Tag: Michael Archer
Guernica EIC Michael Archer To Speak at Comadres y Compadres Writers Conference
October 2012Guernica editor-in-chief Michael Archer will be speaking about the publishing industry, with an especial focus on magazines and literary journals.
Michael Archer: Q&A with Alice Walker
June 2011 |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author on her impending trip to Gaza, “SlutWalk,” and The Chicken Chronicles. |
Byrne, Baby, Byrne
April 2010The rock icon on song cycles, cycling, and escaping the past with Imelda Marcos. And you may ask yourself, is this my beautiful new business model?
Wendell Potter Reacts to the Passing of the Health Care Reform Bill
March 2010Guernica editors Joel Whitney and Michael Archer recently emailed Wendell Potter, former mouthpiece for Cigna and ubiquitous healthcare commentator, about passage of the legislation.
Rec Room: Michael Archer: The Disappointment Artist
January 2010Some of the smartest and most entertaining takes on culture.
Rec Room: Michael Archer: Elvis Perkins in Dearland
October 2009“123 Goodbye” is poetry that inspires poetry.
Coming to Amreeka
September 2009The filmmaker on her feel-good (sort of) movie, Palestinians in the Windy City, and how personal experiences can trump political arguments.
Staff Pick: Michael Archer
September 2009What comedy should ensue when the Queen of England (previously a non-reader) visits a mobile library and (gasp!) borrows a book?
Staff Pick: Michael Archer
August 2009Jonas has converted to Islam and recently been sequestered. In exactly thirty-one hours, he is supposed to commit an act of terrorism in the New York City subway. Kinda gutsy, no?
Staff Pick: Michael Archer
July 2009Inflating a Dog’s inventive tale is touching and, in spots, hilarious, and Peter and his mother’s journey and quest for fame call to mind Don Quixote.
Staff Pick: Michael Archer
June 2009What makes The Bubble worth watching is the way it exposes the complex lives and realities of Palestinians and Israelis and makes us pose questions about our own humanity.
A Lousy Deal
June 2009On the twentieth anniversary of Tiananmen Square, the student leader made famous for scolding the premier in his hospital gown discusses life in exile, guilt over the students’ deaths, and how his movement was a mere first step toward greater political freedom in China.
We Need to Win
April 2009The environmental child prodigy on how the economy can benefit from green initiatives, why Canada and the U.S. must help lead the way, and the role for tribal peoples in conservation.
