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Chronogram 12.2006

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View From the Top
On the Cover Golden Mosaic Buddha - Wood mosaic and mixed media.
Featured Contributors.
First Impression.
Esteemed Reader.
Editor's Note.

Arts & Culture
Portfolio Iain Machell's drawings will be exhibited this month as part of "Faculty Works," a group show at SUNY Ulster's Muroff Kotler Gallery in Stone Ridge.
Lucid Dreaming Beth E. Wilson reveals how discomfort drives artist Ann Haaland's work.
Music Peter Aaron profiles Rich Conaty, host of "The Big Broadcast," radio's long-running program of 1920s and '30s jazz and pop. Plus reviews of CDs: Bernstein-Bard Trio We'll Know When We Get There, reviewed by David Malachowski; The Easy Tease Bold Displays of Cowardice, reviewed by Jason Broome; The Kansas City Sound One for the Bishop, reviewed by DJ Wavy Davy, Nightlife Highlights.
Books Nina Shengold visits the multi-dimensional world of pop-up book creators Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. Plus Bri Johnson reviews A Consequence of Ordinary by Zoli Rosen; Susan Piperato reviews Climbing the Mango Tree by Madhur Jaffrey; Jeffrey Shapiro reviews Three Men in a Room by Seymour Lachman, Short Takes.
Food & Drink Eric Steinman drinks in the region's rich tradition of seasonal beer brewing.
Poetry Poems by Al Desetta, Peter Filkins, Scott Hanna, Mike Ivino, Brian Liston, Connie McCormmach, Kristine Ong Muslim, Claire Telfer, and Bill Vanaver. Edited by Phillip Levine.

Planet Waves Horoscopes
Turning Point Eric Francis Coppolino wonders if the outcome of the recent elections represent a transitional phase in the Universal saga.
Horoscopes.

News & Politics
Year of the Women The recent election witnessed historic gains for women in both the House and the Senate. More important than sheer numbers, reports Allison Stevens, is the power women like Nancy Pelosi will wield in leadership roles.
Beinhart's Body Politic Larry Beinhart follows the yellow brick road of corruption, incompetence, and hypocrisy that led to the triumph of Democrats in the November election and the pulling back the curtain on The Wizard of Odds.

Community Notebook
Farming the Sun Architect and visionary Daniela Bertol's Sun Farm is not only a sprawling show ground for her sacred geometry-inspired creations, but also a work in progress itself. By Sparrow.
Art of Business Ann Braybrooks tours the massive Polich Art Works foundry in Rock Tavern, where the larger-than-life visions of artists like Louise Bourgeois, Fernando Botero, Jeff Koons, and Roy Lichtenstein become reality.

Whole Living Guide
Make Way For Play Lorrie Klosterman discusses new scientific evidence that shows just how beneficial enjoyment, play, and uncontrollable laughter are to your health.
Inner Vision Acclaimed spirituality teacher and author of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals Barbara Biziou offers a guide to creating your own traditions to welcome the new year.

Holiday Gift Guide
You'd Better Shop Around The Hudson Valley is rich with inspired holiday gift ideas. Rebecca Wild Nelson makes some recommendations.
Book Gifts: A Hudson Valley Guide The books we're bequeathing this season. By Nina Shengold & Bri Johnson.

Parting Shot
Photographer Clemens Kalischer's 1958 portrait of bluesman John Lee Hooker.