Pussy Riot Members Say Prison Emboldened Them

Imagine being a member of Pussy Riot, being freed from a Siberian prison camp and then, in a matter of weeks, attempting to negotiate an interview with Stephen Colbert, a man whose particular form of humor must seem absolutely alien to these ladies.

pergola in Pioneer Square, the festivities stayed relatively safe and sane. Seattle's general overall politeness (waiting for the crosswalk light to change while “rioting”?) has prompted the #HowSeattleRiots hashtag on Twitter.

pergola in Pioneer Square, the festivities stayed relatively safe and sane. Seattle's general overall politeness (waiting for the crosswalk light to change while “rioting”?) has prompted the #HowSeattleRiots hashtag on Twitter.

But within minutes of landing at John F. Kennedy Airport, two of three recently freed members of Pussy Riot — Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova and Maria “Masha” Alyokhina — had another band on their mind. “It's hard for us not to perform when we hear

Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, recently released from Russian prisons, made their first public appearance in the United States last night with Stephen Colbert, the faux-conservative host of the Colbert Report.