Oct 10-16, 2007
Two Vermonters Remember the Early Days of the Arab/Israeli Conflict; Judith Levine on Supporting the Troops; Composing a Birthday Score; How Getting Drunk Can Save Your Life
Wishing Away the Competition
“Shelburne Village,” the bulky, red-faced man spoke to me through my open window. “How much?” “Fourteen bucks,” I replied. “Will that work for ya? “Aw right,” he replied, not attempting to mask his reluctance. Off we rode. “So, how much are the fleets charging you for this run?” I was trying to assess if my…
Let Us Now Sing the Praises of Shelburne Road
Early this morning – yes, before the break of dawn – I drove a Wake Robin resident to the airport. She’s a lively, engaging lady as are so many of the folks who have made their home at this Shelburne retirement community. She had just undergone the emotional process of selling the family home in…
“Beef Up” Your Culinary Skills at It’s Arthur’s Fault
There’s not much that’s more empowering than being able to turn a side of beef into juicy steaks, ribs and roasts. Or maybe I’m just a bit strange. Butchering know-how is crucial for folks in food service, NECI even has a special “Meat Fabrication Lab” in which budding chefs learn the art of dismemberment, but…
The Wall Has Two Sides
Two Vermonters – a Palestinian refugee and an American Jewish sailor – remember the early days of Arab/Israeli conflict
Art Hop Sound Off
The debate rages on over Peter Schumann’s “Independence Paintings” at the 2007 South End Art Hop
Curtain Call
Can a renovated Strand Theatre stage an economic revival in downtown Plattsburgh?
Return Engagements
Art Review: “20 Years of Art at the Coach Barn,” works by 40 regional artists. Shelburne Farms.
Scene@ “Gertrude Stein and Fascism”
Ilsley Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, October 3, 7 p.m.
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’m not necessarily recommending that you read Stanely Seigel’s book The Patient Who Cured His Therapist. But I do think you should regard the title as a suggestive metaphor for your immediate future. It’s possible that you’ll be helped by a person you’ve been helping, or be given gifts by a…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again After robbing a bank in Marietta, Ga., Garrett Lee Ledbetter, 27, stuffed the money under his T-shirt and dashed across the street to the Mount Zion Baptist Church, hoping, police Officer Gwen Lewis said, to blend into a crowd of volunteers unloading food for distribution to area churches. As he walked among…
Getting Drunk Can Save Your Life and More Weird Food News…
1) Two months ago, an Italian tourist in Australia ingested a rather large quantity of ethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze. He was initially treated with pure alcohol, which inhibits the kidney-damaging effects of EG. When the hospital ran out of pure alcohol, they turned to…vodka. Using a nasogastric tube, they gave him the…
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Wrath of Kong [SIV48]
On October 13th, 60 teams will compete in the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Providence Rhode Island (watch crashes here). One of those teams is a group of undergrad engineering students from the University of Vermont called “Wrath of Kong.” Colin Hutchens is the driving force behind the team’s entry. Sending in the winning application…
Cultured
There is a customer, Luana, I drive once a year back and forth, that is, to and from Trudeau Airport on her yearly visit to her Swiss home of birth. The airport was called Dorval until a couple years ago, and they haven’t changed all the road signs. The important thing is to not mistake…
Stuffed Portabella Mushroom Recipe
Planning dinner for my friend Devon’s 30th birthday last Saturday was kind of like being on Iron Chef. I knew that party guests Chris and Laura, owners of Bread and Roses Farm in Westford, planned to bring an assortment of veggies when they arrived at my apartment, I just didn’t know which ones (see, “secret…
