Dec 29th, 2008 · Justin Townes Earle went into the same business as his father, country-rock singer-songwriter Steve Earle, who taught his son a lot about rebellion and making music. Together, they talk about the parallels between their lives growing up.
Sep 29th, 2008 · Buddhism is finding a large following among fans of punk rock. What could the two possibly have in common? Rebellion and a sense of individual responsibility, according to ordained Zen master and bonafide punk rocker Brad Warner.
Jul 4th, 2008 · From the moment Huckleberry Finn sat on his raft and decided, "All right, then, I'll go to hell," great American books have featured people setting off on their own, bound for the new. Washington, D.C., writer, teacher and musician Will Layman offers three books about rebellion.
Mar 23rd, 2008 · The walls of Dublin's Kilmainham Jail hold two centuries of Irish history, but the place is most strongly associated with the Easter Rising of 1916, which laid the seeds for Ireland's eventual break from British rule. Many nationalists were held and executed there.
Mar 16th, 2008 · A recent effort by several states to slap stiff fines on reckless drivers has run into a rebellion in Virginia. State lawmakers have voted to throw the law out and give some of the money back after complaints about how fines were assessed.
Feb 25th, 2008 · One Maine resident has started a "pothole rebellion." Bridges are also in bad shape. They're wearing out twice as fast as the state can replace them. As they deteriorate, engineers post signs limiting the weight of vehicles that legally can cross them. No one knows where the money to fix the ailing infrastructure will come from.
Oct 18th, 2007 · The Brooklyn band Care Bears on Fire play noisy punk rock. Their album, I Stole Your Animal, is filled with fun, infectious songs about short-lived relationships, teenage rebellion, and meeting people on Myspace.
Sep 22nd, 2007 · In November 1979, gunmen in Mecca seized Islam's holiest shrine to proclaim the arrival of the Muslim messiah. It took Saudi forces, aided by French commandos, two weeks to flush the rebels out of Meccca. Author Yaroslav Trofimov argues that the way the rebellion was quashed helped spawn the birth of al-Qaida.