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Eight Philly Artists Tell Us How They Pay the Billsnew
The following profiles peek behind the curtain, revealing how artists' day jobs affect their work and vice versa. More specifically, they reveal how eight local artists make enough dough to get up in the morning and create paint, make music or simply entertain us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Molly Eichel |
08-25-2009 |
Culture
College Guide: College During a Recession is as Bad as it Seemsnew
Four students, ranging from junior college to the just-graduated, weigh in on how the college experience is different during a recession.
North Bay Bohemian |
Daniel Hirsch, Jackie Johansen, Cassandra Landry and Denis Lindsay |
08-20-2009 |
Culture
Taxidermist Rick Nadeau Has a Lot of Fun With His 'Little Buddies'new
Nadeau specializes in "characters": military squirrels in brightly colored felt berets clutching M16s with lit cigarettes dangling from their lips. There was Secret Squirrel who huddled in a trench coat and fedora, and a fiddler in railroad overalls.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
08-14-2009 |
Culture
The Different Kinds of People that There Arenew
A complete list.
The Portland Mercury |
Lindy West |
08-06-2009 |
Culture
Tags: personalities, people
Being the Average Dudenew
John Bear lives the life of an average American for one week. So what does the average American eat, drink and do during a week?
Weekly Alibi |
John Bear |
08-04-2009 |
Culture
Isn't That Super? A Dispatch from the 31st Annual Superman Celebrationnew
Each year since 1979, fans of Superman from around the world descend upon Metropolis, a sleepy hamlet (population 6,482) on the banks of the Ohio River at the southern tip of Illinois, to pay their respects to the iconic "Man of Steel." This year, we were there.
Riverfront Times |
Jennifer Silverberg |
07-31-2009 |
Culture
Jimmy On the Edge of Townnew
A homeless Christian-Muslim from Palestine pitches a tent behind Bed Bath & Beyond in Northridge. Then come the railroad men and feral cat activists.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
07-31-2009 |
Culture
Swingers Amiss: Is Group Sex Obscene?new
When swingers swing, is it obscene? Depends on your definition of "obscenity." And of "public."
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
07-21-2009 |
Culture
We Crash the Rainbow Gatheringnew
In a desperate attempt to see eye-to-eye with this Rainbow family, I had even broken an eight-year hallucinogen-free run and eaten a mixture of honey and psychedelic mushrooms. But there I was, in the midst of a mellow trip, further from understanding them than I had been when I arrived.
Weekly Alibi |
Maren Tarro |
07-20-2009 |
Culture
The Teacher Who Became A Dominatrixnew
A few years into her Ph.D., Madalyn White (not her real name) became disenchanted with the academic life -- largely because she hated making $1,200 a month as a sessional instructor and was tired of the publish-or-perish grind. So White made a career change. After more than 10 years in academics, White became a dominatrix.
SEE Magazine |
Marliss Weber |
07-17-2009 |
Culture
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
A Website You Can Dig Your Claws Into Is Up for Salenew
Attention all you who like cats, stuff and stuff on cats: the Web site StuffOnMyCat is up for sale.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
07-10-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Mario Garza, StuffOnMyCat.com
My One Night As A Swingernew
Who knew that swingers are suddenly a big deal again? It's a phenomenon I thought died with the '70s -- key parties and hairy-chested men and suburban dinner parties gone terribly wrong. But apparently swinging has been rebranded for new millennium -- it's called "The Lifestyle" now, and apparently everyone is living it.
SEE Magazine |
Jane Smith |
07-03-2009 |
Culture
Can Debutante Classes Break Troubled Teens' Cycle of Pregnancy and Poverty?new
The Ladies by Design Junior Debutante Course is part of a trend in programs springing up to help low-income teens. Often promoted as lessons in such things as hip-hop dance or engine building, the programs are in fact holistic youth development gigs.
Dallas Observer |
Kimberly Thorpe |
06-30-2009 |
Culture
My Brief Encounter with Portland's Swinger Communitynew
I find myself at the front door of a modest-sized home on a unseasonably warm night in late May, notebook in hand, ready to attend my first swinger party. After a knock, a cordial middle-aged couple who host about one party a month, open the front door and greet me. She is wearing a green visor with the phrase "Penis-Centric" written across the brim.
The Portland Mercury |
Matthew Vollono |
06-19-2009 |
Culture
