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		<title>The Comeback Cam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Devotees and First-Time Filmmakers from Syracuse to Strasbourg Keep Super 8 Alive in the Digital Age  

Under a bright afternoon sky in mid-March, Brendan Rose stood on the walkway of his sister’s Syracuse, N.Y. home fiddling with a borrowed Super 8 camera. His sister, Vanessa, eased herself onto the front stoop holding her infant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage Chic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Motivated by the season&#8217;s trash-inspired looks, we dumped our girls in the mess of madness
Photography: Mackenzie Reiss
Styling: Lauren Tousignant
Make-up: Leah Bucher, Gabrielle Traub
Hair: Leilani Maidonado, Abisola Shonde
Models: Eva Lyons, Nifemi Ogunsuyi, Nancy Szarkowski
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/garbage-chic.html</link>
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		<title>Passive Voices: SU Activism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re more apathetic than ever

Six or seven protesters stood outside Crouse-Hinds Hall — the Chancellor&#8217;s HQ — in the freezing cold, plotting where to put their protest snowmen.
“Right in the middle of the walkway that leads to the front door,” one suggested. “That’ll show ‘em,” another replied. “Show ‘em we’re serious about this tuition stuff.” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/passive-voices-su-activism.html</link>
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		<title>Algorithmically Inclined: Jesse Stiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Automatic Speleology adds light, color, and excitement to the Warehouse&#8217;s Window Projects 

The bearded Jesse Stiles peers at a laptop on a folding table in the middle of the Warehouse Gallery in Downtown Syracuse. Three rapidly changing projections of random images play on the whitewashed walls around him. Computer chips, microprocessors, LED spotlights, and slabs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/algorithmically-inclined-jesse-stiles.html</link>
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		<title>Competition and Gags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The low down on the get down with Craig Fuller
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/sex/competition-and-gags.html</link>
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		<title>Abolish the Senate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just put it down.

The United States Senate, esteemed deliberative body, world’s most exclusive club, and nicest nursing home in America, is no longer necessary. While it was certainly kind of them to deliberate on our behalf — some of us more than others — for more than 200 years, their time of utility has come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/abolish-the-senate.html</link>
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		<title>Musical Musings of a Maintenance Man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Monette leaves the trash behind and enters the studio

Mark Monette’s chirping walkie-talkie echoed throughout the deserted classroom in the Physics building. “I have to keep it on because in case something goes wrong, I’m technically on the clock,” he explained from behind black-framed glasses.
Monette works for Syracuse University in Business and Facilities Maintenance Services [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/musical-musings-of-a-maintenance-man.html</link>
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		<title>Salt City Sorcerers: Alchemical Nursery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bringing new meaning to the phrase &#8220;salt the Earth&#8221; by promoting permaculture in Syracuse

By Evan Klonsky : Illustration by Amelia Bienstock
In May 2007, Elizabeth Slate returned to Syracuse University to finish her degree in sociology. As a new mother, she had spent the past year and a half on the road searching for a suitable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/salt-city-sorcerers-alchemical-nursery.html</link>
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		<title>No Wire Hangers: Fashion of Tomorrow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gabourney Sidibe should be the future

For a second, the democratization of fashion via the Internet — and the questionable tastes it unleashed on the world — warranted a bitch slap, and the fading Prada-wearing devils of the industry deserved a defense. And then some anonymous quotes from Vogue hit the wires, calling Gabourey Sidibe, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/no-wire-hangers-fashion-of-tomorrow.html</link>
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		<title>Fucking Politicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Old guys have sex. Get over it.

I wish I’d been around for the good ol’ days when “surrendering the tapes” meant recordings of conversations in the Oval Office implicating a crooked president undermining his opposition. But I get to tell my future grandchildren that I grew up when the media rammed sex tapes down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/fucking-politicians.html</link>
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		<title>Go Your Own Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recession is a great time to follow your dreams, but you should follow your instincts

You’ve heard it all before.
“And what’s your major?”
“I’m a journalism major. Magazine journalism, actually.”
Snicker, snicker, throat clearing.
“Oh, um, wow. That’s, uh, great. This is a pretty rough time for newspapers and stuff. Good luck with that.”
I don’t care if you’re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/go-your-own-way.html</link>
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		<title>Gay Humor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comic strips make us laugh. Gay and lesbian ones make us drool]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/gay-humor.html</link>
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		<title>PYD: Pretty Young Diva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can flash the paparazzi, sport a shaved head and wake up covered in vomit and John Mayer, but you weren’t the first and you won’t be the last ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/pyd-pretty-young-diva.html</link>
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		<title>Wild and Crazy Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reminiscing on the bizarre athletic events that redefine our concept of sports ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/wild-and-crazy-recap.html</link>
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		<title>Camel Wrestling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There's no blood so let's hope PETA gets off our backs]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/camel-wrestling.html</link>
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		<title>Canadian tux or American Luxe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The return of double denim]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/canadian-tux-or-american-luxe.html</link>
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		<title>Kinsey says&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kinsey Scale of sexuality suggests that experimental sorority girls who make out with one another while all the boys watch, may actually be unveiling their true bisexuality. Curious yet?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/kinsey-says.html</link>
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		<title>Lissie Worth a Listen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Underneath her hipster front is an unmistakable talent]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/lissie-worth-a-listen.html</link>
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		<title>Serious Footsie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Competitive foot wrestling started in the 1970s in England and quickly gained enough fame to be considered for the Olympics in 1997. Key word: considered.
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/serious-footsie.html</link>
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		<title>Libido</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Salty, sweet. Savory, juicy, crisp.
There&#8217;s a body for every palate.
Photography: Anthony Garito
Make-Up: Terrance Smith
Hair: Abisola Shonde
Models: Porshia Derival, Vinny Graham, Kara Lubsen, Glorelys Mora 
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/libido.html</link>
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		<title>Underground Poetry Spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Artistic Confessional

“I felt like I was on a cloud, and I didn’t even know if I was in the building,” said Seneca Wilson, describing the night he launched the Underground Poetry spot.
The Underground is located in the New Fuji Buffet Restaurant in Syracuse, and brings students and community members together to perform their poetry on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/underground-poetry-spot.html</link>
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		<title>The Millenium March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
By Kelina Imamura &#038; Illustration by Tate Chow
For centuries, preconceived notions of the world after Y2K have caused a fixation on the future. Future-obsessed institutions made economic, technological, and scientific predictions for the new millennium: health care prayed for an HIV/AIDS vaccine, researchers thought they’d find the cure for cancer, and jet packs were expected [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/the-millenium-march.html</link>
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		<title>Soliciting Scandal in Thornden Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are more than secrets between the trees of Thornden Park: a gay sex outlet has existed for over 30 years in SU’s backyard.

Sometimes it only takes a few minutes: one honks, the other turns his engine off and gets out. Other times they sit for hours with their headlights on, drivers’ seat windows down, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/soliciting-scandal-in-thornden-park.html</link>
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		<title>A Fall to Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photography by Ben Addonizio
On a warm August night in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Greg Callen, then 29, drunkenly stumbled to the roof of a friend’s house for a cigarette. Seconds later,  Callen was on the ground, 13 feet below the rest of his friends, paralyzed from the waist down.
Five years, a bout of depression, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/a-fall-to-life.html</link>
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		<title>Happily Never After</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find me someone to love, not tolerate

A 40-year-old single mom who never married, Lori Gottleib,  chose to use a sperm donor to get pregnant because she thought it would help attract a man. Her article in The Atlantic advised women “not to worry about passion or intense connection,” but instead to settle for whatever [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/happily-never-after.html</link>
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		<title>Lady Commando</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the breeze of freedom, ladies.

So here’s my Victoria’s secret: I don’t wear anything between my crotch and my jeans. That’s right. No underwear — no thongs, no boy shorts, no granny panties, nada.  
I often receive questions from the less enlightened elastic-bound set: “Don’t you get urinary tract infections?” or “Don’t you have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/lady-commando.html</link>
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		<title>Stop Climate Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Blow up the Earth

If you’ve seen the movie The Core, you know it sucked. Its Hollywood skid mark of a plot — where scientists decide to save the stalled planet by drilling into the Earth’s core and setting off an Earth-spinning nuclear blast — bears a terrifying similarity to a recent scientific proposal. 
In an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/stop-climate-change.html</link>
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		<title>Bow Before Betty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That means on your knees, bitch.

Perhaps you saw Betty White in that Super Bowl commercial for Snickers, or watched her accept the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, or recognized her in The Proposal when she steals the movie with a three-second boob search on Sandra Bullock. 
I don’t give a beetle’s toe where you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/bow-before-betty.html</link>
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		<title>Andy Gruhin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Andy Gruhin wants to be the next “Boss.” 

Two years ago, Andy Gruhin got dumped. So, he picked up his guitar and wrote one of his first songs. Now, at 18, he may become the new face of Hollywood Records. This self-proclaimed “brand new kind of singer-songwriter” is attempting to single-handedly save the dying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/andy-gruhin.html</link>
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		<title>This Article Stinks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know no post-shower ritual is complete without a date with everyone’s favorite stick, spray, or weirdly wet rollerball of smells]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/this-article-stinks.html</link>
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		<title>Steam Machines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crazy? Or just crazy awesome? One man even parachuted off a cliff, iron board in hand, slowly combing over a shirt on his board as the ground approached]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/uncategorized/steam-machines.html</link>
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		<title>New York Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Rebuttal.

Screw the economists, look outside! No, really, look at the nature that surrounds you! Watch the mountains of snow in your driveway sparkle like fairy-dust. Walk outside and expose yourself to the bitter cold and feel alive. Listen to the silence of the shut down factory down the street, and revel in the diminished [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/new-york-rules.html</link>
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		<title>Teddy and the True Panama Hat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Few trends have dressed as many prominent people as the Panama hat, linking the wardrobes of Ernest Hemingway, Hannibal Lector, and Madonna]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/teddy-roosevelt-and-the-true-panama-hat.html</link>
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		<title>How not to write in the 21st century.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recluse v. Attention Whore

I like to sit in Pages between classes and write poetry. I get a window-facing seat and a half-moon cookie, turn on some Metric or CocoRosie, and  write about strippers, dead horses, or girls making love to the cosmos. I overuse words like “coruscate” and “serene.” But when the hour is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/how-not-to-write-in-the-21st-century.html</link>
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		<title>New York Sucks</title>
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Ah, New York, the Empire State. The home of Lindsay Lohan, David Paterson, the Yankees…and the Son of Sam. It’s no wonder that economists Andrew J. Oswald and Stephen Wu found that New Yorkers are the saddest people in America. 
Let’s start with geography. If you don&#8217;t live in “the city,” then congratulations; by American [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/new-york-sucks.html</link>
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		<title>Sleigh Bells Sparks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Catch some of the show and hear what Sleigh Bells had to say about their performance style (the lead singer is compared to Big Bird), and more]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/sleigh-bells-sparks.html</link>
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		<title>The Tallest Man on Earth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To describe Mattson’s act would mean for me to sway like a damn hippie with a joint in one hand while I hold up the peace sign with the other]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/the-tallest-man-on-earth.html</link>
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		<title>Boys Just Want to Have Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After delving into the sensual realm of female euphoria, I dedicate this column to all you sexually playful, experimental gay men out there]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/boys-just-want-to-have-fun.html</link>
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		<title>C&#8217;mon Ride the Train</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After jumping onto the front of a subway car, Richter is given just seconds to scuttle through multiple steps before the locomotive takes off with his life]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/cmon-ride-the-train.html</link>
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		<title>Foreign Fashion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Burcu Acem of <em>Istanbul Fashion Addict</em> discusses foreign misconceptions about Istanbul and its street style, and the cover controversy of the first issue of <em>Vogue Turkey</em>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/foreign-fashion.html</link>
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		<title>Q &amp; A: The Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local Syracuse band discusses bluegrass’ rep, their songwriting process, douche-bags, and herbal musical stimuli ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/q-a-the-northbound-traveling-minstrel-jug-band.html</link>
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		<title>The Eton Wall &#8220;Game&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's enough to convince anyone that the English have little better to do than invent weird sport]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/the-eton-wall-game.html</link>
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		<title>Good Morning, Moonshine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Historical hangover cures range from raw owl eggs and fried canary, to less detestable alternatives such as artichokes, borscht, pizza, and tomato juice]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/good-morning-moonshine.html</link>
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		<title>A Risky Pursuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Free-soloing, that is, rock climbing straight up cliffs, without a rope, is as dangerous as scaling up the side of a skyscraper]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/a-risky-pursuit.html</link>
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		<title>Rabbit Hunting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Put aside the heavy, messy phallic instruments for a night and invest in a masturbatory sex toy that is too often overlooked: the Rabbit]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/rabbit-hunting.html</link>
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		<title>White Magic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A photoshoot inspired by Native Americans, witchcraft, and nature reflects an ethereal world]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/white-magic.html</link>
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		<title>Karen Greenfield&#8217;s Double Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To know Karen Greenfield is to know a fantastic contradiction. A nine-to-fiver with a free spirit, Greenfield’s administrative assistant job at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications complements her flare for peacock button sculptures. But don’t let her bashful smile and soft-spoken tone fool you — Greenfield has modeled nude for figure-drawing classes since her college years. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/karen-greenfields-double-life.html</link>
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		<title>Sister Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Closer Still stayed optimistic even though The Lost Horizon appeared nearly empty. The place looked like a deserted Mexican cantina; a mere twenty people had shown up to see them play during a snow-swept January storm.  

But, as they say, the show must go on. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/sister-act.html</link>
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		<title>Paint: Color off the Canvas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Painting: Courtney Zapor, Mya Lambrecht, Adam Mohamed
Models: Mya Lambrecht, Julissa Collado, Theodora Roberts
Styling: Felicia Chen, Dana Madris
Hair and Make up: Adam Mohamed
Jewerly: Mya Lambrecht
Photography: Courtney Zapor




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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/paint-color-off-the-canvas.html</link>
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		<title>A Brave New World of Literacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alternative Transmedia gives children a voice through journaling and photography]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/a-brave-new-world-of-literacy.html</link>
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		<title>WoW the Dating Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WoW gamers find true love and kick Alliance Ass

Once upon a time, a heavily-armoured, red-haired Troll named Vrai met an emaciated Undead named Shirasabro. They talked about their likes and dislikes — namely killing members of the Alliance and avoiding their homework. 
Okay, so maybe this Hunter and Death Knight didn’t have homework, but their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/wow-the-dating-game.html</link>
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		<title>Blessed are the Nerds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love nerds. And geeks. And all other individuals whose interests transcend applying toxic chemicals to their hair.		Nerds pack knowledge. If you manage to coax them out of their states of paralyzing mutism, they’ll dispel little tidbits of knowledge like how Christopher Nolan only used CGI in The Dark Knight  for about three effects. Hot.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/blessed-are-the-nerds.html</link>
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		<title>Merriam Webster, the new Larry Flynt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First they took away candy bars. Then they snatched the soda. Then they recalled recess. And just when you thought schools couldn’t do anything more counterproductive than removing exercise time and excess calories, educators took away the dictionary. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/merriam-webster-the-new-larry-flynt.html</link>
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		<title>Gay Rights &amp; Megalomania: Marriage Fail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The battle for gay marriage is likely headed for the Supreme Court. Not that you asked (because it would be illegal to tell), but this lowly gay rights soldier is pissed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/the-doomed-marriage-of-gay-rights-megalomania.html</link>
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		<title>Orgasms Belong in the Bedroom&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Not the Science Lab

I’m about to embarrass myself and my family (sorry guys). Recently, I ate dinner with my parents and my 18-year-old brother. With the help of some chardonnay, I brought up the  new scientific research about the female G-spot. I wondered aloud to my mom why it seems men are always the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/orgasms-belong-in-the-bedroom.html</link>
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		<title>Beatniks, Meet Capitalism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(500) Ways to Pretend You&#8217;re Special

I have thrice seen (500) Days of Summer, that self-fashioned indie darling of a “new sort of love story”— although the poster claims it’s “not a love story” but “a story about love.” (Take that, Nora Ephron.) 
Though I may be demonized by hordes of earnest, vintage dress-wearing Smiths-lovers for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/beatniks-meet-capitalism.html</link>
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		<title>The Chick is in the Mail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inside the mail-order bride industry — offering love for a few quick, easy payments]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/the-chick-is-in-the-mail.html</link>
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		<title>The Nerdiest of Contact Sports?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chess-playing boxers try to knock out the opponent before "checkmate"]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/uncategorized/the-nerdiest-of-contact-sports.html</link>
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		<title>Pompla-what?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget everything you’ve ever known about self-produced indie music because you haven’t yet been introduced to Pomplamoose…until now]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/pompla-whattt.html</link>
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		<title>Life, Arranged: Part Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part Three
 Continued from Part Two: Better Luck Next Time

I am terrible.  Last night I went through my fathers e-mail account. I like to randomly check what my parents are up to because the search is on for not only me, but my siblings and my cousins.  I had noticed that my aunts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/life-arranged/life-arranged-part-three.html</link>
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		<title>What is the &#8220;gay agenda?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's about more than rainbows, show tunes and Rosie O'Donnell worshipers]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/what-is-the-gay-agenda.html</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ladies&#8221; Arm Wrestling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bridezilla vs. Stilleto Southpaw throw down]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/ladies-arm-wrestling.html</link>
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		<title>DIY or Die: How to Eat it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to wipe out in the snow without looking like a (complete) tool, courtesy of your favorite Jerk-ers, Kelsie Testa and Samantha Morgenstern. Sound effects by soundbible.com. Last five seconds by Aaron Freeder.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-video/diy-or-die-how-to-eat-it.html</link>
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		<title>A Band of Gentlemen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Avett Brothers take the stage for a sold out show]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/a-band-of-gentlemen.html</link>
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		<title>Porn to be Wild</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jerk takes you back to the humble beginnings of the world’s sexiest industry — and, no, we don’t mean strip-mining]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/porn-to-be-wild.html</link>
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		<title>Limbo Skating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is this the future of Olympics? We hope not!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/limbo-skating.html</link>
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		<title>Unique, Chic, or Cheap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether your wardrobe calls for something unique, chic, or cheap, Syracuse offers second-hand clothing shops for everyone.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/unique-chic-or-cheap.html</link>
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		<title>Life, Arranged: Better Luck Next Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part Two
 Continued from Part One: The Visit

It took us almost an hour to reach their house.
I walked in and had no idea what to expect.  
A million thoughts rushed through my mind. Is he cute? What if he’s ugly?  What if I like him? What if I don’t? What if he likes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/life-arranged/life-arranged-better-luck-next-time.html</link>
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		<title>Jackie Chan&#8217;s Steep Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With karate kid moves, these athletes make climbing ladders look easy]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/jackie-chans-steep-competition.html</link>
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		<title>Candy Hearts and Other Crap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The history of Valentine's Day: the holiday that makes singles want to die]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/candy-hearts-and-other-crap.html</link>
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		<title>An Ode to the Sailor Stripe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bowie rocked the sailor stripe in the '70s. Now it's back and you can make it look better]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/an-ode-to-the-sailor-stripe.html</link>
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		<title>Trans Literature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greek mythology is riddled with trannies, but that's not the only lit in which these sexual revolutionaries appear]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/trans-literature.html</link>
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		<title>Athlete Accompaniments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Athletes carry some creepy shit. Although who doesn't come prepared with weapons and condoms?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/athlete-accompaniments.html</link>
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		<title>Who let Dr. Dog out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Dog lights up the Westcott for a crowd of hipsters]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bring-noise/who-let-dr-dog-out.html</link>
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		<title>More Than Mega</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Downhill sporting borders on insanity]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/greasy-pole/more-than-mega.html</link>
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		<title>Minding the Gap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valuable advice from a temporary Londoner]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/minding-the-gap.html</link>
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		<title>Life, Arranged: The Visit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part One

“We’re going to visit your aunt and uncle.”
“Why?”
“Because your Auntie knows lots of boys there for you.”
And the next thing I know, I’m packed into the car and cruising towards the “Land of Many Eligible Men.”
A measly five-hour car ride turned into seven as we were stuck in a traffic jam for about two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/life-arranged/life-arranged-the-visit.html</link>
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		<title>Fur Real?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Huddleston, Jr. discovers a very hairy sub-culture that's not just about sex, but that only  diminishes the creep-factor by .08.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/fur-real.html</link>
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		<title>Same Sex Couples Demand Equal Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal government grants 1,138 benefits to married couples, but only defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Looks like the feds took a stand on gay marriage after all.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/same-sex-couples-demand-equal-rights.html</link>
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		<title>A Style Tribute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mallory Passuite digs deep into the Underground archives of the 1970s to find fashionable Velvet.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerk-wear/a-style-tribute.html</link>
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		<title>Exclusive Q&amp;A with DMB Guitarist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds answers Jerk&#8217;s questions on writing, inspiration, and going solo

In an office space above the Westcott Theater, Tim Reynolds explained that he can’t sit for fear of falling asleep. He had just woken up from a nap and struggled to stay awake as he sipped furiously on a cup of coffee from Recess Coffeehouse. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/exclusive-qa-with-dmb-guitarist.html</link>
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		<title>The D.O. Candle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best use for The D.O. ever...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/the-daily-orange-candle.html</link>
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		<title>C2 Craft Chemistry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you're an amateur or an artiste, you'll find something to mix here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/c2-craft-chemistry.html</link>
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		<title>Close Encounters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The hotbed of UFO sightings that is Central New York.

The appearance of a glowing fireball outside Eloise Boshers- Ross’ home interrupted her routine 44 years ago on an early November night.  The 41-year-old housewife and mother of three had never professed a belief in aliens or seen a flying saucer.  She had read [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/close-encounters.html</link>
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		<title>One Hit Too Many..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That last fix pushes you over the edge,
where reality ends and obscurity begins.
Stylists: Felicia Che, Courtney Zapor
Models: Renee Reizman, Stang Disayanon
Hair: Adam Mojamed
Make-up: Stephanie Aviles
All excess fabrics available for purchase at Feminine Touch Fabrics, 519 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/one-hit-too-many.html</link>
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		<title>Jon Minus Kate Plus a Mad Man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Devolution of Man

 Jon and Kate Plus 8’s Jon Gosselin and Mad Men’s Don Draper constitute the proverbial yin and yang of men on television. Older generations of stoic womanizers like Draper draw more interest from women than today’s wussy grovelers like Gosselin. Men, we are losing our manliness. Welcome to the devolution of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/jon-minus-kate-plus-a-mad-man.html</link>
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		<title>Spreading Christmas Conformity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One Singular Rockette Sensation

The Radio City Rockettes help make every Christmas a white Christmas — just not in a way that brings about a warm fuzzy feeling as you sit by your fireplace. The 200 sparkly, short-skirted women run frantic circles around the stage in blissful euphoria. With mile-long legs and pasted-on smiles, they look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/spreading-christmas-conformity.html</link>
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		<title>Corporate versus Public Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corporations and the community vie for control of Syracuse’s electrical power.
Rachel May opens her energy bill every month with hesitation. She pays, on average, about $120 per month in the summer and around $220 during the harshest winter months in Syracuse. 
She makes a conscious effort to conserve energy by improving her home’s insulation, replacing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/corporate-versus-public-power.html</link>
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		<title>Local Music: The Fly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bandier meets drama, the musical marriage begets The Fly.

Spectators question whether to gleefully cheer on The Fly or to fear for their own safety as the duo performs. Keith Smith regularly wraps the mic chord around his neck, flailing his limbs, all while passionately singing, even shouting, the lyrics. Farasha Baylock spits rhymes furiously, dancing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/local-music-the-fly.html</link>
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		<title>How to Stage a Bed-in</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An excuse to stay in bed, as if you need one.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/how-to-stage-a-bed-in.html</link>
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		<title>Inbred Central</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We here at Jerk magazine do not advise you to visit this place. Seriously. Keep your life.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/inbred-central.html</link>
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		<title>The Environment and a Girl&#8217;s Period</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What the Bloody Hell? Screw sustainability; keep your green garbage away from my vagina. 

I ordered some coffee at the local vegan cafe the other day and picked up a floral business card on display at the counter. I glanced at it while taking a sip of my steaming free-trade organic espresso and read: “Aunt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/the-environment-and-a-girls-period.html</link>
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		<title>Dating with Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll carry my own baggage, thanks.

Man — He’s Just Not that into You can’t even touch this. You know, the typical: girl meets boy, girl likes boy, boy likes girl, girl tells boy she has depression, boy runs like hell. OK, maybe not so typical. Ben Folds would’ve said “the bitch went nuts,” but I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/dating-with-depression.html</link>
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		<title>Sex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cuddle bunnies and 2 hour sex sessions. Sign us up!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/sex/sex.html</link>
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		<title>Baring it all, Burlesque Style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Night with Trixie and her Dolls 

“I got to pee. This is so inconvenient it’s not even funny,” the seductress said to me backstage, moments before she steps out onto a makeshift stage in the lobby of the Hotel Utica.  
Flaunting eight-inch heels and an off-white bustled Victorian gown with a sleek, crimson [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/baring-it-all-burlesque.html</link>
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		<title>Conservative is the New Liberal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to convert

You may or may not know me as a former op-ed writer of The Daily Orange, hopelessly smitten with those Clinton charms, and vomiting Pinko nonsense like Lenin with a stomach bug. Please, disregard that unfortunate period of my life. My journalistic ego thrives on making strange noises that counter the mumbles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/conservative-is-the-new-liberal.html</link>
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		<title>Sexting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the new "it" thing, but we'd still like proper punctuation in our sexts. No "waht r u whering?" allowed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/sexting.html</link>
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		<title>Binghamton Art Crawl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Art and booze lovers rejoice, this town's got it all]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/binghamton-art-crawl.html</link>
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		<title>Reality Show Haters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to see you try.

Among a polluted sea of shitty, unintelligent reality shows stand a few gems that require the participants to possess a strong work ethic, actual skill, and extensive knowledge of more than just raunchy sex positions. I’m talking about smart, realistic reality shows with real people showing off real talent and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/reality-show-haters.html</link>
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		<title>The Man Downtown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An afternoon with Genuine Charlie Sam — shooting electric fire, speaking French, and creating art. 

Genuine Charlie Sam perches on a ladder in front of a huge mural of his name in old-fashioned circus-style writing. He shakes a can of spray paint. “It’s very important to proclaim one’s name. I’m Charlie Sam, by the way,” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/the-man-downtown.html</link>
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		<title>The Lovers of  Fashion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all have that piece in our wardrobe. We zip it up, pull it over, or button it down, and look like pure sex.  We orgasm, and for just one moment, everything goes blank.
Hair/Make-up: Ghislaine Leon
Models: Ethan Parisen, Avery Carter, Jacque Opirhory, Natalie Zadrozna, Lady Sara Jaclyn Armet, Samora Campbell
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/the-lovers-of-fashion.html</link>
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		<title>How to Panhandle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how to make it through this depression because our parents' basements aren't going to cut it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/how-to-panhandle.html</link>
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		<title>Cover That Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Political fashion&#8217;s desexualization.

Michelle Obama’s knees are Britney Spears’ vagina. Or at least they unleashed the same media frenzy.
The first lady stepped off Air Force One wearing Bermuda shorts to go hiking with her family, and it was as shocking as a booze-marinated pop star wielding her gaping birth canal to the paparazzi. “She looked fine. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/cover-that-up.html</link>
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		<title>Desira Pesta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fashion designer and 2006 Syracuse University alum.

After completing four years on the Hill, Desira Pesta lives the creative life in the Big Apple sketching, sewing, and stitching. Taking a break from establishing her name in the fashion industry, she reflects on the people, moments, and inspirations that influenced who she is today.
Jerk Magazine: When you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/desira-pesta.html</link>
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		<title>Snuggies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't hate. You know you want a blanket with sleeves.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/snuggies.html</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not Gay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And I hate you for asking.

All the trivial hetero bitches looking for a gay best friend ask me if I suck dick so often that sometimes I think I do. I have no qualms with gay people, nor do I intend to offend anyone, but it is so annoying to be asked on a daily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/im-not-gay.html</link>
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		<title>The Genisys of Rap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two student em-cees plan a guerrilla takeover.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/the-genisys-of-rap.html</link>
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		<title>No Vacancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Troubled youth flood Syracuse&#8217;s juvenile prison system.

At first glance, teenager Janiese Flagg looks like any other high school senior. Flagg, a senior at Syracuse&#8217;s Nottingham High School, goes to classes, hangs out with friends, and applies to colleges in her spare time. But six years ago, Flagg’s future wasn’t as promising.
Her middle school suspended her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/no-vacancy.html</link>
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		<title>Sk8 Shelf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You're probably better at letting your books get dusty on a shelf than sk8ing anyway.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/sk8-shelf.html</link>
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		<title>Brew and View 35mm Film Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alcohol + Dinosaurs + Big Screen. You are so missing out.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/brew-and-view-35mm-film-series.html</link>
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		<title>Pagan Pride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of Central New York’s LGBT community find a safe haven in Paganism.

John Crandall woke up every day on a Westcott Street bench. For three months, the 16-year-old sat on the sidewalk homeless and cold. 
After one rainy night, Crandall, in pajama pants and a T-shirt, stirred in his sleep as a woman wearing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/pagan-pride.html</link>
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		<title>The Low Down on the Get Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advice on fellatio from Jerk. Yeah, we know what to do.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/the-low-down-on-the-get-down-2.html</link>
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		<title>You Are SO Gay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because "gay" clearly means "retarded"]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/you-are-so-gay.html</link>
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		<title>A Timeless Peace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alana Epstein&#8217;s Peace Bracelets

The most popular way to support world peace is the two-finger peace sign, but Alana Epstein’s collection of Peace Bracelets is a more stylish way to wear your political statement.
Epstein works freshwater pearls, turquoise, glass beads and semi-precious stones onto wire, suede or ribbon to create the world famous sign for peace.
“I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/a-timeless-peace.html</link>
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		<title>Give ‘Em Something to Talk About</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sex stimulates the advertising world as media regulations wane

A sexually charged billboard hung high above New York City’s SoHo. It featured a female model lying on a boy as she kissed a second male. All three wear only Calvin Klein jeans, no shirts. Another male model lies on the floor with his shirt and pants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/give-%e2%80%98em-something-to-talk-about.html</link>
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		<title>Americans Do Halloween Best</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans take a day to celebrate the souls of the dead and turn it into a display of one of the deadly sins.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/americans-do-halloween-best.html</link>
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		<title>Mongolia Is More Than Barbecue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Culture Corner

A country isn’t very well known when nobody knows where it is, what the people look like, or anything else in between. Student response ranged from: “I’m getting an Indian, Spanish feeling and I don’t know why” to “P.F. Chang’s Mongolian Beef is the best ever.” Let’s hope this Culture Corner is enlightening enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/mongolia-is-more-than-barbeque.html</link>
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		<title>Do Ask, Do Tell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lt. Daniel Choi Speaks for National Coming Out Month

So many gays packed into one church, and the only one on fire was Lt. Daniel Choi.
The walls of Hendricks Chapel echoed with the rallying boom of Choi’s voice on Thursday for the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center’s annual Coming Out Month lecture.
The Army lieutenant shared his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/do-ask-do-tell.html</link>
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		<title>Practice Makes Perfect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No Photoshop Necessary

Achieving a flawless complexion and the perfect smoky eye is not as easy as the simple touch of a Laura Mercier makeup brush; just ask anyone well versed in Photoshop of the art of airbrushing. Come on, Megan Fox is hot, but not flawless.
Stef Stretch, a junior communications design major, explained that learning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/practice-makes-perfect.html</link>
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		<title>Girl Talk Chats it Up With JERK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Juice Jam Interview

At the finale of Juice Jam 2009, SU students struggled to shift rage-gears in the middle of the day, leading to the most awkward dance party any of us Jerks have ever experienced.  Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, didn’t seem too fazed when he took a few minutes to chat with Jerk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/girl-talk-chats-it-up-with-jerk.html</link>
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		<title>Culture Corner: India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dress me up in a sari and call me Brangelina

This week, the latest installment of Culture Corner tackles the multicolored elephant in the room that is India. Many Syracuse University students hail from this mystical country, but attempts to learn about their culture have been less than stellar. Hosting over one billion people – and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/culture-corner-india.html</link>
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		<title>Ghetto Wrap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A look at contraception gone awry

Generation after generation has sought to explore a few monumental phenomenons: How we copulate, but not procreate, or if you prefer, knock boots without knocking-up, or clean the carpet without making a few dust bunnies. Better yet, do “The Humpty Dance” without planting one in her Digital Underground.
And, in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/ghetto-wrap.html</link>
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		<title>CakeWrecks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The True Nature of Cake Decorating

From television to movies, bookstores to the state fair, the Foodie craze is everywhere. But you don’t have to sit in front of the boob tube or attend Bobby Flay’s book signing to get your Foodie fix — you can check blogs. 
Food blogs focus on those who love food: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/cakewrecks-exposing-the-true-nature-of-cake-decorating.html</link>
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		<title>Writings on the Wall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents and friends use Facebook to cope with the loss of their loved ones

Michael Goodman, a 53-year-old technology consultant, regularly logs onto his daughter’s Facebook account. He changes her profile picture, updates her status, reads her wall posts, and accepts gifts and bumper stickers sent from her friends.
His daughter, Bailey, died on June 26, 2007 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/writings-on-the-wall.html</link>
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		<title>Poop Politics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people have seriously shitty ideas

I don’t like public bathrooms. I am the kind of person who refuses to eat communal chips, and thinks hand sanitizer was a gift from God. One can only imagine my disgust on last weekend’s camping trip when I was faced with a porta potty. We had just arrived at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/poop-politics.html</link>
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		<title>Generation Gap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Entitled, my ass

They call us the “Entitlement Generation,” a spoiled, generally ’80s-born, vacation-demanding, Facebook-obsessed, dissatisfied group of brats born to whine and usurp “their” jobs. “They,” of course, being the baby boomers, a group so irritatingly large that any term they coin tends to become ubiquitous by default. Their argument in its most basic form [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/generation-gap.html</link>
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		<title>Flipping the Rhyme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Goonies redefine local hip-hop scene

When was the last time a skinny white kid raised his asthma inhaler in the middle of a hip-hop show and the audience went crazy? 
“It’s always been kind of a joke,” said Peter Cappelli aka Clam Weezy, half of Syracuse’s hip-hop duo The Goonies. “It’s not that serious. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/flipping-the-rhyme.html</link>
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		<title>Contagious Cannibalism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Syracuse film scene grows — one zombie at a time

Sunny Sawhney shuffles down the street and halts when a body stirs within a pile of zombies lying in the middle of the road. A trapped cop wrestles himself out of the gruesome heap, escaping the bloodthirsty undead. The zombies try to rip chunks from his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/contagious-cannibalism.html</link>
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		<title>Nudist&#8217;s Nirvana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Naturists from Florida to Canada flock to CNY&#8217;s Empire Haven to escape the misconceptions and stigma behind nudism

Welcome to Empire Haven Nudist Park. Rule No. 1: always sit on a towel. But it’s a rule that Manager Michelle Keagle doesn’t need to follow since she wears clothes. “I love clothes and hate my body, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/nudists-nirvana.html</link>
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		<title>All Alone on the Western Front</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of Sudanese refugees struggle to survive in Syracuse.

Lino Ariloka walked into Price Chopper every day at 6 a.m. sharp. He mopped the floors, stocked the shelves, and handled all of the heavy lifting. He earned minimum wage and received only a few hours of work per week.
Ariloka went home from work to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/all-alone-on-the-western-front.html</link>
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		<title>Heavy Petting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Girls can push their buttons too

I didn’t know female masturbation even existed before my professor asked me what I thought about its bad rap. 
Girls can masturbate? That was news to me. I mean,  I certainly hadn’t tried it before.
Honestly, I hadn’t discovered it upon straddling a noodle in a public pool at age [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/heavy-petting.html</link>
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		<title>Birds of a Feather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Syracuse segregation symptoms

The moment students are accepted to Syracuse, it’s all over. A seemingly endless trail of packets and brochures inundate ’Cuse-bound kids, each pamphlet boasting photos of a chummy, diverse student body. But what incoming freshmen don’t know is that what was, until recently, a top 50 university is also the eighth most segregated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/birds-of-a-feather.html</link>
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		<title>Family Portrait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New buzz record label Underwater Peoples should be familiar to music blog fiends. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/family-portrait.html</link>
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		<title>Bike Fenders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Save yourself some dough and make your own bike fenders. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/bike-fenders.html</link>
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		<title>Demolition Derby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Eggleston experiences America's true form: wrecking cars for sport.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/demolition-derby.html</link>
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		<title>How to Hitchhike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For our first Poor Bitch On Campus, we teach you how to conserve gas...the adventurous way.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/how-to-hitchhike.html</link>
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		<title>Books and Memories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There's a bookstore on James Street. You should visit, as long as you aren't nauseated by hipsters.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/books-and-memories.html</link>
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		<title>The Low Down on the Get Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New ways to do it yourself and how to get in touch with your sexy techie self.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/sex/the-low-down-on-the-get-down.html</link>
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		<title>Essence of Volume</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Her Energy influences designers to amplify their voices. The exaggerated shoulder, high heel, and bold jewelry are exhibitions of fashion&#8217;s new muse.
Photographer: Gillian Ardnt
Makeup: Stephanie Aviles
Hair: Adam Mohamed
Model : Andrea LaMothe
All excess fabrics available for purchase at
Feminine Touch Fabrics, 519 W. Fayette Street
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/essence-of-volume.html</link>
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		<title>Facebook Frenzy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pop Goes the Culture

It’s finally happened. The Facebook frenzy has gone too far. Here’s why: director David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Charlie Wilson’s War) have teamed up for a movie about the founders of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, and Sean Parker.
When I first saw this news in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/facebook-frenzy.html</link>
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		<title>Culture Corner: France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Fat Americans take on the Stylish, Overfed, Snooty French 

Welcome one and all to the first Culture Corner! This column is devoted to breaking the sheltered American bubble in which most students live. For each column I will ask students their perceptions about a particular international culture, then relay the three most popular answers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/fat-americans-take-on-the-stylish-overfed-snooty-french.html</link>
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		<title>The Cool Kids and the Jerks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q&#38;A with the Cool Kids

 
3 p.m. – I’m backstage at Juice Jam 2009 with my friend and journalistic comrade Nathan Mattise (Nate for short please). Nate and I are walking over to The Cool Kids’ bus and I’m starting to feel nervous&#8211;I’m about to encounter their entire posse in a cramped space with just one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/the-cool-kids-and-the-jerks.html</link>
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		<title>The Best Drinking Buddy You Never Had</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A good drinking buddy is more than someone who is willing to carry you home from Chuck’s after you’ve had too many, or tests his or her luck with you every Flip Night at Faegan’s. The perfect drinking buddy makes any night a good night and delivers free insights with every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/the-best-drinking-buddy-you%e2%80%99ve-never-had.html</link>
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		<title>I DO Believe in Trannies!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pride Fever

L is for lesbians tying the knot.
G is for gay couples who are finally called a “family.”
B is for my big fat bisexual college experience (‘cause everybody has one!)
and T is for…
Well, we don’t talk about the T.
LGB_. It’s not just because “transgender” doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as easily as the other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/i-do-believe-in-trannies.html</link>
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		<title>The Hysterical History of Female Masturbation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[She Bop

“She bop&#8211;he bop&#8211;a&#8211;we bop
I bop&#8211;you bop&#8211;a&#8211;they bop”
-Cyndi Lauper, “She Bop”
Long before female masturbation became fodder for Cyndi Lauper tunes, the game of sexual solitaire was one played, purportedly, at your own peril.
Puritans in 17th century New England viewed masturbation of any kind as akin to blasphemy and perpetrators of either were sometimes sentenced to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/jerkexplains/the-hysterical-history-of-female-masturbation.html</link>
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		<title>Waldorf &amp; Chanel: What Could Be Better?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange is the New Black

Lauren Kessler’s Blair Waldorf-inspired designs are a must have for any Syracuse University fashion addict.
Kessler recently launched Lauren Nicole Accents, a unique accessories line focused on handmade headbands and headpieces, some of which can be worn as jewelry. And let’s be serious, a two-in-one accessory is quite the buy.
“I always wanted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/orange-is-the-new-black.html</link>
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		<title>TIFF: The Ultimate Field Trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Arts Journalist&#8217;s Road Trip to the Toronto Film Festival

A mere four hour drive north of Syracuse stands Canada’s metropolitan behemoth, Toronto. The city is a multi-cultural smorgasbord that never sleeps, much like NYC. They’ve even gone so far in recent years to emulate the Big Apple by carving out their very own Times Square [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/tiff-%e2%80%93-the-ultimate-field-trip.html</link>
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		<title>Readers Are Hot for Amish Romance Novels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pop Goes the Culture

The Amish. These two words typically conjure images of a backwards people who speak a weird language, refuse to use electricity, ride around in horse-drawn carriages, and wear drab colors. But, lately those two words are making people think of something else —  great love stories.
According to a recent article in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/pop-goes-the-culture.html</link>
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		<title>Copy and Paste THIS, Juice Jam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Noisemaker

Fuck You Juice Jam 2009.  Fuck You.
It’s not that you’re featuring Technicolor electro-hop duo The Cool Kids or pian-emos Jack’s Mannequin, but Girl Talk, the least talented homosapien since Carrot Top. I mean Kelly Osbourne.
Bands like Jack’s Mannequin are superabundant, a dime a dozen, disposable. The Cool Kids are the show’s real draw, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/the-noisemaker.html</link>
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		<title>White After Labor Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Novak&#8217;s Noise

White After Labor Day immediately gained popularity when it burst onto the Syracuse University music scene in 2007. But when the innovative pop-rock five-piece signed with Marshall Street Records last year, the development of the band took on a new dimension.
The band, comprised of singer/songwriter and pianist Anthony Cacace, guitarist Kevin Muldoon, bassist Phil [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/novaks-noise.html</link>
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		<title>College Tweeny Boppers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Picking Up Your J-14 At Age 20

OMG, Nick and Miley totes make the cutest couple ever!!!
It’s a state of obsession. Seemingly normal college girls now morph into Twi-hards and Jobro fans. They spend their days reading what Taylor Lautner and Rpatz look for in a girl, and they plan their wardrobe to mimic their favorite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/college-tweeny-boppers.html</link>
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		<title>Double K Vintage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange is the New Black

They’ve popped up all over campus – chic baubles adorning the ears and hands of Syracuse University fashionistas. But these Double K Vintage accessories didn’t leap off the catwalks of New York City, they were made by fellow SU students Kaitlyn Carpenter and Kristin Lubsen.
What began last fall as a jewelry-making [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/ratners-rags.html</link>
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		<title>I Think I Fell for the Gays on TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pride Fever

Two petite, bubble gum-snapping, seemingly straight girls making out on a frat house couch is considered totally hot. And yet two leather-sporting, bull-dyke-labeled biker chicks locking lips don’t merit an invitation to most parties.
Over the last couple of decades, being hetero-flexible has become an “in” thing in urban America, but you have to fit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/pride-fever/pride-fever-i-think-i-fell-for-the-gays-on-tv.html</link>
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		<title>Toilet Planter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You've never seen a plant look this shitty]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/toilet-planter.html</link>
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		<title>Blood, Sweat, and Beers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/blood-sweat-and-beers.html</link>
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		<title>Leee-roy Jenkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like Second Life, but with battle axes

I don&#8217;t know about you, but on Saturday nights, I fight evil zombie lords and giant blue dragons.
I am addicted to World of Warcraft.
For those of you who spend your weekends grinding on a guy instead of exploring dungeons, World of Warcraft is an online role-playing game produced by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/leee-roy-jenkins.html</link>
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		<title>Diner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A tried-and-true greasy spoon
Hidden from the SU Campus, Doc&#8217;s Little Gem Diner sits on Spencer Street in an unassuming part of town.
After 50 years of hot pancakes, fresh french fries, and friendly smiles, Jerk pays tribute to this tried-and-true greasy spoon.

Modeled by Laura Good
Hair and Makeup by Alexandria Gamlin
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/diner.html</link>
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		<title>Strap-ons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lowdown on the get down with Sandy Johnson]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/strap-ons.html</link>
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		<title>In High Gear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once a vacant warehouse, the Gear Factory could reshape Syracuse&#8217;s creative landscape

In mid-60s Manhattan, The Factory served as Andy Warhol&#8217;s studio, a place where the iconic pop artist produced many of his famous silkscreens. But it also became a gathering place for fashionable creative types, celebrities, and social oddities. The Velvet Underground played there. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/in-high-gear.html</link>
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		<title>DIY or Die</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to take a cross-country [rail]road trip]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/diy-or-die-3.html</link>
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		<title>Second Story Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bohemian Bookshop]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/second-story-books.html</link>
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		<title>Saratoga Springs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A slice of American Pie]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/saratoga-springs.html</link>
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		<title>Hipster Hell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To those sporting a copy of Thoreau&#8217;s  Civil Disobedience on the quad

Attention, hipsters. Intelligent peeps want to know: What is wrong with you?
You know who you are. Zach Braff and ironic tees make your loins tingle. Almost Famous is sooo how you want to live your life. If someone even mentions David Sedaris, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/hipster-hell.html</link>
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		<title>Gabrielle Hennessey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pleat, meet pretty]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/gabrielle-hennessey.html</link>
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		<title>Revolutionary Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

In his City Hall office, Syracuse Common Councilor Van Robinson talks about the city. He mentions the citizens, the schools, the businesses — but not with the words of a politician. Rather, his words seem to come from a friend, a neighbor. He came to Syracuse just over 40 years ago and never left. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/revolutionary-road.html</link>
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		<title>Where Speakers Bleed Colors and Money is Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sound Scores of Andrew Deutsch and Stephen Vitiello


“Click, click…” say the frogs. “Click click click….click.”
Staccato static tickles sound artist Stephen Vitiello’s ears as he walks across a windswept clearing of marshy green just outside the dense alcove of the woods. Trees adorned with audio speakers outline the forest. Vitiello applies pigments of varying shades [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/where-speakers-bleed-colors-and-money-is-art.html</link>
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		<title>Food Sex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lowdown on the get down with Sandy Johnson]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/food-sex.html</link>
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		<title>Play Dough and Gak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Old-school fun]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/play-dough-and-gak.html</link>
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		<title>DIY or DIE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to work in a 'cool' office]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/diy-or-die-2.html</link>
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		<title>Dog Daze Bakery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doggie want a doughnut?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/dog-daze-bakery.html</link>
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		<title>Marteal Boniello</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not just a walk in the park]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/marteal-boniello.html</link>
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		<title>The Redheaded Cluster Phenomenon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeking out the Red

He sits four seats to the left and one seat behind me in my 8:25 a.m. MAT 526. His red hair matched mine. I jizzed.
On my way to the bathroom for a clean-up session, a redheaded math TA walked past me. Quite consequentially, rather than cleaning up in the bathroom, I scarfed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/the-redheaded-cluster-phenomenon.html</link>
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		<title>On Being Poor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I take it in the ass for you, Mr. Economy

Alright, Economy, joke’s over. Oh wait, I get it; this is punishment for being irresponsible, buying shit without realizing we actually have to repay it before the bank seizes our house, and setting up 10 Starbucks shops within the same two blocks in Manhattan. If that’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/on-being-poor.html</link>
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		<title>Song and Dance Man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob Halligan, Jr.&#8217;s long and Celtic music career

In addition to an affinity for hairspray and bad perms, Cher and Michael Bolton share another bond: they dated for a brief period during the ’80s. But love lives and grooming habits aside, they’ve also both sung hits written by Syracuse University professor Bob Halligan, Jr.
Halligan, who teaches [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/song-and-dance-man.html</link>
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		<title>Striking a Communal Chord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the Syracuse Community Choir, &#8220;diversity&#8221; is more than a PR buzzword. It is the core value that resonates within each singer.

A man carefully enters the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society Church and makes his way to the piano as singing commences. He sits down and places his fingers gently on the keys. His eyes stay [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/striking-a-communal-chord.html</link>
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		<title>Scranton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ain't no party like a Scranton party]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/scranton.html</link>
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		<title>Raw Emotion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stare into the soul of the city
Photography by: Anthony Garito
Modeled by: John Sumpter
Styled by: Michael Smith
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		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/raw-emotion.html</link>
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		<title>The Town Turned Canvas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pratt&#8217;s Place is no ordinary building. Its orange walls and baby-blue pinstripes glow against a backdrop of snow and gray sky.
A 5-foot, brightly colored “American Gothic”-style portrait of building owners Anne and Skip Pratt hangs on one wall. Above the portrait, two turquoise-purple-yellow faux dogs stare out across a parking lot.
Pratt&#8217;s Place would stick out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/the-town-turned-canvas.html</link>
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		<title>Bush League</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pube grooming in the LGBT community
To this day, Daniel Smith* can’t decide which was worse: the excruciating pain of burning off all his body hair, or the humiliation of going to school the next day.
Smith, then a senior in high school, had always felt some pressure to reign in his near-rabid hair.  It wasn’t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/bush-league.html</link>
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		<title>Where The Wild Things Are</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The screech and thump of Lady GaGa. The testosterone-heavy air. The animalistic stench. The male grunts. The female chat¬tering. Everything in Archbold Gymnasium screams carnal. It’s a jungle of college mating rituals — even better for a field study than frat row on Thursday night.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/where-the-wild-things-are.html</link>
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		<title>Guitars! Propaganda! Pre-War Russia!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you need an acoustic/ambient/rock fix, local group The Icon And The Axe is dropping their debut album on April 18.  For those who haven’t heard of the act, its MySpace page says Propaganda offers a sound that conveys the passionate search for truth paired with the melodies of a bygone era.  And they ain’t playin’ either.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/guitars-propaganda-pre-war-russia.html</link>
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		<title>Ripped Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The mysterious disappearance of female pubic hair

By Jennifer Beth Williams
With a flick of her wrist, Jennifer Eiffe yanks out chunks of pubic hair. Over and over, day after day, session after session, Eiffe makes a living as a waxer at Garbo’s, popular beauty salon among Syracuse University students. Somewhere, somehow, someone has banned bushes. Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give It To Me Baby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was the first time his rose-colored penis entered a brown vagina. And it was the first time I learned that I was supposed to possess an arsenal of wild sexual skills, all because of my mahogany skin. ]]></description>
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		<title>1000 Styles and Counting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am looking at an image of a man/beast-like creature hunched over as drool oozes out of his teeth. His hands are hovering over his head and his fingertips slightly scratch the surface of his skull. Planted on top of this zombie-looking beast are sev¬eral transmission line towers. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/noise/1000-styles-and-counting.html</link>
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		<title>A World Apart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first day I visited Ben, he never looked me in the eye, never acknowledged that I was in his home or photographing him. I was not invisible, and he made space for me, but he seemed miles away. This distance is just one of several traits that reveal the struggles Ben and his adoptive family, the Lehrs, have en¬dured for the past 30 years. Ben is autistic. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/a-world-apart.html</link>
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		<title>Manifesto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comrads embrace destiny.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/manifesto.html</link>
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		<title>Sex Lowdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lowdown on the get down with Sandy Johnson.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/sex/sex-lowdown-2.html</link>
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		<title>DIY or DIE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Become a Youtube sensation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/diy-or-die.html</link>
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		<title>Cat-skillz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cat-Skillz Moutains]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/daytripper.html</link>
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		<title>All Good in the Hood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A profile of Jake Couri]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/all-good-in-the-hood.html</link>
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		<title>G-Spot of Armory Square</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sweet On Chocolate]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/g-spot-of-armory-square.html</link>
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		<title>Herb Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steps to build own egg-carton garden.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/herb-garden.html</link>
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		<title>Dumpster Diving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to dumpster dive for holiday presents]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/dumpster-diving.html</link>
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		<title>Drink Up &amp; Deck Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drink up and deck out]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/drink-up-deck-out.html</link>
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		<title>Sex Lowdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lowdown on the get down with Sandy Johnson]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/bitch/sex-lowdown.html</link>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Not Bad, Eh?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada's not bad, eh?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/canadas-not-bad-eh.html</link>
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		<title>X-Bar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cue the strobes, blast the music, and open the door]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/x-bar.html</link>
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		<title>Electro Clash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dance to the new wave electro phenomenon]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/gawk/electro-clash.html</link>
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		<title>A Loss For Words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s recess time, and Daniel* is yanking a coat out of Alim’s* hands. Alim wails, but doesn’t say a word. He doesn’t tell the teacher Daniel accidentally switched their coats. He doesn’t ask Daniel to give it back. All he can do is cry in a room with 23 second graders who can’t understand him.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jerkmagazine.net/smut/a-loss-for-words.html</link>
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		<title>Dying Memory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Bell made a mistake during the summer of 1996 — over and over again. He had unprotected sex with a man, sometimes up to six times a week. Then, after he caught mononucleosis in August 1997, doctors ran a few tests. Bell, who had spent most of his academic career studying AIDS, was now HIV-positive. ]]></description>
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