Jun 4-10, 2008
Avant-Garde Legen Ornette Coleman Talks About Life, Knowledge and Even a Litle Music; Montpelier Art Project Pushes Pedals; State Auditor’s Reelection Campaign May Include a Real War
AAN Convention Round-up
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies held its annual convention last weekend in Philly. A few of us from Seven Days got to go, including moi. My list of highlights includes: David Carr: I didn’t quite understand his appeal until I saw him in person. He’s quite a character. And Nick Bilton, who spoke to a…
Love you Burlington
From Ledisi and her amazing voice, to Dave Brubeck & his band firing on all cylinders (at 87!) to Eek-A-Mouse inducing a crowd scene reminiscent of the hedonistic rave in “The Matrix Reloaded” to Led Loco rattling the windows on Church Street with some heavy classic rock, what a week! My personal thanks to Burlington…
7D on FAIR’s “CounterSpin” Radio
It’s been a rewarding few weeks on the Seven Days international news desk. Back in March, I broke a story about four Vermonters who are suing the Bush administration for permission to visit their families back in Cuba. Last week, amid a fair amount of media coverage, the Vermont plaintiffs finally got their day in…
Yikes
Yikes. Yet another crazy link from Joe Hudak (seriously, doesn’t he have work to do at his new job?). In this one, watch as an employee, caught on security video, goes absolutely ballistic. What’s even more scary is how human beings react to such a scene: apparently we just stare dumbly. I seem to recall…
Buns of Steel
I often switch between two different chairs throughout the workday: a traditional chair equipped with back- and arm-rests and a kneel-sit apparatus designed to alleviate the problems associated with sitting in that traditional position for hours on end. Of course, kneeling for hours on end presents itself with its own set of problems, which is…
For an 'Obamacon,’ Communion Denied
E.j Dionne Jr: Is it legitimate for bishops and priests to deny Communion to those supporting candidates who favor abortion rights?
Far Out, Man
Avant-garde legend Ornette Coleman talks about life, knowledge and even a little music
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A New Jersey grand jury indicted Ishak Boutros, 31, for trying to cash a forged scratch-off lottery ticket. Prosecutors said Boutros tried numerous times to scan the bogus ticket at the gas station where he worked and at a nearby deli. When those attempts failed, he filed a claim with the New…
Math Majors
The Mathematicians, Przzy Prizzy Please at Club Metronome, Burlington, Thursday, May 22
Dollars for Donnell
Side Dishes: Leunig’s chef whips up a supper party for a good cause
Jazz-Free Zone: Fines Doubled For Scatting
Soundbites: Ornette Coleman, Magic Hat Block Party, Monkey House, Dive Bars
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for June 4-11, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Since authoring the book Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, Penelope Trunk has written a blog that offers further advice. Recently she wrote about a subject I’d love for you to think about: mentors.…
Northern Exposure
Art Review: NVAA 78th Annual Juried Show. Bryan Memorial ?Gallery, Jeffersonville. Through June 25.?
RIP, SUV
G. Richard Waggoner, Jr., the CEO of General Motors, looks a little choked up in the picture that accompanies today’s New York Times story about GM’s closure of 4 truck plants. I don’t think he’s getting teary-eyed about the extinction of these steely mammoths, but about the 8,000-or-so jobs that their extinction will phase-out. This…
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Green Mountain Derby Dames [SIV82]
5/28/08: Fishnet burns, school girl skirts, roller skates and body slams – just another day in the life of the newly formed Green Mountain Derby Dames. Eva caught up with the high octane ladies at their Higher Ground fundraiser, Hell on Hot Wheelz, to find out what makes a derby dame tick. Music: Bad Flirt,…
Holy Rollers
A Ford dealership in Southern California recently ran radio ads telling non-Christians to “sit down and shut up.” Here’s the script, via The Telegraph: Did you know that there are people in this country who want prayer out of schools, “Under God” out of the Pledge, and “In God We Trust” to be…
Mars Lander on Twitter
Lately I’ve been feeling like Twitter is reaching some kind of critical mass. Here’s more proof. The New York Times reports that NASA is using Twitter to post updates about the Phoenix Mars Lander. Here’s the MarsPhoenix Twitter feed. Reading this reminded me of the scene from Apollo 13, when the astronauts get bumped off…
