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Slurp! By Arthur Ball

Diving into an unsettling time in American history, author Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s “Wench: A Novel” takes an intimate look at the relationships between four female slaves and their white masters. The book follows Lizzie, Reenie, Sweet and Mawu, chronicling their lives as mistresses on and off of their plantation homes. Taken every year to a free…

Ok, he’s not a hot topic of the moment, but I still remember and fear Dick Cheney.

This year Vans Warped Tour is back by touring the country and intorducing concert goers to new and up-and-coming artists. Here are images from yesterday’s Vans Warped Tour in Orlando which include The Cab, The Rocket Summer, iwrestledabearonce, After Midnight Project, and We The Kings. Today they are in Atlanta! If you are free today,…

Calling all writers and wordsmiths! SCAD Atlanta’s student publication, SCAN Magazine, is currently seeking creative writing pieces for the Fall 2010 issue.

Most people know Christopher Nolan’s name as the director behind the mega-hit Batman franchise of the past few years. You know, the one that made half a billion dollars and won Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? Despite his blockbuster success, Nolan’s personal pet projects are the ones that have amazed, mystified…

Many assume that writing students are the only ones who need to get published in order to further their careers. If you write a book, your work should be published; if you want a job as a journalist for a magazine or newspaper, then your only option for getting said job is to have published…

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A Sentinel guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (at right) in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. The Tomb serves as a memorial for soldiers who died