Want to see anime fans dressed in pink wigs and outrageous cosplay outfits become even more animated and hysterically energetic than they already are? Just add a live-gunman-on-the-run to their anime/ horror convention. This was ZonaCon 2009.
Alright, maybe I should back up a bit. When we arrived at the convention center, a gunfight broke out [...]

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Name of show: Plasticity
Hosts: Scott Bufis, Dylan Pembleton, Amadeus Hill
Show: Plasticity brings and broadcasts music that transcends genres and breaks the formulaic mold that commercial radio shows fall into straight from the warm, fuzzy format of the vinyl record.
Track List:

1. The Clash - Ghetto Defendant
2. The Specials - Stereotype
3. The Ska-Flames - [...]

Exploring the Landscape of Vinyl Music with “Plasticity” (Click Here to Listen)
From the oak-shaded town of St. Augustine comes music that equals its town of inspiration in style and antiquity. Spotlighting international power acts, lesser known underground artists, and locals alike, Plasticity has no walls to contain it - except format. Plasticity is [...]

By the time we got to the Amphitheatre, we could hear the band jammin’ and the folks singin’. We pushed our way through long-hairs with red eyes and new jacks wearing Neil Young t-shirts, making it known to all observers where the roots of their music taste lie. The crowd finally peeled back and revealed [...]

In March, during the Harvest of Hope Festival at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds, I got the chance to talk with Chris Demakes, singer and guitarist for Less Than Jake. We sat down for a few minutes and chatted about the new album, the unpopularity of ska music today, the charity toward migrant farm workers [...]

City officials are trying to find new ground in the debate about use of the Plaza de la Constitucion in the city’s center as a place for free expression.
On Monday, city commissioners stated that they want a new policy for the Plaza that would allow free expression but keep the cheap sunglasses and flea market [...]

Florida’s community colleges are experiencing a sharp increase in enrollment while public universities and private colleges are seeing a decrease.
Because of the state of the economy, more and more students are turning to the option of enrolling in a reasonably-priced community college instead of enrolling in a much more expensive state or private university.
“As it [...]

 
The ground stretches wet and shallow in Florida. My homeland is a giant swamp in the shape of a peninsula – surrounded by water on three sides. The summer weather is hot and the shorelines don’t get any more beautiful.
 

Lion’s Head from the view of the cable-car on Table Mountain.

Cape Town, South Africa has something [...]

A new online graphic novel comic book has been circulating the web telling the story of the Iranian election protests.  Persepolis 2.0 gives a day-by-day account of the events between June 12-21.  With resounding statements like - “Today we will fight for our rights,” “Tehran is burning,” and “Where is my vote?” - the content [...]

On Monday, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met at the Kremlin in Moscow and each promised to reduce nuclear arms in their respective nations.
Obama expressed that the two countries must take a leadership position in the reduction of nuclear weapons.  “It is very difficult for us to exert that leadership unless we [...]