Monday⌗

16 December 2024

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Capital Switching

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00 (7:00 pm) - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Nancy M.

Bring any writing, old, new, fictional or factual, on any topic, poetry or prose, to read and discuss. For latest writing prompt see the #writing-workshop channel on the Discord.

20:00 (08:00 pm) - The Funny Hour

Similar to the Bring the Music hour but with stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

Tuesday⌗

17 December 2024

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Higginbottom & Žižek

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00-20:30 (7:00-8:30 pm) - The Read Hour

Join the us every Tuesday for a short story discussion. See this week’s reading in the #the-read-hour channel on Discord.

This week’s reading is a ghost story by British writer: A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James

A beautiful read by Sir Christopher Lee. I have mixed feelings about this because he doesnt stick to the text.

Wednesday⌗

18 December 2024

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: More Higginbottom on Marx

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

20:30-21:30 (08:30 pm) - Spirituality and Activism w/Texas Tom

Agenda: Join us as Tom interviews AJ Shortley, host of the YouTube channel called “The Holy Shift Show” During the interview, AJ will share his profound journey from fundamentalism to a deep and ongoing exploration of the Christian message and its socio-political relevance for today’s world. We will open the floor up for questions from the audience during the latter half the session.

About AJ Shortley: My name is AJ Shortley. I grew up in the Catholic church, but left the faith in 9th grade, and did not care whatsoever about religion or concepts of God. Two years after High School, however, I became involved with a “nondenominational” church near Atlanta, that for all intents and purposes, was theologically fundamentalist. I didn’t realize this at the time, and I began asking numerous types of questions with which people became quite uncomfortable. Eventually I was asked to stop asking questions. So I applied to Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. I finished my studies there with an M.Div and a Th.M. Needless to say, my ever transforming perspectives on reality have taken me far from fundamentalism. Socio-economically and politically, I have come to recognize immense harm brought on individuals, communities, and the planet through neoliberal/capitalist societal structures. I consider topics of political-economy to be matters at the heart of human spiritual practice and development, as well as topics profoundly connected to human thought in biblical literature. I would certainly consider myself as a universalist of some variety. And most recently I have begun to explore traditions and practices within the broad range of mysticism, Christian mysticism and Eastern in particular.

Thursday⌗

19 December 2024

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Cambridge K

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Bring the News w/Whomever Brings It

If you come across an article or bit of news that you feel the group would find interesting read it aloud (or ask someone to) and open the floor to discussion.

21:00 (9:00 pm) - “Texas Tom” Webber’s Night Owl Roost

Please check #zoom-links channel on Discord for separate Zoom link.

Friday⌗

20 December 2024

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Reswitching

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Open Dialogue

19:00 (07:00 pm) - The After Hours Show S02E31

On tonight’s show:

20:30 (8:30 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: The Encounter, explores themes of guilt and racial tension between an American World War II veteran and a young Japanese American man. First broadcast on May 1, 1964, its racial overtones caused it to be withheld from syndication in the U.S. until 2016. It is the only original episode pulled from syndication. Starring: George Takei and Neville Brand.

Saturday⌗

21 December 2024

15:00 (03:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Karl Marx Chapter 1 Vol.I Capital

17:00 (05:00 pm) - His Girl Friday w/CinemaTAC

19:00 (7:00 pm) - Lust, Caution w/CinemaTAC

Lust, Caution is a 2007 erotic period espionage romantic mystery film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. Lust, Caution is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by the puppet government led by Wang Jingwei. The film depicts a group of Chinese university students from The University of Hong Kong who plot to assassinate a high-ranking special agent and recruiter working for the puppet government by luring him into a honey trap. The film is generally accepted to be based on the historical event of Chinese spy Zheng Pingru’s failed attempt to assassinate the Japanese collaborator Ding Mocun. 158 minutes. – Wikipedia

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Bring the Music

Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.

Sunday⌗

22 December 2024

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Art Attack Zoom Group w/Texas Tom (separate Zoom)

15:00 (03:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Capital Chapter 3 Volume 1

17:00 (05:00 pm) - A Star Trek Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: The Lonely Among Us, while distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise unknowingly picks up a sentient entity. Sparks fly.

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times are EST.

Registration⌗

Register for a slot on After Hours now.