Raves: Rave On
We've gotten countless calls over the past few months decrying the bad rap that raves have been getting in the media. While many people believe they're nothing but drug-infested bacchanals with a beat, those who actively participate in them insist that they're just feel-good dance parties built around the exploding electronic music scene. We sent a camera to Minneapolis-based rave producer Sean Widuch, who wanted to give us the real deal on raves.

Alternative Sports Roundup: We Are The Champions
Forget the Olympics. Forget the Super Bowl and Wimbeldon. Forget the Stanley Cup and the World Series. We've been flooded with calls from people who are not only pioneers in their chosen sporting events--they're bona fide champions! Travel to the Scottish Games with Elizabeth Ross; to the International Football Championship with Ryan Mulroney; and to the Extreme Games with Modified Snow Shovel Racing medallist John Strader!

Underground Tattoo Artist: Occupational Outlaws
Mike Dowis contacted us to detail the struggle he and some of his colleagues have undertaken to decriminalize their line of work in their home state. You see, the state of South Carolina made tattooing illegal in the 1960's as a result of a hepatitis epidemic, and that law still remains on the books even though modern sterilization methods make the tattoo application process at least as safe as piercing. He and the other members of South Carolina Advocates for Safe Tattooing took this opportunity to make the rest of the country aware of their legislative plight.

Single Teen Mom
As you can probably guess, it's not easy to be a parent, now try to imagine how hard it would be if you were a sixteen year-old high school student. Karly Hart called us so she could show other teens how traumatic and exhausting the experience can be; and how the parenting process voids out any remaining sense of freedom and youthful abandon.