A Living Diary of a Dying Industry

Grumpy Record Store Clerk

A Living Diary of a Dying Industry is a new column about people who still manage to earn a (perhaps not always decent) wage in the business of music. Full story

Swaziland's Deadly TB Nightmare

What if I told you that a third of the world’s population is latently infected with a deadly disease? And that the disease has mutated into a more deadly form that can’t be treated with normal drugs? And that, in some places, the disease is completely untreatable? Oh, and that th… Full story

Fightland

Rising Up, Rising Down in MMA

MMA fighters can be on top of the world one minute and in purgatory the next. One bad run can send you to the regional circuit, condemned to toil in feeder promotions like the Titan Fighting Championship, where young fighters learn their trade, middling fighters ply their trade, Full story

A Tale of Two Davids and the Toll of Chrysta Bell

David Lynch has called Chrysta Bell a “sexy alien,” and after watching her slither around the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles last week, I can think of no other explanation for her existence than David Lynch summoning her from some dark moon waters to produce an album. Full story

Mauvais Appétit

Melchior Tersen is a 23-year-old photographer living in Paris. In his own words, he describes his photographs as "strange or unhealthy." Tersen says he is often inspired by music and "esotericism." He has an impulsive process, saying his work has "no premeditation. Fuck the worl… Full story

This Week In Florida - Cooking Children, Eye-Gouging, and Diarrhea

A puppeteer is arrested for allegedly planning to cook and eat children, strip clubs, crowbars, and pills. In other words, a normal week in Florida. Full story

This Week In Florida - Prescription Drugs, Stolen Paintings, and Great White Sharks

Prior to last year’s crackdown, Broward was the “pill mill” capital of the world. The county had more pill mills than McDonald’s (seriously). Last weekend, the Broward Sheriff’s Office unveiled a program for residents to trade in their prescription meds for gift cards. Full story

Athletes Raping Everybody Out Here

The rapes are not caused by closeted gay men, but the hyper-masculine vibe in the sports world. A coming-out party in sports would likely reduce the amount of sexually repressed athletes who feel the need to hurt women to show off their manhood. Maybe start with a national campai… Full story

I Was a Child Preacher

You'd be a teenage zealot, too, if a man named Mad Bob Blades was trying to kill you and your family. Full story

Lita Ford on Karaoke, Tattoos, and Staying True to Your Crotch

Lita Ford's "Girlfriend" takes pictures of her in her undies, and The Runaways were gay. Full story