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For your viewing pleasure, three critically-acclaimed classics ripped from the Erie Reader Queue.

On the band?s second studio release the band seems to have more passion and fire than they?ve ever had before. It?s quite simply a fabulous album, start to finish.

Of all the names, Trampled by Turtles might be the most creative, but did it get the most stars? Read on to find out.

Ships and passengers, like the Titanic and those aboard, sometimes represent whole societies. Their wrecks represent apocalypses often caused in part by human moral failings.

Continuing now through May 27 at the Ronald E. Holstein Gallery, Steve Dana's "Backyard: Small Sculptures."

The video from the Harvard Food Law Society debate on raw milk...

Joe Posnanski makes the case for the Cleveland Spiders.

On Thursday, May 17, an official opening ceremony will reintroduce ?The Feather,? now reconstructed and here to stay.

Access to wireless Internet has become commonplace in both the home and workplace, but when you step out into Downtown Erie, you enter a scattered world of pay-to-use Wi-Fi hot spots in exchange for buying a drink or meal - and limited public buildings with free online access. So, why is it that free wireless Internet access isn't more widespread in the city of Erie?

There is a little-known, but instrumental program in Erie known as the Maria House Project, which helps men recover from the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, imprisonment, homelessness, and/or mental illness.

Being a sports fan means being able to root like hell for a team, and paint everything in deliciously simple black-and-white, us-versus-them narratives. It?s fun to pull for teams because it?s simple. Our team is good. Their team is not. We tend to turn a blind eye toward things that complicate our fandom.

The Controversy Surrounding Raw Milk

An oddly worded article appears in the local daily newspaper...

Welcome to the May 16 issue of the Erie Reader.

Efficiency and pleasure? Pizza and ice cream? Fantasy and government? UPFRONT has a new game we can all play!