Archive for the ‘EDITORIAL’ Category

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TUCK AND SCREAM FOR PEACE INTERVIEW

  Monday I took Tuck magazine, via Skype, with me to San Francisco’s Radio Valencia for an interview on the Scream For Peace radio show.

TUCK NEWS: GHANA POET AND TUCK CONTRIBUTOR MICHAEL KWEKU KESSE SOMUAH WINS LITERARY AWARD IN GHANA

                      On October 25th 2012, poet Michael Kweku Kesse Somuah was awarded the National Youth Achievers Award (NYAA) by His Excellency President John Mahama.

JUNE EDITORIAL

Gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, black, white, oriental, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist…

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MAY EDITORIAL

        In May flowers bloom, days grow ever longer and there is the palpable emotional shift in response to the seasonal promise of never ending summer days and sultry nights.

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APRIL EDITORIAL

      We are well into spring and in keeping with the spirit of this season of rebirth we have once again evolved to incorporate other more socially conscious aspects of the arts. 

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MARCH EDITORIAL

        “Beware the Ides of March” was a dark and menacing warning to Julius Caesar to be wary on the 15th, and with good reason as he was assassinated in the senate on that date. Luckily for Tuck, we publish on March 1st, or the ‘Kalends’ according to the old Roman Calendar…

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FEBRUARY EDITORIAL

      February is the chameleon of our calendar, a time of transition, from one season to another.  Every four years it is the rebel month, leap yearing us into March but also boasting ownership of St. Valentine’s Day, when lovers, roses and chocolate sweeten up what is traditionally looked on with disdain as [...]

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JANUARY EDITORIAL

      According the Mayan Calendar, 2012 is supposed to herald the end of an age, or the end of the world, depending on how you define the contents of your glass. I prefer to lean toward the former and indeed, there is every indication that we are on the precipice of something life [...]

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DECEMBER EDITORIAL

          The final month of 2011 has arrived and holidays are beckoning us to eat and imbibe, often to excess and to spend time with family and friends. This month’s issue is a good summation of the first three months of Tuck’s publication as well as my original creative intent: to [...]

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NOVEMBER EDITORIAL

As always, this months video showcases our interview subject’s area of artistic expertise. Although you will recognize Dave Carroll from his massive youtube success ‘United Breaks Guitars,’ it is his Song ‘Everyday Heroes’ that will give you pause for thought regarding the crucial role of emergency workers and first responders in our daily lives.