The End of Estrogen? A Vermont book reflects changes in attitudes about menopause
In a society that abhors aging, particularly in women, one word inspires significant fear and loathing: menopause. Although it’s as natural as a sunset or moonrise, the “change of life” that follows the childbearing years has remained a dirty little secret that few people — least of all men — want to talk about. Suddenly,…
Hart Beat
Mickey Hart doesn’t like the term “world music.” “It’s the world’s music,” he declares. “There are only a few musics on the planet that are non-fused. The music trade winds have been blowing since prehistory.” However you describe them, the signature rhythms of diverse cultures have infused Hart’s 30-year career, from his days with The…
Undercover Story: An intrepid reporter bares all at a Vermont nudist camp
Clothing designer Coco Chanel was on to something when she observed “A woman is closest to being naked when she is well dressed.” But a woman is even closer to being naked when she is not dressed at all. So why not skip the shopping entirely and let it all hang out? That’s the guiding…
Major Surgery
Ladies and gentlemen, there’s been a lot of water over the dam since last week’s edition hit the street. So, first, let’s do a little catching up. As Seven Days hit the newsstands last Wednesday, the Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) board of “trusted” trustees was meeting behind closed doors at the Sheraton. Hospital CEO…
Port to Port
A call came from the bus terminal, which I hate. Half the time you arrive only to discover the fare is gone, having jumped in one of the many cabs that pass by the terminal all day long. Okay, I answered the callers request, Ill be there in 15 minutes, but promise me youll wait…
Back Talk
art beat: The picture keeps on changing in the Vermont gallery scene. While some established venues are struggling to hang in there, new ones keep popping up. Since 9/11, “everything just kind of died” at 4-year-old Doll-Anstadt Gallery in Burlington, according to co-owner Ruby Anstadt. Although the last couple of months have been promising, she…
Flick Chick
“If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday,” suggests Howard Zinn, because such people are “likely to believe anything they’re told.”This salient observation is part of a documentary that examines the life of the 80-year-old educator, activist, author and playwright who always questions what he’s told. Tentatively titled Howard Zinn: A…
Some Like it Hot: What’s new with the ‘cue?
Is it wise to trust — let alone consume — a food whose recipe calls for clean cat-food cans? Should the word “dump” ever be part of your menu litany? Should that electric cord be so close to the swimming pool? And finally, how long do you cook lettuce? These are but a few of…
Family Ties: A brother-and-sister theater team plays up the Russian angle
Not to be confused with Rope, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 film about murder, Rope: A Love Story is a new play with a killer instinct for what makes the world go ’round. That’s not to say the two-character drama offers a particularly romantic scenario. Written by Jason Palmer and directed by his sister Susan, the intense…
The Marrying Kind?
Back in the 1960s, when I Do! I Do! made its New York debut, the musical was considered raw and edgy, a trenchant summary of modern marriage. As with their hit show The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical in Broadway history, creators Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones took generic characters and made them reexamine their ordinary…
