A Legal Bedtime
Approximately 1000 municipalities in the United States currently have curfew laws for minors. Many youths (and their parents) believe this is an infringement on their rights as citizens, but government officials argue that it's a necessary crime reduction technique. We sent cameras to three decidedly different cities--San Angelo, TX, Anchorage, AK, and Birmingham, AL--to allow some young people to sound off on the issue.
Is It "Right To Bear Arms"?
The debate between gun control advocates and some gun owners is about as heated as it can get. Firearms aficionado and bail enforcement officer Andy Malik contacted us to voice his views on the topic, as well as to reinforce the issues of safety and responsibility that go hand-in-hand with gun ownership.
Comics & Fanboys & Booth Babes...oh my!
In the early '80's, a best-selling independent comic book with the strange title "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" opened the door for a plethora of artists to steal some thunder from the mass-market publishers and their conventional superhero titles. Since then, multitudes of Indie publishers have found varying degrees of success by operating outside the major studio system. One self-publisher, Jon "Bean" Hastings, wanted to take us on a whirlwind tour of the Indie comics world at the San Diego Comic Book Convention, where he went to promote his new series Smith Brown Jones.
Pursuit of Happiness
Twenty-one year old Katie Templin called us with a very personal story: her struggle of living with severe depression. Katie used our camera as a video diary, detailing her daily struggle to deal with the constant ups and downs of clinical depression.
A Hairy Situation
If men don't have to shave their legs and armpits, why should women? This is the question posed by follicle enthusiast Tracy Lawton, who sought out her fellow high schoolers' opinions on female grooming habits, particularly her own proclivity for body hair.