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Chicago's Street Art Community Mourns the Loss of One of Their Ownnew

On the morning of June 14, 23-year-old Brendan Scanlan, a street artist who went by the name Solve, was stabbed to death in a late-night altercation. Within a few days of the incident, you could find "Solve RIP" painted all across Chicago sidewalks, and at the memorial service, a fellow street artist brought a handful of tees depicting Solve's signature name design.
Chicago Newcity  |  Molly Each  |  08-06-2008  |  Art

The Death of Raven, a Hollywood Beautynew

LA's noir streets made her the star of her own tragedy, then took it all away.
L.A. Weekly  |  Christine Pelisek  |  06-20-2008  |  Culture

Two Girls for Every Boynew

Two women had a spat at a liquor store at which one of them was employed. The culprit? A man, of course.
Metro Spirit  |  Alice Wynn  |  05-13-2008  |  Comedy

The McKilling Fieldsnew

Of the estimated 30,000 civilians slain in Iraq, 37 percent have been killed by the U.S. military, according to the Web site IraqBodyCount.org. Do average Iraqis believe that Americans are trying to free them?
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  10-31-2005  |  Commentary

How to Tell If Your Wife's Really Pregnantnew

Kevin Montgomery of Melvern, Kansas, claims he had no idea something was terribly wrong about his wife Lisa's "pregnancy." After all, there's a lot on the mind of the average rural Kansas man.
The Pitch  |  Tony Ortega  |  01-17-2005  |  Comedy

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