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...other end of the Indonesian archipelago, where East Timor is still mired in poverty and violence years after its hard-won independence. Yet Irwandi was never a gun-toting guerrilla. A veterinarian by training and a university lecturer by profession, he led a double life as an underground G.A.M. campaigner based in Banda Aceh. That, hopefully, has equipped him with the wiles to navigate Aceh's complex political and religious scene...
...where I fit in,” he said. “There were so many kids that were so clear about what they wanted to do with their lives.” Though originally recruited for the diving team, Bartlett instead immersed himself in Boston’s underground club scene, becoming part of the New Wave movement. It was there that he began to find artistic expression through the outfits he created for clubbing nights.A sociology concentrator, Bartlett said he wished he had studied visual and environmental studies or fine arts, but never considered entering the fashion industry...
...there. In a dark room, in complete isolation, time assumed a different meaning or had no meaning at all. My legs felt stiff and my head ached. The night dragged on very slowly. More and more I felt that I was buried in a cement box deep underground. My hands
...There's a complex mix of motives in this acquisition of artifacts from the unheralded or underground past. It could represent the reclaiming of pre-adolescent fetishes ... or savvy financial speculation ... or an appreciation of vigorous popular artistry? To form these as questions: Can adults escape the fondest memories of childhood? Can a price be put on them? Can trash art be transformed to high...
Leagues like MLG have their roots in pre-broadband underground circuits, in which players traveled the country to compete against one another. Sepso and his business partner were both sports and gaming fans, and in the nascent underground scene they saw the makings of something more. "It looked to us like an early NASCAR or an early X-Games," says Sepso, who at the time was running a broadband company. "It was compelling, so we bought in, and we got to know a lot of these young guys...