Dec 12-18, 2012
For UVM Professor Richard Sugarman, Life’s Big Questions Are the Sweetest Pursuit; Checking in at Fletcher Free; the 2013 Sex Survey; Vermont’s Food Cachet Still Growing
Cover Story
The Wondering Jew
For UVM prof Richard Sugarman, life’s big questions are the sweetest pursuit
Compliance / The Loneliest Planet
Still catching up on Thanksgiving movie releases? Waiting for The Hobbit? The studios haven’t given you many alternatives this week, or us much to review, so I thought I’d take this time to preview two offbeat little movies that are sure to start arguments. That’s right: thorny discussions of topics such as gender, courage and…
Guitar Hero
Doug Perkins explores the bounds of acoustic guitar — with a little help from his friends
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Three men stole items from a property in Moultonborough, N.H., after advertising them as giveaways on Craigslist even before they were stolen. Police believe the posts were meant to provide an alibi, so they could claim they were merely responding to the advertised offer of free items. “It is very bold, especially…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Can you manage to be both highly alert and deeply relaxed? Could you be wildly curious and yet also serenely reflective? Can you imagine yourself being extra hungry to crack life’s secrets but also at peace with your destiny exactly the way it is? If you can honestly answer yes to…
Crumbs
Leftover food news: Vermont Land Trust selects new owner for Bragg Farm; Square Biscuit closes
Southern Comfort
Side Dishes: The Gleanery opens in Putney; Miss Bellows Falls Diner to reopen
Letters to the Editor
A Tree Grows in South Burlington [Re WTF: “What’s up with the ‘Wolf Tree’ at Red Rocks Park?” November 7]: I grew up in Red Rocks, before the city of South Burlington ever thought of buying it. The wolf tree was old when I was little. We — my siblings, neighborhood kids and I — would…
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The River of Light Lantern Parade [292]
12/8/12: The Third Annual River of Light Lantern Parade filled the streets of Waterbury with light, creativity and some visitors from outer space on Saturday. Students from Thatcher Brook Primary School, artists and community members carried their 400+ homemade lanterns fashioned into sea creatures, a gigantic dragon and objects from our solar system in a…
