Word: do-it-yourself
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Crafting your own clothes isn't going to solve the problems of Third World workers, but there's something rewarding about being resource minded in your own community, says Jean Railla, author of Get Crafty, a guide to do-it-yourself style, and creator of the website getcrafty.com "The idea is that we consume consciously," says Railla, 34. "That might mean you wear jeans from Old Navy, a T shirt you deconstructed from a thrift store, a vintage blazer and a hand-knit scarf...
Their ultimately empowering message of do-it-yourself action distinguishes them from a lot of screamo that’s out there—while they may be tortured and alienated, they are not content to merely criticize or comment, but instead call for action: The same song that tells “what they’ve won by” exhorts, “Show your tusks!,” calling listeners to action by adding that the only alternative would be to “watch the heat bead upon the body of a world that...
...do-it-yourself filers (about 45% of returns), the IRS gives free access to tax software from companies like H&R Block and TurboTax at irs.gov...
...commercial filmmaking is one of Beibin’s main concerns. He attempts to use his film festivals and distribution companies, Evil Twin Booking and Bloodlink Records, to “reach places that independent film doesn’t reach.” Utilizing his “do-it-yourself roots” he attracts a raw clientele and helps distribute their work without the “frustrations” of the impenetrable commercial industry. Beibin claims that this grassroots approach has successfully brought unusual and socially conscious work into the limelight. He has defied the unwritten...
Part of the do-it-yourself generation of young comix makers that include James Kochalka and Jeffery Brown, Tom Hart first introduced Hutch Owen in 1994's self-published "Hutch Owen's Working Hard." Rendered in a blunt scrawl, its freedom from convention and its unusual political and social content made it a memorable debut for those lucky enough to find it. (Both this and other tales later appeared in 2000's "The Collected Hutch Owen.") Since then Hart has worked on other projects but Hutch Owen has continued as his enduring, evergreen character. "Unmarketable" brings together several pieces that...