http://www.drylongso.com/The latest news from drylongso.en-us4 Aug 03 8:47 PMCopyright drylongso13 Feb 05 8:45 PM http://www.drylongso.com/zine/default/fiction/EEppFyFFlkPDighIrO.php#newsitemEEppFyFFlkPDighIrO“You folks don’t seem to understand—this is not a question of policy or an approach. It is going to happen, whether we plan to cooperate or not.” Jacobs spoke calmly, evidenced no need to persuade or cajole with his words. “My source is right here.” http://www.drylongso.com/zine/default/review/EplAlEVVklEWTbavNZ.php#newsitemEplAlEVVklEWTbavNZA friendship that endures might reasonably be defined as a house in which disagreements are confined to an attic that can be opened for memoirs but never for continuation of a former argument. Baldwin and I came to our friendship with differences. He was black and I was white, he loved men and I loved women, he assumed his ancestors came to America in chains and I assumed my parents, who slipped over the border separately and illegally, came here... http://www.drylongso.com/zine/default/review/EpZVAEFyulptGDyULP.php#newsitemEpZVAEFyulptGDyULPAnna Deavere Smith is an African American performance artist known for her technique of interviewing subjects, particularly on matters of race, and then recreating her subjects’ responses with a difference on-stage. She has recently gained tremendous popularity for her work Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, part of her larger project “On the Road: A Search for American Character.” The question in my title, “Is Race a Trope?”,... http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/poetry/EpVAAkAFyFhveQKcUK.php#newsitemEpVAAkAFyFhveQKcUKDialing up nowhere, hoping no one’s home. http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/poetry/EpVAAklAuFNuSSeFgJ.php#newsitemEpVAAklAuFNuSSeFgJHe looks at her and sees the pain of yesterday’s existence http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/cover/EpVAlAZZZEAeMEeIKx.php#newsitemEpVAlAZZZEAeMEeIKxDrylongso sought out some of the pioneers of the internet and asked them about their experiences with race and gender on the internet. In a wide ranging email conversation, Art McGee, Kali Tal, Dr. Goddess, Mike Bowen and Drylongso’s Editor, Lisa Jeter engage in a meta discussion of their expectations of their participation on the internet and the realities such as cyberstalking, feminism and expressions of masculinity. http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/roundtable/EpVAlAuFVkPcnOlZxl.php#newsitemEpVAlAuFVkPcnOlZxlIn the first discussion, panelists discussed their expectations, many of which have remained unrealized in the realities of Sepia Space. Are there any solutions? Can the expectations ever become realities? Check out the panelists' thoughts on antidotes to their Sepia Space existential angst. Our participants were asked to consider the following set of questions and respond. This discussion centers on remedies. What do you see as the central problems... http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/roundtable/EpVAZyAZklNOedolCx.php#newsitemEpVAZyAZklNOedolCxWhat is the reality of gender issues between black men and women in online communities? In that anyone can either hide or create themselves online in a fashion that could be totally different than their real-world gender, how does this effect what we perceive to be male/female relationships online? How do you tell what is “real” and “unreal”? http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/roundtable/EpVAZylupAXSEJXuyo.php#newsitemEpVAZylupAXSEJXuyoHow would you define or explain the disjoint of what black men and women expect with regard to interactions on the Internet and what actually transpires? How is this disjoint understood in an historical view? What have you noticed about how black men and women interacted and where the situations exceeded or fell short of yours and their expectations? How did such expectations manifest and how did you address them when they arose? http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/roundtable/EpVAlAypkpRkBdWtoQ.php#newsitemEpVAlAypkpRkBdWtoQThis is the first of a series of Drylongso Roundtable Discussions organized in an effort to critically examine current issues and events. Transcripts from our distinguished panelists appear below. Just who are our panelists? What are their life experiences? Take a look. http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/fiction/EpVlFplyZVYwdHaslY.php#newsitemEpVlFplyZVYwdHaslYJasmine Ambrosia Marguerite Walker wants to be a star, and she knows just the way to do it. Next week, Jasmine plans on losing her virginity over the Internet to one of three lucky bachelors who have already been pre-selected by the more than 15 million weekly visitors to her website (www.Jasmineslostcherry.com). For ten dollars, payable by MasterCard or Visa, visitors can vote for Dyrell Jefferson, the all-American football player, Rodney Williams,... http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/feature/EpVlFplFFViheKlxqz.php#newsitemEpVlFplFFViheKlxqzIn every mail list or usenet group on the internet, there are people who see relationships as a War. Battles for Equality and/or Respect that must be waged if the state of Black relationships is to remain honest. It is the purpose of these self-appointed warriors to insure that members of their gender “Keep It Real.” http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/poetry/EpVlFpZAEVXkRQHGxU.php#newsitemEpVlFpZAEVXkRQHGxUten years full of wanting of waiting. . . his eyes a grace finally turn to me http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/poetry/EpVlFpZyllQBvNJWMC.php#newsitemEpVlFpZyllQBvNJWMCMost of y’all motherfuckers who ain’t really motherfuckers become motherfuckers when you don’t pucker up to say shit. http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/feature/EpVlFpZypAcTVoStLT.php#newsitemEpVlFpZypAcTVoStLTWhether looking up a site, checking my email, or visiting some of my favorite African American online haunts I cautiously keep an eye out for language and images that threaten my definition as an African American woman. http://www.drylongso.com/zine/summer/feature/EpVlFpZpAEBcQMPWXz.php#newsitemEpVlFpZpAEBcQMPWXzMickey and Sylvia told us back in 1956 with their hit record, that “Love Is Strange”. Not only is it strange, it’s also predictable.