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Remembering Liz Claiborne

Daniel Peleschuk
Liz Claiborne, one of the most prominent and accomplished fashion icons of the 20th century, died June 26th after a 10-year battle with a rare form of cancer. She was 78. Claiborne left behind a legacy that ...
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Kurt Vonnegut dead at 84: He tried

Michael Corcoran
Kurt Vonnegut, who died last month, named his first-born son after the great author Mark Twain. Of course, Vonnegut and Twain never met. Twain, who like Vonnegut was a humanist, died in 1910, at age 75. ...
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David Halberstam, 1934-2007

Daniel Peleschuk
David Halberstam, one of the most well-respected and influential journalists of the 20th century, died on April 23. He was 73. Mr. Halberstam was best known for his reporting on the Vietnam War for the ...
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Josh Wolf: Free.

Daniel Peleschuk
Big news for journalists, both citizens and staffers: On April 3, just two days after a Blast Magazine article profiling his incarceration and amongst growing pressure from all around, San Francisco-based journ...
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No shield for Josh Wolf

Samantha Porter
March 10 marked the 200th day that freelance journalist Josh Wolf has been in prison for refusing to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena asking him to turn over an unedited version of July 8, 2005 video footage o...
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Girl on Fire

Karen Lynch
This is a Blast Magazine enterprise piece. The youth of the 1960s made an indelible impression on future generations. They clung to ideals hoping to change the world. They reacted to the turbulent times they...
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America Loses Its Soul

Colin Potter
On December 25, 2006 America lost a part of its soul. James Brown, who danced into the 1950's spotlight, shuffled off this mortal coil due to heart failure, explained his agent. Brown, more commonly known as th...