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Yes Man, No Guff: Guerilla Prankster Entices a New Crop of Subversivesnew
Campy GIFs dance on Andy Bichlbaum's laptop, and he cites beer as a factor in his work. He’d make an awesome-cool prof, and in fact, he is one. Andy Bichlbaum is his nom de guerre, and if you run an evil corporation, he could cost you billions in seconds.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
02-05-2010 |
Culture
Super Bowl Guide to Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Living Large in South Floridanew
Nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So we've done the arduous research, taken the dangerous journeys, and interviewed dozens of local experts to bring you the definitive guide to depravity in the Sunshine State.
Miami New Times |
Michael J. Mooney and Gus Garcia-Roberts |
02-05-2010 |
Culture
Rochester's Pandora Boxx Debuts on 'RuPaul’s Drag Race'new
Pandora Boxx revels in being the host of the most popular drag night in town, performing in front of hundreds of cheering 20- and 30-year-olds every week. Yet roughly a year ago, Pandora was ready to pack up the heels, retire the gowns, put the wig back on the shelf.
City Newspaper |
Eric Rezsnyak |
02-02-2010 |
Culture
The Last Dirty Picture Show: The Apex Theatre's Heydey Has Come and Gonenew
In today's smut economy, the owners of the Apex Theatre may as well be wearing powdered wigs. Porn consumers have been easily getting off in the privacy of their own homes, thanks to home-video technology and cheap, or even free, porn on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
02-02-2010 |
Culture
Poetry in a Cold Climate: Ron Smith Found His Muse in Antarcticanew
Tall and thin with close-cropped hair, Ron Smith served with the Air Force's Operation Deep Freeze, rising to commander in 2004. In December 2008, he was transferred to Scott Air Force Base, where he now serves as the Air National Guard adviser for strategic planning.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
01-22-2010 |
Culture
Touch And Go: How Groping Happensnew
Gropers succeed in a system where sexual assault is minimized as an accident, a joke, a myth, or a fact of life. Over the next month, this column will examine how the system works to claim others’ bodies as public property while excusing away the District’s most prolific sexual assailants.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
01-07-2010 |
Culture
Doing it Green: A Bat Mitzvah Fished from the Recycling Binnew
Two days before Sadie Rapp was set to lead the Chapel Hill Kehillah’s congregation and celebrate her bat mitzvah, her transition to Jewish adulthood, the Rapp’s house was full of repurposed garbage.
The Myth of the BPA-Free Diet: Seven Days of Trying to Evade a Chemicalnew
Though reports of its potential health effects and presence in the linings of containers and cans have long been reported in science journals and the media, an article in the December issue of Consumer Reports brought concerns over BPA to a broad audience.
Reno News & Review |
Kat Kerlin |
12-22-2009 |
Culture
Buju Baton: One Hate, One Fearnew
Jamaican reggae does more than praise Jah and push ganja. It also promotes an increasingly violent rise in homophobia. Buju Baton, recently meeting with protesters on a U.S. tour, exemplifies the hate.
North Bay Bohemian |
Davis Sason |
12-04-2009 |
Culture
Meet the Boston-area Soccer Mom who Grows and Sells her own Weednew
Mary Jones is your typical suburban soccer mom, except that her kids don’t play soccer — and she grows and sells her own pot. How did this woman, who was once rabidly anti-drug, become not only a dealer but also a champion of a global pro-pot, anti-pharmaceutical movement?
Boston Phoenix |
Valerie Vande Panne |
12-02-2009 |
Culture
Vanilla Ice Talks About Madonna, Wallaroos and What's Nextnew
After a quick rise, Vanilla Ice quickly became America's favorite joke. But with time, the vitriol has worn off. Now, the name Vanilla Ice evokes the sweet charm, the unknowing innocence of another time.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
12-01-2009 |
Culture
Searching for Meaning in the Overly Sanitized Myth of Thanksgivingnew
If you think Plymouth Rock was a crock, you might be onto something. The Thanksgiving story is full of inconsistencies and overblown mythology. We journeyed to southeastern Massachusetts to see if we could set the record straight.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
11-30-2009 |
Culture
Thanks to the Millennials, the Generation Gap is Back
This generation gap is the opposite of previous versions, in which young insurgents attacked their elders for being too arch and moralistic. Like Mulder in The X Files, they desperately want to believe: their leaders, their government, their corporate executives. And they really want to believe in technology.
My Oh Mayan! 2012 May be the End of the World as We Know Itnew
For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Culture
Apocalypse Now (or Not?): Next Ager Daniel Pinchbeck Talks Doomsdaynew
The actual date of the shift in consciousness that Pinchbeck and his followers speak of is becoming increasingly ambiguous as it draws closer, suggesting that it functions more as an advertisement for Next Age ideals than a pending disaster warranting mass attention.
New York Press |
Lindsay MaHarry |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
