Continuation of Expose` of smalltown life.

Life in a Smalltown with a twist...

Heritage Days in Okawville, Illinois, is an annual smalltown special event an easy drive east from St Louis that includes a unique museum tour. This year, the event is set for June 7th and 8th, 2008.

A short history of nineties indie rock pioneers Pavement.

What is really involved in being a paranormal investigator...from getting members and clients to getting your own website.

A review of Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece based off of Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!"

Do celebrities deserve privacy?

A short excerpt of how a teenager's life is changed by sex. And the events that follow.

When you consider Backwoods Home Magazine, think of the old information-packed Mother Earth News before it got slick. It also has a political slant to the right, rather than left.

You can combine a road trip in Southern Illinois with a little Christmas or birthday shopping and come back with a nice experience to show for the day as well as a unique gift to stash away for the appropriate occasion.

Baseball was the most popular sport among African Americans going back to the 19th century and beyond World War II, but declining interest started two generations ago.

Expect plenty of articles set off by the upcoming Lincoln Birthday Bicentennial. That doesn't even take into account the potential of all the other anniversaries, great and small, as well as the holidays and and annual celebrations.

Between the ads and the in store displays, you might think that the average school child needs a wheelbarrow full of supplies on the first day of school. Here's a more accurate picture.

being a passenger on a Harley for 6000 miles

Two decades of untended hair, a baby, three years of dyeing, and a desire for the familiar make mothering a colorful state of being.

A Canadian Breakbeat scene primer

An essay regarding the world of religious scams and how the Christian Charismatic Movement plays a role in cashing in on Christ.

Think you've heard the definitive versions of "Come on Eileen", "Over the Rainbow" or that Partridge Family staple "I Think I Love You"? Then welcome to the wonderful world of punk ska cover versions.

There are plenty of great teen-oriented movies that don't involve horror elements or gratuitous sex. If you're looking for some funny or interesting films for your teenagers, here are some classics