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Culture Clash is a meeting ground for businesses, artists, musicians and Galvestonians that refuse to settle on boring, mundane and repetitive content. Your city represents numerous cultures and classes. Galveston finally has a publication that reflects it! Be relevant, be bold, and stand apart from the rest.
2019


Sacred Place
Throughout history and across the world, people have asked questions about where the world came from, who they are, and what their...
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20194 min read


Is Texas a Theocracy?
If you read through the Texas Republican Party’s 37-page long list of “principles,” it is hard to find many of the 334 items included...
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20194 min read


Spirituality Behind Bars
The music fills the chapel and even those can’t, sing happily along belting the words out more or less in rhythm with the choir and band....
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20194 min read


Christ Wants Us to Be Activists
Jesus Christ is such a revolutionary! What radical grace to die the way he did, to change the world through non-violence and his...
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20193 min read


H.P. Lovecraft: How H.P. Lovecraft Caused an Atheist to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Cthulhu
When H.P. Lovecraft was 5 years old, after losing his father to mental illness, it was revealed to him that Santa Claus was not real. A...
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20193 min read


Meditating on “God” Or whatever you want to call It...
...Nature, Consciousness, Allah, Buddha Nature, Creation, Krishna, Brahman, Om, Jesus, God… whatever your belief is, meditation brings...
janesemaricelli
Nov 1, 20193 min read


The Final Straw
The facts about single-use plastic straws: average lifespan is less than 30 minutes; Americans use 390 to 500 million single use plastic...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20192 min read


The Value of Sargassum
If you live in Galveston or visited our island over the past decade, you most likely have had an experience with seaweed. Even though it...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20192 min read


Island Minded
I am a 10-year veteran, IBC Galvestonian and still eagerly exploring and bringing stories back to my chosen community to show us all how...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20193 min read


Climate Change
Climate change is a growing concern in our society, spurred by rising temperatures, devastating natural disasters, catastrophic...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20194 min read


Cleaning Galveston and Ocean Pollution
According to recent estimates, over 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans every year. Over 150 million metric tons of plastic...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20192 min read


Resiliency and Restoration Amidst an Environmental Crisis: Planting Seeds for a Future of Hope
As scientists are continuously evaluating the vital signs of our Earth, the diagnoses are coming back less and less promising if we...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20193 min read


6am
What did you do? Did you touch a soul and breathe a life into mind? One warm flicker so he could get it, now your folding cadence as the...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20191 min read


Seeding Galveston: Growing Community, Culture, and Economy
It’s a warm Thursday morning as I pull up to Seeding Galveston on 33rd and N Avenue. The sun hasn’t fully come out yet; Seeding Galveston...
janesemaricelli
Aug 31, 20194 min read


Cannabis Cookie Recipe
COOKIES INGREDIENTS: • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup of Cannabutter Cannabutter Recipe -...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20191 min read


A Blunt Poem
My name is Xach Blunt Yes, that is my real name No, I am not a stoner However, I do like weed In moderation It helps take the edge off I...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20191 min read


Same ol' Story different Day
While the Texas Uniform Narcotics Drug Act became effective on Sept. 1, 1937. It wasn't until Jan. 6, 1938, that Capt. J.H. Wheatley,...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20192 min read


Militant about Marijuana Legislation Reform: An interview with veteran David Bass
Culture Clash spoke with David Bass, a U.S. Army veteran, founder of Texas Veterans for Medical Marijuana, and the director of Veterans...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20193 min read


The Worst parts of the Worst Drugs
The smell wafts into my cell and stings my nose. Like burning paint and paper, it is a thick, acrid smell. Not at all like the sweet...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20194 min read


Having a Healthly Relationship with Weed
Marijuana has held a special place in my life for years. I remember the first time I ever smoked - I can’t say that I exactly knew what...
janesemaricelli
Jun 21, 20193 min read
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