by A.J. Focht

Filmed on a budget of just $4 million dollars, Red State shows a side of Kevin Smith that the world has never seen before. Known for his raunchy nerd comedies, the pseudo-horror Red State defiantly stands out from his other works.

Red State has been the fuel of many an internet fire since its announcement in back in 2006. To start things off, the film’s budget did not include advertising money. As an attempt to avoid the “studio math,” the Harvey Boys studio intends to advertise the movie with viral word of mouth. Then in January, at the Sundance Film Festival, Smith announced his plans to self-distribute the film as the first SModcast Picture, launching things with a road tour that started on March, 5.

On Tuesday, March 22, Red State made its stop in Denver, CO; where I had a chance to catch the movie and a Q&A after with Smith.

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by Brandon Perkins

In the previous installments of our futuristic fiction series, Please Use Rear Exit, Mikhail, who recently x-ed his GF (Katya), ventures out for his first major post-break up night on the tiles with the boys. Meanwhile, Katya is similarly “enjoying” a night out with the girls. However, though the no-longer happy couple are experiencing separate but parallel nights out, they exist in the same universe, so there’s a chance their worlds will collide at some point. Unfortunately for Mikhail, the collision comes just as he strikes up a promising conversation at the bar with an intriguing female called Bridget.

Katya peaked around Jayson and smiled bashfully before striking a weird pose in some joke of a gesture. Whether it was intuition or the knowledge that he had ignored all those calls after breaking her heart or that Katya was just that transparent, Mikhail didn’t know, but he certainly knew that his ex was fucking furious. Her surprise and subsequent movements were aggressive, even as anyone else would probably perceive them as playful…Katya was livid.

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by Erin Broadley

Ghost towns have a bad reputation: Shop doors creak, saloons swirl with phantoms of unloved prostitutes, rotting jail cells are haunted by remorseless outlaws, and the dusty streets are patrolled by spirits of hardened deputies.

For some, ghost towns are merely creepy roadside attractions; for others they are American landmarks brimming with history’s shadows and latent inspiration. The abandoned mining settlement of Jerome, Arizona is one of the oldest and largest American ghost towns. Until recently, its roads lay ruined and its doors were boarded up. It quietly waited for some headstrong thrill-seeker to dust it off and polish its potential. Now a vibrant artist community, Jerome is the place that Maynard James Keenan calls home.

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by Alana Joy

Every week we ask you guys to show us your ink in celebration of Tattoo Tuesday: we choose one favorite submission each from Twitter and Tumblr and they win a free 3 month membership to SuicideGirls.com.

Check out this weeks winners!

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Epiic Suicide in Homework

• INTO: Looking at arts and films…I’m easily captivated through my eyes. Also very intrigued by good rhythm and sexy beats, music moves me. I love nerds, girl on girl action, tattoos, piercings, sarcasm, comedians, and living to the fullest!
• NOT INTO: Rude and disrespectful people.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: New clothes, bows, shinny stuff, weed, corny jokes, movies, pets, smell of cinnamon, alone time, laughing, great quotes, interesting people, sex, love, friendship.
• MAKES ME SAD: Holding back, shame, guilt, pain, sun in my eyes, jerks, smell of horses, taste of cinnamon, rude and disrespectful people.
• HOBBIES: Piercing, fashion design, dancing, singing in the car, cut/style hair, cooking, riding horses, travel.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Computer, internet, eyeliner, pushup bra, and my camera.
• VICES: I always losing everything, I bite my lip, and I can be shy, sarcastic and have a sharp tongue.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Playing World of Warcraft or at the movies.

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