Independent online journalism, commentary, and images that question, inform, and inspire conversations about identity and community. http://inthefray.org Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:56:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://inthefray.org/images/M_images/1.png http://inthefray.org Independent online journalism, commentary, and images that question, inform, and inspire conversations about identity and community. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/NU8QFcaUvzU/ In between tours Brian Bonz would write songs and work on his own music in his Sunset Park apartment with his brother Mike Strandberg, who is now a guitarist in the Dot Hongs (the name “Bonz” was coined by his mother due to his love for bon bons). He graduated from Fort Hamilton High School, but decided to put his Bachelor’s Degree from Kingsborough Community College on hold while he figured out the logistics of making music his career. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,The-kid-that-stays-blazed-part-2.html/blogger,GeslaniM/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/VlwIXfFRPG8/ You ever had one of those rough days at work where the only thing you can mentally or physically manage after leaving the office is plugging in your earphones and choosing the song Take This Job and Shove It on your iPod? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,Help-a-sister-out-3464.html/blogger,Jacquelin1/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/YH6ojU8IJ7s/ What does every job application request? Multitasking! There’s no escaping this exhausting concept. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,Multitasked-Mayhem-.html/blogger,Catherine Brunelle/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/oBwAnj_YYN8/ Iranian women are emerging on the forefront of the protest against the alleged election fraud in the country. Neda , a young woman who was killed by the government-backed Basij militia while protesting on the streets of Tehran further highlights the pivotal role women are playing in the uprising. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,Iran-protest-Women-on-the-forefront.html/blogger,bhumikag/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/77l-ApBtYDo/39 What we run from and how we get away. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:40:03 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3460/39 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/sP1WDSD1ZOk/177 A series of digital collages. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:34:03 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3459/177 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/gKywsebgvRs/232 When helping offers escape from one’s own problems. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:27:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3458/232 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/oL0A-AKOyho/38 The Bribri tribe invites visitors, maintains its identity. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:17:45 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3457/38 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/CjXYszhSnOA/227 Sudanese refugees build new lives. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:06:27 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3456/227 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/8xkjhUiC8ZM/37 Nick Reding’s Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town explores one of middle America’s “great escapes.” Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:53:50 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3455/37 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/8dGtXCVduaA/230 Five poems touching upon transcendence and escape. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:47:51 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3454/230 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/Ayr57eG06WI/ The first time I meet A. she’s in the middle of a handstand push-up against the wall outside her room. Balanced on her palms, her back and legs straight up, she pushes off without a sound. A cropped tee falls to her bra line, exposing the bone marimba of her ribs. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,In-extremis-week-one.html/blogger,esharenov/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/mVOJmIrRBSI/ I have recently managed to overdose myself on depressing movies: Revolutionary Road, Brokeback Mountain, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Atonement, The Kite Runner, Ghajini, Boys Don't Cry, and Sweeney Todd. In fact, my life has been caught in a deluge of everything that is utterly depressing and unfair; and now I'm left within the corners of my own confinement, wondering if this is all there is to live for. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,Is-this-all-that-I-have-to-live-for-.html/blogger,Tharuna/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/TvT27Mn4gS8/ It's time for another installment of Ask Ms. Turnstiles, where all of your burning questions about the New York City subway system are answered. Let's get down to business. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://inthefray.org/component/option,com_myblog/show,Ask-Ms.-Turnstiles-3451.html/blogger,Jacquelin1/Itemid,321/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/EXSMryRUDQ4/137 Shots. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:50:22 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3450/137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/gat65DPIQiw/137 GM. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:49:08 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3449/137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/dL5-xZUVL9c/137 Tiller. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:47:44 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3448/137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/W50Tqg36tDs/137 The fierce advocate. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:46:03 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3447/137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/7cMNQQoIcJo/226 Idea. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:43:59 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3446/226 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/itfmag/~3/UKDHIcbohUo/226 Salvation. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:42:37 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/3445/226