As stated in the premier issue (June 2001), this e-zine, whose name is derived from Edvard Munch’s painting, “The Scream,” was finally born over twenty years after its original conception as a printed Arts journal. The wide-reaching power of the Internet has realized The Dream far beyond the wildest of expectations. The crew at TheScreamOnline is thrilled at the growing and faithful readership that spans the globe. A staggering number of e-zines now flourishes on the Web, and a brief perusal of only a few quickly shows the vast amount of design talent and imagination that otherwise might not have been accessible to the public-at-large.
The most impressive aspect of the newer websites is the amazing use of Flash. If your computer does not have the latest version, it’s well worth the effort to go to the Macromedia website to download the free plugin (a link is provided on the Downloads page below). In many ways, TheScreamOnline is old fashioned in that it is purely content-driven, without all the bells and whistles of Flash, although that technology is definitely in the works and in our future.
People are already responding to this issue of TheScreamOnline. Our favorite e-mail is one in which the sender created a message out of the puzzle on our new splash page. Click the logo to see it:
A very informative tutorial is presented on the Tech Talk page about how to optimize images for sending as e-mail attachments. Also, don't ever lose your work to a power failure: read about surge protection and power back-up. So, without further ado....
ART
The
paintings of Harry Carmean have
elements of El Greco, Degas, and Poussin—yet his mastery of the human
form is in a style altogether his own. The aesthetics behind his work bespeak
poetry, irresistible love, and an irrepressible joie de vivre.
Maxine Martell's
large and imaginative paintings (the subject of an upcoming feature) hang
in collections, galleries, public places, and private homes. Here is a more
inward, contemplative series of charcoal drawings of young girls “In
Training.”
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PHOTOGRAPHY
The
January 2002 issue featured the beautiful work of former chief photographer
for the U.N., John Isaac, concentrating on his images of people and places.
We now focus on his photographs of wildlife.
Aside
from being a very busy commercial photographer, Larry Lytle is as innovative
and varied as are the many series in his ouvre. This issue features
his “Shroud Series,”
the third part of a larger work called Portrait of My Friends (contains
nudity).
TheScreamOnline
artist Shanye Huang returns as a photographer with a compelling photo essay
on the Miao/Hmong people of
Southern China. Elements of their culture inspired many of his vibrant and
colorful paintings, which appeared in the October 2001 issue.
Joanne Warfield (August 2001 issue) has released a stunning photo journal, titled “The Beauty of
Afghanistan Remembered.” These compelling images were taken in 1977 and have become an important historical record of a vibrant culture that existed before the devastation of decades of war.
“Command to Look: The William
Mortensen Story, Part III,” by our resident photography writer, Larry
Lytle. Parts I and II appeared in the June and August 2001 issues, respectively.
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MUSIC
The art of Wagner's
Lohengrin comes alive
in these beautiful nineteenth-century engravings from a piano score of the
opera.
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FILM
The debut issue
of TheScreamOnline (June 2001) featured the artwork of director Sam
Balcomb. Click his image, then on his name under Filmmaking to read the Scene
360 interview
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EDITORIAL
“The chilly
fortresses of the Middle Ages were by far more accommodating than today’s
dungeons of bigotry.” The editor addresses intolerance and hate in “Walls.”
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COMMENTARY
A welcome addition to the TheScreamOnline is Rob Woutat (rhymes with
“Utah”), a frequent contributor to newspapers,
magazines, and National Public Radio.
Right up our
alley is his “homo domesticus”
and “That’s ‘Mr. Sweetie’
to you.”
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POETRY
Poignant and creative
offerings from Charles
Fishman, Bette Casteel, Peter
Clothier, M. J. Rychlewski,
Steve Fowler, Shirley
Dunn Perry, and Lisa Lenard.
TheScreamOnline is featured in the April 2002 issue of The Drunken Boat, a wonderful poetry magazine, published quarterly. Check it out.
View the Poet Index for access to all poets in every issue.
A marathon reading of
the complete poems of Emily Dickinson will be presented by the Bowery Poetry
Club in NYC on June 8, 2002. In the words of Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate,
“I can see Emily herself collapsing at the finish line.” Co-produced
by TheScreamOnline contributing writer Maggie Balistreri (October
2001). Click on Emily for more information.
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EPIPHANIES
After
attending a reading in a small Parisian bookshop, the elusive and unfolding
magic of Raymond Carver’s words haunted Phil Cousineau for the next eight
years, in “Carver in Paris.”
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NONFICTION
Jan Henrickson’s
“Slave Traders in the Family”
relates how Jim Perry and his family came to terms with the terrible legacy
of their notorious ancestor, James D’Wolf, speaker of the Rhode Island
House, U.S. Senator, and one of the richest slave traders in American history.
Danusha Veronica Goska exposes our own dis-ease and the uglier, sadder side of human nature when we tend to shun those afflicted with a debilitating illness. “A Small Miracle” is an account of her changing relationships with the government, her employer, and even her friends. It is also an amazing testament to the real strength of the human spirit.
And . . .
“My Life in Post-Modernism”
by John Guzlowski.
“The Power of Silence”
by Stuart Vail.
Personal Ads features some of the more creative and imaginative attempts at this not-so-underground form of communication. Usually penned by lonely hearts, these snippets are little gems and retain a life of their own—beyond the poignant mission to the objects of their hearts’ desire.
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FICTION
Christie had her Poirot; Updike his Bech; and Sayers, Lord Peter Whimsey.
Meet Robert Balcomb’s George in “Made
in Malaysia.”
Benny Goodman’s biggest
fan, eighty-four-year-old Herman Thalfeld, has a most memorable climb up the
stairs to his fourth-floor walk-up apartment in “Goodnight,
My Love,” by Edward King.
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HUMOR
The
Lone Arranger, Chess, Igor Beavor, A Nomimal Egg, and more sheep than you
can shake your stick at! Click HERE.
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THE STRANGE & BIZARRE
Last
issue it was a house of cheese. Get ready for Hats
of Meat!
Proof
that people have entirely too much time on their hands (click on image).
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TECHNOLOGY
Tech
Talk: Back-up power, surge protection, voltage regulation, and optimizing
photographs for attaching to e-mail.
Download the latest version of Netscape, Internet Explorer, Quicktime, Flash, Real Player, Shockwave, Ipix, Acrobat Reader.
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BOOKS
Want some suggestions for good reading? Check out TheScreamOnline
Bookshelf.
FAVORITE LINKS
So
many great sites and only 24 hours in a day. Click here to view our favorite
places.
ARTISTS & WRITERS INDEX
View
an alphabetical list of TheScreamOnline talent
with links to all articles in every issue.
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PAGE GALLERY
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of TheScreamOnline brings a new splash page—the page you first see when
entering the site. We have received so many compliments about the artwork
that we decided to create a “Splash
Page Gallery.”
Not
to know is bad.
Not to want to know is worse.
Not to hope is unthinkable.
Not to care is unforgivable.
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