Small Town
A Day in the Life of a James Dean Impersonator
Photographer Reto Sterchi followed Scott Brimigion as he competed in the famous James Dean lookalike contest in the icon's hometown of Fairmount, Indiana.
Settling Down or Just Settling: Do Small Towns Trump the Big City?
At 30, I realized my big-city media career may not have been as fulfilling as my old friends' quiet lives back home. Goddamnit.
Small Towns, Big Trucks: Rev Head Family Bonding in Country Victoria
Against a soundtrack of AC/DC, photographer Louis Mitchell and filmmaker Damian Kane documented the alcohol and corn dog-fueled monster truck fans in Korumburra.
The Politics of Running the Only Tattoo Shop in a Small Town
You need good manners and a willingness to tattoo a dick.
Argentina’s Rural Stores Are a Fraying Link to the Past
In rural communities, local stores function as post offices, museums, and social hubs. But they may not be around much longer.
Fashion Cat Gets Right with God
In this week's comic, drawn by Australian wunderkind HTML Flowers, Fashion Cat finds himself in Lincoln, Illinois, where the only two things to do are smoke meth or go to church. But why choose just one?
Forty Tourists Have Been Stranded in a South Australian Town of Ten People for Almost a Week
With food and water running low, locals across the South Australian outback are looking after stranded out-of-towners.
Growing Up Metal in a New Zealand Beach Town
"The toughest part of being metal in Tauranga was the sand, and walking down to the beach in Dr. Martens with your pants tucked into your boots."
Elize Strydom Takes Photos of Small Town Girls All over the World
"Typically I barely know anything about them before I arrive: They could be really remarkable, or just be doing their thing."
Haunting, Desolate Photos of an Australian Mining Town
Abigail Varney's series explores a sense of space and desolation.
Delungra Is the Poorest, Happiest Town in Australia
The Australian Tax Office has named Delungra the lowest earning town in the country. We asked some locals what it's like to live there.
Fear and Emptiness in Small-Town Australia
Wouter Van de Voorde's photographs are infused with an eeriness that occasionally borders on the surreal. Think "Twin Peaks" if it never rained.