American Pitbull Terrier owners are from young Texan baring gold teeth and pitbull ring below American flag to dogs tied in yards or held by tattooed owners - black, white and Latino. From East Village apartment in New York City to hangar with pitbull brick-pulling competitions. Frey narrates search for pup, challenges view as ferocious.
Growing up in Ohio in the 1970s, photographer Marc Joseph was first exposed to art, writing and music in the eccentric smaller book and record shops of downtown Cleveland. Most Saturday afternoons were spent combing through the stacks in anticipation of a major future purchase--like his first, London Calling by the Clash--or studying certain talismanic book covers like George Orwell's Animal Farm or Allen Ginsberg's Howl. This was the beginning of Joseph's permanent fascination with books and records--both as public artworks and as formative private experiences.New and Used is a collection of richly detailed color photographs of hardcovers, paperbacks, LPs, CDs and cassettes, either shelved, piled, boxed and stacked in their increasingly endangered natural environments—independent book and record shops—or individually silhouetted like artifacts pinned into shadow-boxes. Together with editor Damon Krukowski, photographer Marc Joseph has assembled a collection of short fiction, prose, poems and personal essays by writers and musicians
Noah Cleary, a young crime reporter from the city, finds himself unexpectedly in Kansas, confronting dark forces intent on disrupting the impending End Time. Despite his claims of disbelief, he becomes embroiled in a supernatural struggle that challenges his perceptions and beliefs. The story intertwines themes of faith, morality, and the battle between good and evil, as Cleary navigates a world filled with satanic conspiracies and personal revelations.