Is Greater Than is an eclectic online journal written by a crack staff of freelance writers, activists, artists, journalists, and bloggers examining the intersections of politics and culture, art and the free market, and science and technology. We’ve been called “great” by the fine folks at Featherproof Books, “excellent” by Serial Consign, “a must read” by Futurosity’s Robert Ellis (who had other kind words to say) and received a rating of 8.8 out of 10 by the editors at Blogged.com.

Colophon

Is Greater Than is a project of Warning Sign Media. Direct questions, comments or advertising inquiries to isgreaterthan at gmail.

Is Greater Than’s design is based on the Linoluna theme by Michael Jubel .

Editor/Publisher
Paul M Davis is a Chicago via California-based freelance writer and musician hustling for a sustainable and viable independent media. His personal site and blog can be found at www.paulmdavis.com.

Associate Editors
Gabe Levinson is the reviews editor for Make: A Chicago Literary Magazine and the guy behind the Book Bike, which you can read all about at Something To Read. As a producer, Gabe created The John & Bill Show (2007) and organized the test screening of Idiots & Angels. He is currently working on An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt.

Laura Pearson is a Chicago-based editor and writer. She has written music news stories, as well as book, zine, and comic reviews, but her favorite subject to write about is people who are both contributing to culture and creating culture. She is a former Associate Editor at Punk Planet.

Copyeditor
Brigid Barry is a freelance copy editor based in San Francisco, CA. She also writes short fiction and cultural analysis, and knits in her spare time.

Columnists

Matthew Beck is a 23 year old Chicagoan who is currently doing some freelance political writing. He will be attending the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy in the fall.

Leland Cheuk is a currently an MFA candidate at Lesley University’s Creative Writing program. His writing has appeared in MostlyFiction, Punk Planet, and other publications. Recently, one of his short stories was selected as finalist in the 2007 Washington Square Review Contest. He lives in San Francisco and is working on a novel.

Contributors:

Daria Davis is a freelance director in Chicago. In her spare time she’s busy making fabulous vegan treats and working on a hopeful career as a singer of songs.

Paul Fehler is a sign-maker by trade and by training. He is the producer of two documentary films — Jandek on Corwood and First Impersonator, and he works to support the development of the game of cricket in the United States. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri with no pets and is fiercely proud of the culture and people of the Midwest. Correspondence and inquiries should be directed to the email address: raycadaster -at - gmail.com.

Koak is a critically-acclaimed Bay Area artist who has published a number of underground comics and is currently focusing on Sick Bed Blues. Her art and comics can be seen at www.koak.net.

Chris Kortright is an anthropologist of science at UC Davis that focuses on the political and economic effects of scientific discourse and practice. He is presently researching scientific rice researchers.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an escapee from Harvard who ran away as soon as she graduated in 2003 with a bachelors in Physics and Astronomy and was lucky enough to end up in Santa Cruz, California. After getting a Masters in Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, she drove to Ontario, Canada where it is hella cold out. She hopes to escape in 2010 with a PhD in theoretical physics and return to her birthplace, East Los Angeles, or someplace like it, to invest in caring. She hopes to do good research too. She blogs at disorderedcosmos.blogspot.com.

Elaina Ramer is a fashionista, bike messenger and radical economist living in Santa Cruz, CA. She completed most of a degree in Global Economics before she dropped out of college to pursue enjoying her youth. Elaina blogs about fashion and global politics at frugal and hep dot com.

Jasmin Serim is a resident of San Francisco who works as a Community Educator for Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. When she’s not teaching kids about sex or puberty she hangs out with her cat, questions human existence and tries to rekindle her love of writing.

Daniel Sinker is the publisher of Independents’ Day Media, a Chicago-based independent publishing company. He teaches about magazines at Columbia College Chicago and is a 2007-08 Knight Fellow at Stanford University. All his blogging is collected at danielsinker.com.

Kai Smart is a tattoo artist working out of a brand new tattoo shop in Davis, California. She recently became a tattoo artist full time, after about a year of apprenticeship under her mentor, Jess. Kai’s art and blog can be visited at http://kaismart.com

Travis Upright is currently on sabbatical from all things responsible and important. He is traveling around the United States with a camera and a guitar hoping to stay gone till the weather warms up.

Boaz Vilozny is a native of Santa Cruz, California, where he is currently completing his doctoral research in organic chemistry at UCSC. When not busy thinking deep thoughts about molecular recognition, he spends time with his family, plays music, reads, and cooks.

Kira Wisniewski currently lives just outside of our nation’s capitol and continually tries to do her part in fighting the good fight. Her latest endeavor is working to open, Capitol Letters Writing Center, a free, non-profit writing center that will offer drop-in tutoring, workshops, and field trips for youth in Washington, DC.

Mike Zapata is a writer and educator living in Chicago. He is co-founder, co-publisher, and fiction editor for MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine. He has produced and written for comedy revues at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox, The Viaduct, The Trap Door Theater, and the Apollo Theater Chicago, and is co-creator, co-writer of the television pilot Settling Up. He is also a 2008 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship recipient for Prose. Currently, he is working on novel which takes place in Chicago, New Orleans, and Quito, Ecuador.

We’re always looking for a few good folks to join the ranks — go here for submission guidelines.

Legal

All pieces on Is Greater Than are copyright their respective contributors. For reprint requests, contact the respective author or direct your request to isgreaterthan -at- gmail and we’ll forward along.