Last week local gigolo “Magic Mark” Desantos thought he was attending the annual Gigolo Convention, an orgy tradeshow showcasing the who’s who of sex workers and newest sex toys. What Desantos hoped would be a weekend for fellow gigolos and escorts like himself, was actually a 3-day long festival for the large yet tight-knit community of Juggalos in the Midwest (Juggalos being the face-painted, hatchet-wielding, die-hard fans of the horrorcore rap/rock band Insane Clown Posse). The Gathering is notorious for its alligator duels, naked swamp wrestling, raucous concerts and surprise guest appearances by celebrities like Gary Busey, Haylie Duff, Dave Coulier, Andrew Dice Clay and Coolio.
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IC psychology grad makes leap to film acting The stuffy July air buzzed with nervous excitement as Ithaca College graduate Daniel Dambroff (College of Humanities…
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Under the big top lions are tamed and gravity is defied. The circus holds the wonders of the world, big and small. From elephants to…
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…of circus snacks.
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David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and MSNBC analyst, was at Ithaca College on Wednesday, April 17, for the Izzy Awards for outstanding achievement in independent media. He, as well as IC alum and Mother Jones reporter Kate Sheppard and Mother Jones publisher Steve Katz, accepted the award for Mother Jones. Corn has broken stories on presidents, politicians, and other Washington players. He has written for numerous publications and is a talk show regular. His best-selling books include “Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal,” “The Selling of the Iraq War,” and “Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor & the Tea Party.” Corn’s biggest story was breaking the Mitt Romney 47-percent video.
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From a very young age, people in the United States are subject to the pressures of an unattainable goal: perfection. Athletes are challenged more than most to improve their bodies and their physical performances.
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A piece by Gabriella DeGennaro.
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Edwards has been Tomco Circus’ premier lion tamer since 2009. Friends of Edwards eagerly encouraged him to join the circus after several years of sticking his head inside dangerous dark places such as manoles, tree knots and toilets.
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In the modern age media permeates every aspect of people’s daily lives: delivering instructions on what to wear, how to think, what is important and what is not — and everything in between. As is often the case, however, in the mad dash of progress toward a centralized, business-driven and essentially corporatized media network, some things have gotten lost in the shuffle. This seems to include journalistic integrity and legitimate investigational reporting.