Re:Generator is a cultural sleeper cell, a slap in the face of propriety, and an unashamed advocate of the 3rd, 16th and 18th Amendments broadcast from deep underground Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California, with tentacles reaching as far as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, and Vancouver, British Colombia. Re:Generator strives to be a bustling marketplace of ideas – its bloggers are under no directive but to write what they feel, what amuses them and what piques their interest. We’re just as confused and opinionated as everyone else (sometimes more so); we’re just lucky enough to have a soapbox to stand on. At least that’s what we tell anyone who gets on our case.
But who are these wreckers of civilization, these threats to the very meaning of what it is to be American, nay! human? They are the damned, and the damned are named thusly:
Robert Starvation: Editor-in-Chief, Agent Provocateur, Radical Hipster Scumbag
Robert Starvation (née Robert Schofield) is Re:Generator’s hard-working (though tragically unpaid) Editor-in-Chief. Heeding Jello Biafra’s call to “become the media,” he founded his own publication and daily blogs twice the doctor-recommended amount. Nursing a hideous and contradictory admixture of Anarchist, Socialist, and the kind of ideas you’d expect to hear from an unwashed derelict nicknamed “the prophet” raving on a street corner, Robert spends a good two-thirds of his days repeatedly butting his head against the wall. Other hobbies include loitering, smartassery and blade running. Read more…
Ryan Jovian: Art Director, Budding Rock Star, Battlemaster
Jovian is the booze and caffeine powered engine that drives the Re:Generator bone machine. Musician, artist and sometimes wordsmith, Jovian assists with the technical aspect of the Re:Generator website as well as the layout of each issue of “polished sedition.” Things that make Jovian surly: People who own cats, waiting for a table in restaurants, tourists of any kind, bros, cute animals, daylight, running out of alcohol, running out of coffee, Lacrosse, Northern California, Disney vehicles, splitting up double features, remaking films, video games requiring physical activity, hobo handjobs, hippies. Read more…
Sam Pagan: Writer, Gamer, Raccoon Enthusiast
Sam Pagan, alias Corpse Child, bears an apparent affinity for stripes, books (especially of the graphic novel breed), video games, and Roberts of the Starvation variety. Her sense of humor can range from something simple and silly to the really dry and dark sort. Can sometimes be found contemplating the politics of Disney characters and their nationalities, or trying to throw logic into fantasy games. She also likes to break the hearts of Nancy Yi Fan fans (hee, fanfan) everywhere with her children’s book reviews. She is small but mighty. Will blog for Pepsi. Read more…
Jessica: Wordsmith, Ex-Librarian, Future Overlord (or is it Overlady?) Of Canada
Jessica began writing her first novel at age 16 while bored to tears in her English class. Her writing followed her to college where she began experimenting with poetry and short stories, and now she writes about being bored to tears at a job she almost got fired from, but alas, not quite. She hopes to become a writer as wealthy as Danielle Steel but not nearly as sappy, and will then live in a cabin in Pismo Beach with a dozen or so cats, all named Mr. Tibbles. Jessica is a terrible procrastinator and thus will probably make a habit of forgetting to blog. Read more…
Crow Skyler: Bulk Text Producer, Opinion Giver, Immortal
Crow Skyler is a seventh-level demon, who can be summoned only by standing in a barrel of eel eyes at midnight while dancing a jig and singing Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party.” She casts one spell, “Splode,” which turns her enemies into lolcats. Her required spell reagent is a can of Pepsi, or chocolate in any shape and form. All geekery aside, said writer is a Multimedia major, a dork, and a hack artist who makes her home in Southern California. Her music tastes are eclectic, she’ll read anything that stands still long enough, and she has an extensive knowledge of both animals and the natural world. Read more…
KK4: Ranter, Tool Of The Military-Industrial Complex, Bunker Dwelling Mammal
As you make your way down the rabbit hole you’ll eventually find KK4, hacking at the walls with a shovel. He’s been down there for quite some time, and when he finds that rabbit he’s gonna break its neck. As the resident expert on “scary shit,” KK4 spends most of his time in his subterranean hardened bunker beneath the streets of Philadelphia, only appearing above ground to buy soap and toilet paper, or to pick up his subscription to “Guns and Ammo” and “Jane’s Weapons Quarterly.” Although KK4’s politics are far to the right of the rest of the Re:gen staff, his love of freedom and the constitution makes him one of Re:Generator’s more curious allies. Read more…
xtine: Verbose Anglophile, Pop Culture Fanatic, Beautiful Person™
xtine, most commonly known for being filled to the brim with sarcasm, skepticism, sugar and spice (as well as everything nice) is best recognized for her great style, poise, and opinions. She’s infamous for bad internet decisions. She takes much pride in her work, thus having utter distaste for constructive criticism. She enjoys knitting, sleeping and going to Disneyland on her free time, as well as vacationing along the east coast. Her favorite genres of music include 80’s pop, post-punk, and britpop. She has strong obsessions with cupcakes, Hello Kitty, and Adam and the Ants. She doesn’t drink or smoke and is an all-around good example of what a young lady should be (minus the vulgarity and bad internet decisions). Read more…
Isaac James: Scribe, Sass Master, Pope Benedict’s Arch Nemesis
Isaac was born in the Coachella Valley in Southern California with a number of his fellow writers. He hopes to get out and do something with his life one day, but there’s some unexplainable power that holds a lot of people in the cesspool that is… the Coachella Valley. He is under that power right now, so we’ll see if he breaks its control anytime soon. Isaac loves to write. Whether he gets that dream journalist or novelist job or not, he’s going to be putting out a lot of work. Hooray for passion. Read more…
Monika Molluska: Truth Spitter, Apprentice Of Life, Secret Gypsy
Monika Molluska is a professional personal bitch (i.e. a personal assistant), apprenticing to become a body modification extraordinaire (i.e. a piercer, tattooist, scarer, brander, implanter and even bigger bitch), a proud fashion school drop out and DIY scenester, an octopus enthusiast, a hopeful circus performer, a hobo at heart, and neurotic in practice. Born and raised in the desert lands of California in pursuit of Hollywood trash, she has lived in the Emerald City and received extensive hippie training only to be carried back to the sun-drenched shores of California. She not only knows how to solve derivatives, but can also create fabulous latte art. Collections include, but are not limited to: skulls, various forms of art, hobbies, books, scars and other people’s three-year-old daughters. Read more…
In its various incarnations, Re:Generator has also worked with rex opolis, Wry Mouth, Brad McKay, Lizz Gloomcookie, Iris Virus, Dandroid, Melodie Schwartz, Andrea (Scout), Chef Aaron Barnett, Chris Cantwell, Durenda Jennifer Medway, Jordan Schwab, Arthur Seay, Kellie Fox, Johnny Yugoslavia, Peter Peace, Jobriath Morgan, Joseph the Cantankerous Atheist, Gina Bakal, Mickii DePorter, Brian Hoffman, Elicia McCoy, Christin Hill, Kyle Andracchio, Steve Robbins, Sean Murphy and others whose names have lapsed our memories and in whose honor we are no doubt beating ourselves up for at this very moment.
