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FROM PRISON TO PAY–PER–VIEW 25

by John Donegan / photos by Landon Shroder

THE REDEMPTION OF CHRISTIAN PICCIOLINI

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by Madelyne Ashworth

STARGAZING WITH ASTRONAUTS 34

by Caley Sturgill / photos by Branden Wilson

BEATS BY THE POUND

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by Hip Hop Henry / photos by Branden Wilson

FIST & ROSE: Democratic Socialism Remains Focused on the People

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by Daniel Berti

GayRVA / L. E. ZARLING

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by Ash Griffith

FASHION EAST TO WEST

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by Saffeya Ahmed

INFLUENCERS / Denim As F*ck

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THE COSMIC DISASSEMBLY OF IAN SVENONIUS

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denim & apparel by Shockoe Atelier photography by Ben White

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“The tension is there, but it is a good tension.

There is energy... not constrained by authorities or governments.

It is doing what people want to do, and having the common sense to remain human.�

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left 131’–tall mural of Nelson Mandela in Maboneng Precinct, a neighborhood in downtown Johannesburg FALL 2018

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Now, after some success in the ring and a successful marriage proposal, Barnett is trying to build a community of his own.

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According to Picciolini, there are an estimated 100,000 people training in white supremacist paramilitary and militia camps around the country.

Their best tactic is to hide in plain sight.

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L.E. Zarling is your New Favorite Rebel Girl

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