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O, Pioneers! Nowhere to Pole Dance in New Havennew

You might find this hard to believe, but there’s nowhere to pole dance in New Haven. For exercise purposes, that is. That’s what Becky Poplawski discovered when she arrived at Yale this past fall to begin her freshman year.

New Haven Advocate | Cara McDonough | 03-30-2010 | Culture

Tags: Becky Poplawski, New Haven, Yale University, pole dancing

It Ain't Easy Going Green: The Headaches & Hardships of Eco-Friendly Buildingnew

While in many ways Connecticut has been very progressive, the current hodgepodge of local rules and laws are frustrating to people who are committed to building and living sustainably.

New Haven Advocate | Betsy Yagla | 07-14-2009 | Culture

Tags: Clean Energy Fund, environment, green building, Connecticut

Men in Prison, and the Women Who Love to Date Themnew

Women find true love writing letters to prisoners, dating and sometimes marrying them, too.

New Haven Advocate | Brianna Snyder | 02-17-2009 | Culture

Tags: prisoners, relationships

Just Married: A Justice of the Peace Finds Justice and Peacenew

Why did I expect campiness from gay couples? Just ignorance, I guess. Gay, straight, young, old, rich, poor, all the soon-to-be and newlywed couples I've known in my bumpy little life have one thing in common: They're in love.

New Haven Advocate | Todd Lyon | 01-27-2009 | Culture

The Human Life Extension Movement Sees a Glorious Future for Us Allnew

People involved with the loosely connected movements of life extension, transhumanism and singularitarianism think we're soon going to be able to extend our lives almost infinitely. And they're working feverishly to survive into that golden age. They're willing to pop pills and radically reduce how much they eat just to live a bit longer.

New Haven Advocate | Adam Bulger | 08-12-2008 | Culture

Tags: web culture, computers & technology, Institute for Ethics in Emerging Technologies, Julian Huxley, life expectancy, life extension, Ray Kurzweil, singularitarianism, transhumanism