Dec 24-30, 2008
Catching Up On the Stories You Read About in Seven Days; Eugene Jarecki’s New Book on War; What’s So Special About Champagne; The Last of the Burton Letters
freedom of information 2008
Got plans for New Year’s Eve? I’m going to try to stop by the Firehouse Gallery in Burlington to see dancer Selene Colburn participate in “freedom of information 2008.” It’s a day-long endurance/dance piece conceived by dancer and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez, in response to the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gutierrez, who lives in…
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Dog Sledding [SIV110]
12/20/08: Ken Haggett and his 18 Peace Pups are a home-grown dog sledding team in Lake Elmore. For years now they have been pulling dog-lovers through the wintry wonderlands of Vermont. Exxon is the alpha dog (left), Dubois is the lead dog who almost died as a pup, and Muddy is a little jumpy. Each…
Our Lady, Full of Grace
Soundbites: Our Lady, Full of Grace, What Are You Doing New Year’s, New Year’s Eve?, Deep Cuts, Best Wishes
Rules of (Civic) Engagement
In peace-loving Waitsfield, Eugene Jarecki has the “Big Picture” and a new book on war
Letters to the Editor
PERFECT PARSNIPS Suzanne Podhaizer obviously isn’t an aficionado of parsnips [“Beet the System,” December 3]. I discovered them only about a year or so ago, and they are one of my favorite vegetables now. Root candy. They do not, however, need to be peeled to be eaten. (I actually like them sliced thin in a…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Robert E. Dendy, 59, dropped off a Christmas wreath at police headquarters in Tonawanda, N.Y., explaining it was a token of appreciation for the officers on duty. Believing that Dendy could not have afforded the wreath, suspicious officers called the supermarket next door to see if one had been stolen. According to…
Name Game ’08
Another year, another list of folks whose names match their professions
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for December 24, 2008 – January 7, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Most people spend their entire lives immersed in three modes of awareness: waking, sleeping and dreaming. But there are many other modes that have been explored down through the ages by…
Four-Star Exhibit
Art Review: Philip Robertson, Cynthia Ross, Arthur Zorn and Alana LaPoint, Artpath Gallery, Burlington. Through January.
