A more perfect union
Article Abstract:
Union County, South Carolina, turned to theater to heal itself. The area is known for being a place where slaves used to congregate in secret. It is also the home of Susan Smith, who drowned her children in 1994. And the area has been impacted by the collapse of the textile industry. Union County hired Chicago-based Community Performance Inc. to help it develop a play. The article discusses those efforts. The play is called Turn the Washpot Down.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2003
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Misguided guidebooks?
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The contents of the most famous back-packers travel guide, The Lonely Planet is analyzed and questions are answered about why the book relies so much on giving the traveler details of the earthy local restaurants or rest houses. It is considered that this is one way of the local population benefiting from tourism as backpackers rely heavily on the book and try out all that is recommended.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2004
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McYoga
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Bikram Choudhury's act has claimed the copyrights of a series of asanas and also intends to have business franchisee all over the world. Another yoga teacher Chuck Miller in the late 80' s used to put in lots of efforts to prevent the other teachers from modifying the asthanga method but finally gave it up.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2004
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