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Herb Silverman champions atheism with wit and warmthnew

Herb Silverman has been a busy man lately. When I caught up with him last week, South Carolina's leading atheist was just back from the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C., where he addressed the thousands of people who had assembled on the Mall, calling for America's numerous non-theist organizations to maintain a united front in their ceaseless battle with the Christian right.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  04-05-2012  |  Commentary

A Tour of the Eco-Friendly, Low-Tech Porn Counterculturenew

What the fuck does it mean to fuck a bike?” Reverend Phil Sano asked the crowd at C4 Workspace on Monday, March 8. The dozens of San Antonians assembled in the community space were about to find out. Sano was screening Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound.
San Antonio Current  |  Ashley Lindstrom  |  03-10-2010  |  Sex

Trendzilla: Musicians, Fans and Fashionsnew

Music, counterculture and fashion all tie in together. And usually once a certain sect of kids gets hooked on a certain genre of music, they're going to want to emulate those bands they admire. Or, at least, they're going to try.
OC Weekly  |  Vickie Chang  |  07-29-2008  |  Fashion

Trendzilla: Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewearnew

The tricky part, other than scrounging up enough cash to buy that $285 three-day pass and figuring out how you’re going to catch My Morning Jacket and Portishead at the same time, is in trying to maximize your comfort level in 100-degree heat while trying to look every bit as cool as the kids in VIP.
OC Weekly  |  Vickie Chang  |  07-02-2008  |  Fashion

'The Great Speckled Bird' Flew High (And So Did its Readers)new

The storied Atlanta "underground" newspaper celebrates its 40th birthday with a gathering of the counterculture.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John F. Sugg  |  05-16-2008  |  Media

Smile for the Devilnew

To create their documentary, two skinheads took a camera to music shows and other events for several years, collecting footage of moshing, fistfights and street crime.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Sam Eifling  |  10-11-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Burning Womennew

The guys make a lot of noise – but women are increasingly making Burning Man happen.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  01-07-2005  |  Art

State of the Artnew

As Burning Man approaches its 20th year of celebrating free expression in the Nevada desert, hundreds of artists are staging a revolt that goes to the soul of the mega-event.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  12-08-2004  |  Art

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