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Race Relations Part I: What is an American?
The Clarion Content is thrilled to co-host a fascinating multi-part series on race from our friend and colleague, Justin Laidlaw. He is a renaissance man with interests ranging from the music business...
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Race Relations Part II: The Black & White Elephant in the Room
The Clarion Content is thrilled to co-host a challenging and inspiring multi-part series on race from our friend and colleague, Justin Laidlaw. Check out Part I here. Laidlaw is a renaissance man with...
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Sol Patch Farm takes root at Foster’s Market
Our newest writer, Justin Laidlaw, aka Buddy Ruski, is a renaissance man with interests ranging from the music business and the minutiae of track etymology to politics, Durham’s history and culture,...
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DURM Hip-Hop heads together
Some of the best and brightest in the Durham hip-hop scene found their way into the same room one recent Wednesday evening… Our editor, Aaron Mandel, and our newest columnist, Justin Laidlaw, were...
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The Education Trinity
Columnist, Justin Laidlaw, aka Buddy Ruski, is a renaissance man. His interests range from the music business to politics, from Durham’s history and culture gto the world beyond. He has been crafting a...
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Dear Hearts- A Durham Love Letter
Durham’s two and half degrees of separation are a delight to marinate in… Saturday night at The Pinhook, watching one of my favorite bands right now, Prypyat, make hauntingly beautiful melodies with...
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Alex Aff gets after it
Clarion Content columnist, Justin Laidlaw, aka Buddy Ruski, is a renaissance man. His interests range from the music business to politics, from Durham’s history and culture to the world beyond....
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This One Will Be Different…
Columnist, Justin Laidlaw, aka Buddy Ruski, is a renaissance man. His interests range from the music business to politics, from Durham’s history and culture to the world beyond. The co-host of the...
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The Durham Effect
“You get that D-Town in ya, ya want that ol’ thing back…” After completing my first full week of employment with ShiftZen at American Underground, “hard work” evolved from something I thought I knew...
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The High Road: Right of Passage
by: Buddy Ruski Earlier this month, the frigid winter air cast a blanket over Durham. The average temperature hovered around 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Water freezes at 32… God, is there really a need to...
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DURTY DURHAM brings The Realness back to Hip-Hop
by: Buddy Ruski DURTY Studio has hosted and spawned some of Durham’s most prolific, artistic minds. Those familiar with the collective have praised their extensive contributions to Electronic Dance...
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Lilac Shadows Album Release Party at The Carrack Modern Arts Exhibit
By: Buddy Ruski The marriage between artists will stand the test of time. “Til death do us part…” Musicians and visual artists share the same strand of creative genius. The two have grown out of the...
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The High Road: The Cold Truth
by: Buddy Ruski Snow Day. Remember that phrase, North Carolina. Your kids may never have the chance to utter it… Wednesday morning: the crackle of wood-splintering and tire screeching, I woke up...
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Classroom to Cat’s Cradle: the Growth of a Emcee
In the last 30 years, Hip-Hop has gradually taken over mainstream Pop Culture. “Rap is the new Rock ‘n Roll. We the Rockstars,” said Kanye West in an interview with BBC in 2013. An aspect of Hip-Hop...
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The Environment Effect
We meet again, Friday Lunch… Today’s brief rain pour brought back strong childhood memories of Robin Williams and crocodiles. “…but a lot can kill you.” Fortunately, the downpour only lasted roughly an...
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Lilac Shadows and artistic fusion at the Carrack
The Clarion Content’s Buddy Ruski wrote a terrific piece about how the Lilac Shadows album premier at the Carrack on Parrish Street was symbolic of the nature of the Durham art scene. Fusion is at the...
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Find Your Voice
By: Buddy Ruski As I briefly mentioned in our last The High Road, my walk to work takes me down Chapel Hill Street and right in front of the Emily K Center. Contrary to some disbelievers thoughts,...
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By: Buddy Ruski Flocks of film enthusiasts from across the nation gathered in downtown Durham for this year’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The weekend is unlike most for the city of Durham,...
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Paradoxos and the Future of Durham
by: Buddy Ruski edited by: Aaron Mandel It is growing… The energy in Durham is escalating at a pace unseen for many generations. Whether we are ready for it or not, it is swiftly approaching, like the...
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Runaway Spring Release Party
By: Buddy Ruski Best. Party. EVER. Okay, a slight exaggeration. Slight… Party of the Year might be more appropriate, and even with eight months to go it will be hard to dethrone such a combination of...
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