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News & Politics

Silence Broken

Former comfort women seek justice and an apology from the Japanese government for forcing them into sexual servitude during World War II.

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While You Were Sleeping: October '08

Irradiated food is not virus-free, outstanding balances on home equity loans are higher than ever, chipping people has begun in the US, and other news you may have missed.

Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Reality Check

Larry Beinhart chalks up the past four years, bad assumptions, delusions, the upcoming rockin’ and rollin’ roller coaster ride of a presidential election, and (of course) lipstick.

Arts & Culture

Portfolio: Lilo Raymond

Lilo Raymond discusses her life, photography, and travels, along with her best and worst experiences, and what it’s like to be recognized.

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Nightlife Highlights: October 2008

From Ahmad Jamal to the Skytop Halloween Party, DJ WAVY DAVY handpicks this month’s nightlife selections.

Tao on a Tightwire

Presenting the 29th North American tour of the world record-holding Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats.

The Reel Deal in Woodstock

Jay Blotcher reviews several films showing at the Woodstock Film Festival and enjoys a Q&A sessions with WFF lifetime achievement award-recipient Haskell Wexler.

Moves for Moderns

For the first time in almost 50 years, the American Ballet Theater is returning to the Hudson Valley.

The Flying Deutschman

David Deutsch’s aerial photographs and bird’s-eye perspective paintings are on display in Hudson this month.

Books

Where the Heart Is

Nina Shengold talks with writer Laura Shaine Cunningham about Sleeping Arrangements (featured in the 2008 One Book, One New Paltz celebration).

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Book Review: Why the Dalai Lama Matters

Robert Thurman’s book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters is an exploration of the significance of the one who many Tibetans feel is “the returning presence of the Buddha himself.”

Book Review: The Night Villa; What Makes a Child Lucky

A mystery by award-winning author Carol Goodman and a story by master oral storyteller Gioia Timpanelli are on this month’s reading list.

Books: Jessica Abel

Cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel chats about the history of her career as a graphic novelist, her work as a teacher, and what to do after you buy Maus.

Horoscopes

Planet Waves: October 2008

Consider what Atlantis, Tolkien, and the apocalypse might have in common.

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Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 2008

See what your stars have in store for you.

Music

Not Fade Away

Peter Aaron talks to Todd Mack, founder of FODFest (the “Friends of Danny” festival) which remembers musician and journalist Daniel Pearl on what would have been his 45th birthday this month.

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CD Reviews: October 2008

This month, reviewers tackle new albums from The Wood Brothers, Spiv U:K, and Marilyn Crispell.

Music: Bird Cracks Egg

Accompanying himself on violin, glockenspiel and guitar, singer/songwriter/whistler Andrew Bird performs his one-man show at The Egg in Albany.

Community Notebook

Out of the Toy Box

Photographer Steven Planck turns the relics of childhood into a series of black-and-white portraits for thetwentytenproject.

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Greene County Supplement

Be Greene with Envy

Amy Lubinski showcases the mountains, hip cafés, gourmet restaurants, fun festivals, and thrilling outdoor activities that Greene County has to offer. It’s a familiar destination with some unfamiliar charms.

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