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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: emo

emo stories: 3 news summaries

 Russia Goes After Emo   

Fearing for teens, Duma debates legislation to outlaw fashion, monitor websites

Jul 24, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing a threat to the wellbeing of its youth, the Russian Duma is going after what it sees as Public Enemy No. 1—emo.  Lawmakers are debating legislation to ban all signs of emo culture—an offshoot of punk music—from schools and government buildings, the Guardian reports.... More »

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Russia • music • fashion • legislation • culture • youth • Duma • Russian parliament • emo

 Mexico's Emo Teens Under Fire 

They're being attacked in the streets by other youth subcultures

Mar 28, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An ugly clash of cultures is surfacing in Mexico with so-called emo teenagers being viciously beaten in big cities across the country, Wired reports. In one well-publicized attack north of Mexico City, an 800-strong mob—made up of punk fans and ordinary working-class teens—beat up a handful of long-haired,... More »

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Latin America • Mexico City • Mexico • youth • Tijuana • riots • teenager • emo

 5 Actors 
 Who Rock 
 'Stink Chic' 

Poor personal hygiene, grooming, and dress habits don't stop paychecks coming

Mar 15, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clean-cut is so five years ago. Today, it’s all about the “stink chic” of rumpled clothes and unwashed bods, MSNBC reports. Its top five actors who look like they smell bad:
  1. Colin Farrell: The butt always dangling from his mouth is just icing on his greasy-hair-scraggly-beard-creased-clothes cake.
... More »

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Hollywood • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • Kate Hudson • body odor • Colin Farrell • Matthew McConaughey • Orlando Bloom • Jared Leto • emo

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