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Repair Together hosts a clean-up rave in Ivanivka, Chernihivska oblast.

Clean-up raves invite volunteers to dance and rebuild together in Ukraine

Ukraine

Repair Together, a volunteer group in Ukraine, helps clean up homes and villages that have been damaged by the war, while dancing to music.

Dawn lights the sky behind nightclub Crack Bellmer in the RAW area of Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2016.

Berlin night clubs might get same zoning designation as opera houses

A woman holds open a magazine with an illustration of an astronaut and cat on the cover. The woman's eyes are visible above the pages.

No ordinary saint, St. Sucia is a rebel zine for Latinx feminists

Arts, Culture & Media
Detail of a Russian book jacket

A history of the modern world as told by everyday throwaway ephemera

Arts, Culture & Media

Outsiders: Challenging Society’s Idea of Normal

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Music festival, conference set to celebrate steampunk

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Everything old is new, and everything new is old in the world of steampunk. The celebrants of Victorian culture bolted onto modern society will gather for a music festival in San Francisco this weekend and at a conference in Seattle later this month.

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Living with Less

Steve Curwood talks with author Vicki Robin on the idea of downshifting  ? spending more time with family and smelling the flowers than paying the day care provider and jeopardizing health and relationships. Ms. Robin refers to this shift as trading quality of life for standard of living, considering the effects on the environment and […]

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Violence against EMO music fans

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Marco Werman speaks with Joseph Contreras in Mexico City about recent violence against fans of “emo” music in Mexico; Contreras wrote about the trend for the current issue of “Spin” magazine.

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Emo bashing

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Faith talks to LA Weekly reporter Daniel Hernandez about the recent wave of violence against “emo rock” fans in Mexico.

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