole origin story all together. (Neil Bricke is actually the founder of SMART, addressed in detail here. [9]) In a good prank usually this formative spitballing is hidden from the public, but thanks to everything on the internet lasting forever, there you have it. And when you look at how many goofball products they were selling on day one the later revelations that the whole thing started as marketing ploy begins to make perfect sense, and their actions since then become the obvious publicity stunts that they are. It’s so obviously a spoof that it’s almost amazing anyone believes it’s real at this point. But again, anyone interested in the facts would have to spend 5 or 10 minutes searching the web to find these, which, much to our amusement, many people don’t.
And, just like in the comics, Batman needs his Joker and Superman needs his Lex Luthor, The Satanic Temple has tried since the beginning to paint us as their adversary—a passive and lazy right wing to their activist left wing. This claim is readily gobbled-up by gullible and lazy writers and just as easily debunked by spending a few minutes on our website. We’re always happy to play the role of adversary, we are the Church of Satan after all, but we usually prefer more worthy opponents. So we put the writer in touch with one of our Reverends well versed in pushing buttons. The important concept is, as an individualist religion, what we’re opposing depends entirely on your perspective. It’s a sign of intentional coattail riding that, rather than create distinctive terminology and iconography, these pranksters decided to crib ours, and this creates a giant hole in their joke for anyone looking. Though these days they deny that it’s a joke (as any good jokester should) - but still, if they are trying to put their activism first they could be much more effective if they weren’t spending so much time aping and then trying to differentiate themselves from us. We know Satan is a powerful and potent symbol that attracts the curious, which is why our founder Anton LaVey created and defined the philosophy of Satanism over 50 years ago—the first time in history that Satanism was used as a positive term for a life enhancing philosophy. That legacy, along with our ongoing efforts, is why we’re stronger today than we’ve ever been. People who explore our literature find Satan to be an inspirational metaphor for their commitment to our individualist, atheist perspective.
Circling back to the piece in question, it’s one giant factual error after another stuffed in-between out-of-context quotes desperately trying to sculpt a fictional narrative. Of course, like the audience on Candid Camera, we expected nothing less and have this lovely mental image of the author sitting down on a chair with an inflated whoopee cushion in place. It’s especially rich seeing them sing the tune of the reported Satanic Temple membership growth because this means not only did they not look at our website, not search Google, but didn’t even look at their site to see that "membership" in The Satanic Temple is simply "click here to join our mailing list," hardly a sincere commitment to a philosophy. We take pride in being a little more discerning about who we let associate with us. While it would take more time than we care to spend pointing out each and every error in his piece, the suggestion that the Church of Satan is somehow aligned with Trump is especially laughable especially considering our Policy On Politics is linked directly in the main navigation on our site, and we have recently covered Presidential endorsements and our philosophy on our Twitter account. What the Rooster chose to leave out of Reverend Antony's comment was that since we support pluralism within our ranks and simple math of our sheer numbers means there's probably a lot of Trump voters within the Church of Satan, but also lots of members who voted for all of the other candidates, and some who might not have voted at all. We hope by this point The Rooster might be clued-in enough to be laughing along with us about the trap they walked right into. If not, we’re happy to keep laughing at their expense, just the same. Schadenfreude is a fine garnish for such "journalistic" pratfalls.
They used to teach fact checking to aspiring journalists as the starting point for any article. Expediency seems to reign and facts become scarce when pre-conceived click-bait rather than accurate reportage is the final goal. To future potential marks out there, we offer this: a little bit of homework goes a very long way.
Update: In an interview published on Nov 22, 2016, the Satanic Temple representatives said, when asked about their membership that “Anybody can go to the national site with a simple email address you can sign up for the newsletter and become a member… You don’t even have to be a Satanist, you can just be a strong ally who believes in the political and secular actions without being super stoked about all the aesthetic aspects” which makes it evidently clear that The Satanic Temple admits it’s members aren’t even Satanists, and should put to bed indefinitely the notion that they speak for or represent Satanism in anyway. It’s more obvious than ever that they are only using the symbology and terminology to get press attention.
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Shane Bugbee: Shunned. The unofficial trailer, leaked by a fan. Enjoy.
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For someone who doesn't like to cook (and who rarely cooks), I sure own a lot of cookbooks; I love seeing all the different foods that can be made. In my ventures through the cookbook aisles, I've noticed some with less-than-typical main ingredients, cooking methods, and themes. This weekend, I'm sharing with you a sampling of the most unusual—in one way or another—cookbooks out there.
Tonight: strange ingredients, unusual cooking methods, and unlikely author-chefs.
Strange Ingredients
Twinkies
Everyone's favorite little Hostess treats have an official cookbook all their own, filled with recipes sent in by devoted fans. You might have tried deep-fried Twinkies before, but did you ever think to make Twinkie sushi?
Poison
Prof. Ebenezer Murgatroyd's 1951 tome, Cooking to Kill! The Poison Cook-book, includes comic illustrations by Herb Roth alongside recipes intended for "the Ghoul, Cannibal, Witch, and Murderer."
Creepy Crawlies
According to the authors of these cookbooks, bugs are healthy for you because they're full of protein. And you save money because you can find the ingredients for free in your backyard! 1998 must have been the pinnacle of the bug-dining trend, because both The Eat a Bug Cookbook and Creepy Crawly Cuisine came out that year.
Other "Exotic" Ingredients
If you're intrigued by the thought of eating bizarre ingredients but don't want to limit yourself to just bugs, check out Christa Weil's Fierce Food, which includes boiled sheep's head, dried clay, and embryonic duck eggs in addition to your run-of-the-mill insects.
Roadkill
You'd think roadkill wouldn't be a very popular main ingredient, but there are several guides to cooking with animals found by the wayside. B.R. "Buck" Peterson's The Original Road Kill Cookbook is, well, the original.
Unusual Methods
Sans Electricity
Whether your power has gone out due to a hurricane or because it's the apocalypse, you'll still need to eat. Both The Storm Gourmet and Apocalypse Chow! instruct you in the fine art of cooking and dining with no electricity.
On Your Car Engine
Manifold Destiny was first published in 1989 by a photographer and a travel writer. The cult classic, re-released in 1998, tells you how to cook on the go by placing food on your engine block. Diesel Dining was written by a truck driver, who teaches his fellow long-haul truckers how they can still have hot and healthy food without taking long breaks from their routes.
In the Nude
Debbie and Stephen Cornwell have released a whole series of "Cooking in the Nude" books, starting with Playful Gourmets and even including one For Golf Lovers. The cook-in-the-buff recipes, which fall under categories such as "Appeteasers," are "intended for lovers and potential lovers. Excessive use of this book may result in loss of sleep." You won't find many desserts included, though, as the authors expect you'll be too busy with other, ahem, pursuits.
Unlikely Author-Chefs
Coolio
Cookin' with Coolio, which promises "5 Star meals at a 1 Star Price," includes "Ghetto Gourmet" gems such as "Bro-Ghetti" and "Chicken Lettuce Blunts" along with a healthy serving of slang and a side of expletives.
A Serial Killer
Dorothea Puente was charged with killing 9 men in the 1980s, though she was only convicted of killing 3. (She always maintained the men, tenants at her boarding house, died of natural causes.) Shane Bugbee's 2004 cookbook, Cooking with a Serial Killer includes an interview and Puente's prison artwork alongside some 50 recipes.
Heavy Metal Musicians
In 2009, Annick "Morbid Chef" Giroux published Hellbent for Cooking; a year later, Steve Seabury's Mosh Potatoes landed on bookshelves. Both feature recipes by the heavyweights of heavy metal, with backstage stories and liner notes mixed in throughout Mosh Potatoes.
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TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (5/2-5/8)
1. Chicago No Wave
May 4th, 2019 7PM-12AM
Work by: Jodi Mechanic, Kelly Kuvo, Rose, Jim Newberry, Shane Bugbee
Co-Prosperity Sphere: 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
2. Root & Rise
May 4th, 2019 4-6PM
Work by: Zuri Washington and Jamila Kinney
Roman Susan: 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
3. Artist Talk: Arne Svenson
May 6th, 2019 6-7:30PM
Work by: Arne Svenson
Logan Center for the Arts: 915 E 60th St, 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
4. Sam Keller: (g)litter
May 4th, 2019 5-8PM
Work by: Sam Keller
Andrew Rafacz Gallery: 835 W Washington Blvd #2, Chicago, IL 60607
5. Michael Ray-Von: Tunnelscape
May 4th, 2019 6-10PM
Work by: Michael Ray-Von
New Works: 3403 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
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Next Saturday!!! I will have some work from and inspired by my new book at this show... I will hope to see you there. ** I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A DOOR CHARGE TO SEE THE ART! *** IF THERE IS, DM AND ILL SNEAK YOU IN... BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY! *** #Repost An archive of fliers, zines, photos, videos and images from the Chicago No Wave scene from 1992-1999 that has been collected from participants and fans from the period and will be on display. Visual art by some of the scene’s cultural ambassadors: Jodi Mechanic, Kelly Kuvo, Rose, Jim Newberry, and Shane Bugbee will also be exhibited. #Repost @lumpenradio (at Star Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwxDn39BCIO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m7kov6nhlfh6
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CHICOPEE — The Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee held its annual meeting of the corporation on Dec. 14 at Collegian Court restaurant. At the meeting, a new slate of officers and directors were approved.
They include William Sharp, Freedom Credit Union (president); George Flevotomos, Demayo Properties (1st vice president); Rich Rheault, the Credit Card Pro (2nd vice president); Richard Bernard Jr., Pilgrim Interiors Inc. (treasurer); and Laura Sample, Evergreen Construction (secretary).
The rest of the slate includes Shane Brooks, Center for Human Development; Thomas Charette, Lemelin Environmental Services Inc.; Anne Gancarz, Chicopee Public Library; Ben Garvey, Insurance Center of New England Inc.; Tracey Hebda, Complete Payroll Solutions; Sarah Jordan, Polish National Credit Union; Katie Kalbaugh, Chicopee Fire Department; Kim Quenneville, Dufault, Vann & Carella; and Tania Spear, Silver Linings Home Care, LLC.
Reappointed were the members of the board of trustees: Jim Bugbee, Granfield, Bugbee, & Masse Insurance; Kevin Vann, Dufault, Vann & Carella; and Donna Wiley, PeoplesBank. Finally, appointed as board members emeritus are Bertram Gardner IV, Caolo & Bieniek Architects Inc.; and Earl LaFlamme III, retired.
Two awards were presented at the meeting. The first was the Helping Hands Award, given to Chicopee Public Library for its role as a community partner. The Dr. Edward Ryan Award was presented to George Flevotomos, chosen by members of the board of directors and given to a fellow board member that has gone above and beyond for the organization.
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