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Get Witch or Die Tryin'new

Surveying Salem's crass and surreal tourism gauntlet.
Dig Boston |
Ryan Walsh |
10-29-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Salem Massachusetts
Why the African-American Cultural Scene Struggles to Thrive in Charlottenew

After CIAA and other major events, the crowds fade from black. Why is that?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jarvis Holliday |
10-29-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Charlotte
The Great Foreskin Debatenew
Why the Midwest leads the world in infant circumcision and what the hell that says about us.
Metro Times |
Alysa Offman |
10-02-2014 |
Culture
Tags: circumcision
Wham, Glam, Thank You Ma'amnew

Enter the world of Cassandro, El Exótico luchador.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
09-10-2014 |
Culture
Creative Loafing Atlanta Unveils New City Guidenew

Creative Loafing's Atlanta City Guide is a project roughly nine months in the making. With information on more than 1,000 locations in more than 40 neighborhoods via streamlined new web and mobile sites, the Atlanta City Guide is an insider's guide to the city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
08-22-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Atlanta City Guide
Ask a Juggalonew

Why do Juggalos say, "Whoop whoop"?
Metro Times |
Will Sigler |
08-22-2014 |
Culture
Selfiesnew

The bastard son of the digital age, for many, has been the selfie. In this week’s cover story, Worcester area residents join art and college communication professionals who regularly share their selfies on Facebook in discussing whether the selfie is a throw-away moment or the next generation of self-portraiture — and should they survive being stored on computers and websites that’ll eventually become obsolete — will they serve as invaluable historical documents for generations to come?
Worcester Magazine |
Brian Goslow |
07-24-2014 |
Culture
Naked is Sexynew
Mea Ashley, who was Miss Jackson State University 2011-2012, created the "Naked is Sexy" movement after watching a Dove commercial, which challenged young high-school girls and their mothers to redefine what beauty is in today's society.
Jackson Free Press |
Bria Paige |
07-17-2014 |
Culture
Is San Francisco Doomed?new

Musician Hannah Lew sounds off on her new album, a changing city, and $4 toast.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Key |
07-09-2014 |
Culture
Finding Flintnew

The good, the classic, and the creepy of Flint, Mich.
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood and Lee DeVito |
06-19-2014 |
Culture
Love, Anywaynew
No, not all men abuse or hurt, but collectively we have condoned a society that excuses it too often when they do.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-13-2014 |
Culture
Comicpalooza: How Houston’s Comics Convention Came Back From the Dead to Become One of the Best in the Countrynew
Comic conventions were all but dead in Houston, but thanks to some smart thinking Comicpalooza is now one of the best conventions in the country.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
06-12-2014 |
Culture
A RAW Journeynew

Now, nearly three years after RAW’s official public launch happened in August of 2011, the organization has become exactly that – the United Nations of Crafts. It has combined entrepreneurial spirit and artistic ability with international language, customs and products. RAW artisans range from a Bhutanese stone sculptor to a Rwandan basket weaver to a Central African embroiderer, and those are just a select few of about 20 members.
Worcester Magazine |
Katie Benoit |
05-29-2014 |
Culture
Everybody Diesnew

Alternative interpretations of the castle doctrine, and other bedtime stories.
Missoula Independent |
Erika Fredrickson |
05-14-2014 |
Culture
Tags: castle doctrine