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Waiting Topless
The Sunday BestWhen the Grand View Topless Coffee shop in Vassalboro opened in February 2009, Lisa Beaudreau and Star Cunningham both found jobs there. "Yes, I am a topless waitress, but I'm just a regular normal person in society," Cunningham says. "I honestly don't think in this economy right that there is a job out there that would pay roughly the same." In June, the shop burned down in a suspected arson and reopened in tent‎. More…
Durchgeboxt - Die Geschichte von Ibraimo Alberto
Deutsche Welle dw-world.deAudio Slideshow about Ibraimo Alberto, a former boxer from Mozambique, who lives in the eastern part of Germany and has to struggle against racism. More…
From Iraq To Ozark, Mo.
National Public RadioA former U.S. Marine and his Iraqi bride struggle to make a life for themselves in America. More…
Lubec, America
webng.comLubec, Maine is the easternmost town in the United States. It lies in one of the poorest counties in Maine. Many young people, finding few opportunities for work, have been forced to leave and find jobs elsewhere. This year the town voted to close the high school--there are no longer enough students to fill its seats. Recently, Lubec has found itself amidst a growing drug epidemic that leave many wondering about the town's future. More…
Innocence - The Child Soldiers of Sri Lanka
duckrabbitA timely reminder of the fate faced by many children forced to fight in the Sri Lankan civil war. More details on the duckrabbit blog. www.duckrabbit.info/blog. More…
One Thing At a Time
Fairfax TimesAfter a six-month battle with colon cancer, 47-year-old Ratana Ninmag died on the day her family was to be evicted from their Herndon home. More…
A Walk Down Sixth Street
NewsWorxIt could be said that Sixth Street forms a coarse border between San Francisco's glitzy downtown and its gritty South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods. Via an interactive, streetscape interface, "A Walk Down Sixth Street" uses audio, video, VR panoramas and more to tell the stories of the real people who live, work and thrive on Sixth Street. More…
1968: 40 Years, 40 Voices
NewsWorxThe 1968 strike at San Francisco State University altered the landscape of ethnic education, civil rights and student activism. "40 Years, 40 Voices" is an interactive timeline that tells the story of the strike, its history and its legacy through video, audio and written features. More…
The Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia)
Courier Post OnlineAudio slide show on The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. More…
Chucking Out
duckrabbitIts ‘a short, funny and brutally honest portrait of late night British town center drinking culture’ … something politicians occasionally get terribly upset about but which seems to go from strength to strength. More…
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