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ON
THE COVER
INNER
SELF by Roswita Szyszka
oil on canvas, 36"x30"
Bearsville
artist Roswita Szyszka was born in Chicago and graduated from the
American Academy of Art in 1976 before moving to the Hudson Valley
and studying under Nick Buhalis in the late 1980's. Her fractured
painting style has been called "post-cubist" and is a melding of
figural and abstract techniques. Szyszka's work has been shown in
major cities across the US and Europe and is held extensively in
private collections. She's represented by the Coffey Gallery in Kingston,
NY. To view Szyszka's work on the Internet, visit www.rszyszka.com.
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Molly Rubin
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VIEW
FROM THE TOP
Esteemed Reader
Jason Stern does battle in the war against sleep
FEATURES
First Person: The Dinner
Party
By Megan Park. The unexpected guest at the Valentine’s
Day dinner.
Local
Publishing: The Favour of Night
New Paltz-based artist Mia Wolff’s graphic novel
collaboration with Samuel Delany, Bread & Wine.
ROOM FOR A VIEW
Editorial:
Which Way Do We Grow?
An open question to readers: What types of issues would
you like to see covered in Room for a View?
Treading Lightly
in New York
What happens to the 273 million scrap tires generated
annually in the US? Manna Jo Greene investigates a tire-ing problem
and looks to a possible solution.
Views & News:
Short Takes, Updates and Calls to Action
This month: false “dolphin-free” labels, challenging
the WTO, farmers suing Monsanto, giving blood.
Fiction: In
the View of God
By Todd Paul. The unusual afternoon of America Garcia.
BACKBONE
Lucid Dreaming
The Dustbin of History. Beth Elaine Wilson on what gets
saved and what gets tossed.
Frankly Speaking
What’s in a Face? Frank Crocitto turns toward Truth.
Quarter
to Three
Man of the Millennium. Sparrow nominates the man and
woman of the last thousand years.
Ear Whacks
Roots Music from Two Continents. Todd Paul on the multi-musicianed
Muldaur family and Henry Sapoznick’s new book of music history,
Klezmer! From Old World to Our World.
Planet Waves
Crazy Little Thing... What’s the meaning of compersion?
Plus Horoscopes.
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