Mar 13th, 2008 · Offering an undercover look at one of America's most aggressively upbeat subcultures is Kate Torgovnick, author of Cheer, a book about the rough-and-tumble world of competitive college cheerleading.
May 2nd, 2007 · There is a growing subculture of human lab rats -- people who volunteer their bodies for testing in clinical trials. The perks -- flexible hours and relatively little responsibility -- are often offset by uncomfortable and potentially dangerous side effects. Josh McHugh, author of Drug Test Cowboys, talks about whether it's worth it.
Feb 27th, 2007 · It's audacious to declare the end of an entire musical subculture, and downright outrageous to do so when it's your musical subculture. With "Hip Hop Is Dead," Nas attempts to steer the genre in new directions while reasserting his status as one of its foremost personalities.