maggie holland
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Athens-Clarke County
Hip-Hop Scene in Athens Blends Music, Politics to Drive Social Activism
When artists set foot on The 40 Watt Club’s stage, washed in hues of green and white, they bring with them more than beats and bars. They bring the baggage from recent headlines addressing another black child shot. They bring a fever for equity, reparation and for acknowledgement of the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Art Exhibition Reaches Across Divide to Marry Science, Humanities
Delicate molecular models rest on the window sill of Yohanna White’s one bedroom apartment, catching the light and casting a shadow of webs onto the crown molding. Miniature dragons and air plants are carefully balanced on the beams and elbows of the models, creating a sort of medley of science…
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Athens-Clarke County
Bowing Out of the Spotlight: Trio Gallery Provided Experimental Art Spaces Before Closure
In between the six permanent art galleries and museums in Athens, short-lived galleries remain in the dialog of art in the Classic City. Trio gallery is the most recent of the temporary art galleries to stick around just long enough to make an impression before falling off the radar again.…
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Athens-Clarke County
In the Age of Screens: What Adulthood Feels Like as a Millennial Immersed in Social Media
Adulthood feels like the sticky fire of skinned knees and having a million words stuck on the tip of your tongue. It feels like the pricks of gaining feeling in a limb after it falls asleep, and like having to make hard decisions while knowing there is no right one. When…