The Pitfalls of Indie Fame

Editor's note: The following is a piece from way back in the TNI archives, Malcolm Harris writing about Chuck Klosterman in 2001. When we saw the similarities between Klosterman's take-down of tUnE-yArDs and Harris's article – well, we're not accusing anyone of anything, we leave it to you to draw your own conclusions.

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The Revolution that Wasn't

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Don't Stop Beliebing

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Redefining the Right Wing

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Scenes from Occupied Oakland

Had Oakland become a war zone? Did the protesters’ marches up and down Broadway and Telegraph and their attempts to reoccupy the plaza constitute a riot? How easy is it to shift the line between what is peaceful and what is violent in what activists are just calling “the movement”?

Money, Sex and Tweens

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Occupy!

#occupywallstreet is being neglected by mainstream media. Reblog this to help make their coverage irrelevant. (more information)