Local Comic Artist: Brian Latimer Rolls out His Comic About New Parents Trying to Juggle a Baby, Work and Maintaining a Social Life with Friends Without Kids
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free! A Slap in the face: Why Insults Hurt and Why They Shouldn’t. Victoria Harley Interviews author Dr.William Irvine on his latest book The west and the rest: Parenting, Spanking and Cultural Psychology. Liz Landis interviews Dr. Vaishali Raval Local comic artist: Brian Latimer rolls out his comic about new parents trying to juggle a baby, work and maintaining a social life with friends without kids MAY 2013 - ISSUE 3 Photo Megan Rion THIS FRIDAY! live on five new oregon district ARTS CORNER st. clair & fourth HOT INTERNATIONAL STREET 3spots second & main A program OF ARTS / DINING / MUSIC / HOUSING / shopping FRIDAY MAY 10 5-10p FREE DOWNTOWN EVENT 100+ VENUES • three new hotspots FACEBOOK.COM/URBANNIGHTSDAYTON • DOWNTOWNDAYTON.ORG 12| table of contents 100 Miles: |8 Mission of Mary Urban Farm & CSA Slap in the face: |10-11 Why Insults Hurt and Why They Shouldn’t the west and the rest: |12-13 Parenting, Spanking and Cultural Psychology 8 reasons: |14 Go. Outside. Now. Diy: |16 Post-Apocolyptic Record Player coupons: |17 Local Business Coupons What’s so gay about having |18-19 sex with men? The mckibben bros: |20-21 Beers and Metal Momma Cass: |22 Advice For the Modern Age Collage by Parker Fritz - See more of his work May10-11 at Sideshow 8 | Yellow Cab Bldg. 700 E. 4th St. Dayton, OH 45402 Yellow at Sideshow 8 | Collage by Parker Fritz - See more of his work May10-11 Telephone Magazine is distributing 10,000 Contributors: copies of each issue throughout the Greater Stephanie Baker Miami Valley Region! Brigette Bloom Kerry Duane Brown Now on our 3rd issue, we are excited to Parker Fritz announce that we have reached an important Justin Gault goal: The ability to pay our contributors! Victoria Harley Danny Hamen Telephone does not require contributors to Brian Johnson sign exclusivity contracts nor will we apply Liz Landis strict usage rights to your work, on the Brian Latimer contrary, we look forward to supporting all Brock McKibben contributors in any way we can. Landon McKibben Lisa Patrick-Wright Submission Guidelines can be found at: Cassidy Platt telephoneweekly.com/contributors Megan Rion Lars Soderlund This has been a great and totally insane adventure. Learning from my mistakes has been both humbling and encouraging. So many people have offered advice and assistance, while others suggested I not huff glue while editing! It’s been great to watch this magazine begin to take shape; I look forward to watching it evolve in the weeks, months and years to come! Thanks to everyone for the love and support. -Editor Publisher: Brian Johnson [email protected] Editor: Kerry Duane Brown [email protected] Designer: Justin Gault [email protected] Director of Photography: Stephanie Baker [email protected] © Copyright 2013 by Telephone Media 2013. Reproduction of any content, in whole or in part,without written consent of publisher is strictly prohibited. Photo Stephanie Baker bring it to the masses. brand advertising design web clayandstan.com | 5 6 | Photos Brigette Bloom www.brigettebloom.com | 7 feet in exchange for work on the newly acquired land. Today there stands a hoop style greenhouse, a series of climate controlled cold frames, rows upon rows of budding produce, and a huge compost heap that neighbors contribute their used kitchen and yard scraps to. Photo Lindsey Stidham I got the chance to speak with David Weickert (who has been working on the land for the past three years) about some of the things that he has noticed working in the Twin Towers area. “I’ve noticed a lot of mirroring in the neighborhood,” says David. “If we go and we clean the garbage out of an area, then we notice that the people surrounding that location tend to clean their parts as well. That’s by: lindsey stidham 100 Miles: Mission of Marys really cool to me.” Located between the current house local on Nassau Street, and a large row style fresh Community supported agriculture (CSA) in advance to cover the anticipated costs community garden on Xenia Avenue, is a newly acquired house on St. Paul Ave. free range is a group of individuals who pledge of the operation’s yield. In return, they support to a farm operation; whether it be receive a portion of the farm’s bounty Being an average sized lot for the city vegan a large-scale production site or a small throughout the growing season, as well of Dayton, it will be used as a model for paleo chunk of land being worked by volunteers as the benefit of knowing that they have those trying to raise enough produce in gluten free committing themselves to a cause. given back to their communities. Although an urban setting to feed a family by using intensive gardening practices. A practice grass fed burgers Typically, ‘members’ or ‘share-holders’ of these organizations can take many forms, the farm or garden pay for their shares they all have a shared commitment that has been used by many urban salads, soups to building a more local and equitable homesteaders to get more produce, and more! agricultural system as well as focusing per square foot; a practice that entails on land stewardship while maintaining condensing plants close enough together BYOB! productive and profitable small farms so that they not only grow well, but also, mulch themselves for weed control and that are usually built using organic and/or biodynamic farming methods. moisture conservancy. for reservations call There are several CSA options for Some CSA’s make the choice to 222.DIVE (3483) individuals in the Dayton area, but one supplement their product with purchased, that really stands out to me is Mission organic produce. However, David says of Mary Cooperative in the Twin Towers that they only supplement their CSA @the corner of third & wayne neighborhood. The Mission of Mary Co- boxes with other things that they’ve inside the 1938 diner! op is committed to fostering the spirit of produced, never purchased vegetables community (in some of the most decayed from other areas. He says, “One year we areas of the neighborhood) by converting made bread, and harvested Mulberries vacant properties into urban farms, and from the trees to make jam for the CSAs.” making sure that there is an option for When asked about the knowledge gained nutrient rich, organic produce to persons in an urban farm setting, and what advice who could otherwise not afford it. David may have for those interested in pursuing something similar he says, “The Starting in 2007, they obtained a wood plants are like babies. If you leave them chipper and began clearing out an alone, they will die.” And to always ask for abandoned lot behind the house they help. “There are a lot of people who know received through the City of Dayton’s a lot, and they’re always willing to teach Lot Links program, which enables you. Gardeners have a lot of patience.” individuals to obtain properties that have been abandoned by paying the olivedive.com delinquent property taxes. Two homeless If you’re interested in purchasing a share men living in the area, were invited into of Mission of Mary’s, you can email them Photo Lindsey Stidham the home; helping to get them on their directly [email protected] 8 | New Summer Hours! Mon - Thur 7am-5:30pm • Fri-7am-9:30 pm Saturday 8:30am-9:30pm • Sunday 8:30am-5:30pm by: lindsey stidham The recently passed “Monsanto regulated status made pursuant to section Protection Act” more precisely known 411 of the Plant Protection Act is or has as Section 735 of the “Consolidated been invalidated or vacated, the Secretary and Further Continuing Appropriations of Agriculture shall, notwithstanding any Act” is a rider inconspicuously and other provision of law, upon request by a anonymously tucked into the H.R. 933 farmer, grower, farm operator, or producer, spending bill which gives the seed and immediately grant temporary permit(s) or genomics company immunity from legal temporary deregulation in part, subject challenges should their seeds turn out to necessary and appropriate conditions to be dangerous. This special interest consistent with section 411(a) or 412(c) loophole will expire at the end of the of the Plant Protection Act, which interim fiscal year this coming Sep. 30th- unless conditions shall authorize the movement, Congress votes to extend it. introduction, continued cultivation, commercialization and other specifically Which is why on Saturday May 25th, enumerated activities and requirements, people all over the world will be protesting including measures designed to the agri-business giant and voicing their mitigate or minimize potential adverse disapproval of Congress’s acceptance of environmental effects, if any, relevant the rider. to the Secretary’s evaluation of the petition for non-regulated status, while With there being 135 events in 18 ensuring that growers or other users are countries (and counting), this has officially able to move, plant, cultivate, introduce become A Pretty Big Deal. You can add into commerce and carry out other your voice against the corporate giant and authorized activities in a timely manner: for the transparent and democratic right Provided, That all such conditions shall here in the Dayton area starting at 2pm be applicable only for the interim period in Garden Station (509 E. 4th street) and necessary for the Secretary to complete ending at the 2nd Street Market. I hear any required analyses or consultations that dressing like a mutated vegetable is related to the petition for non-regulated encouraged. status: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting (Editors Note) the Secretary’s authority under section Section 735 of H.R.