Fourth of July & Special Cartoon Section!
four alternative covers this month    FEATURES
Ban the Bra
by Jean McDermott Bras weren't invented until 1913, when a woman decided that the wahlebone in her corset didn't look so great poking through her evening gown. But it didn't catch on...nowadays the bra I wear is purely for self-protection.
Dam Cartoons
second annual cartoon section Cartoons by members of Jamie Smith's UAF Summer Sessions cartooning class tackle video games, bumper stickers, cell phones, bear shootings, politics, and more.
Fourth of July Frolic
by D. Helfferich This year, several groups and individuals who weren't even in the parade or properly registered won awards! And alas, there were once again a few stubborn types who refused to follow parade etiquette and would not bribe the judges.
Observing the Abstract
by Terry Glendinning Jessie Hedden has worked with collage and paint, using landscape as the basis of her abstract paintings. The author interviewed Hedden at her Well Street Art Company studio.
Rioters Attack Alaskan Man's Living Room in Kabul
by Caleb Schaber, Northern Nevada Newswire A former Fairbanks resident now living in Afghanistan and running a car rental business wasn't home when rioters broke in and smashed or stole his stuff--but his girlfriend and a couple of her friends were.
That Old Black Magic of that Old Boob Tube
by Art Greenwalt Ah, the television: those early, pioneering broadcast shows of the 1940s and '50s may not be recognized as fine viewing by current generations of TV-watchers, but they are recalled here with fondness by the author, who swears his attention span hasn't been affected.
| 
