Arts & Culture

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Portfolio: Ion Zupcu

By Beth E. Wilson

Ion Zupcu discusses his unique style of photography.

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The Wooly Emancipator

By Sparrow

Four portraits of Abraham Lincoln by Oscar Strodl will be shown at Incident Report in honor of Lincoln’s birthday.

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Still Life With Torture

By Brian K. Mahoney

Daniel Heyman interviewed 25 detainees in Istanbul making transcript/portraits of them which will be at the Samuel Dorsky Museum this month.

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Making Babies

By Teal Hutton

Filmmaker Abby Epstein’s most recent documentary, The Business of Being Born, takes a look at women giving birth outside of hospitals.

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The Power of Seeger

By Jay Blotcher

Musician-activist Pete Seeger is honored in the movie Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, playing at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck the second week of this month.

Food & Drink

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Punk Tapas

By Brian K. Mahoney

Brian K. Mahoney finds tapas master Rich Reeve still creating revelatory small plates at Elephant wine bar in Kingston.

Books

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Great Strides

By Nina Shengold

Benjamin Cheever goes the distance in both writing and running.

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Book Review: Thinking About Memoir and Chosen Forever

By Susan Krawitz

Susan Krawitz reviews Chosen Forever and Thinking About Memoir.

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Book Review: The Reserve

By Caitlin McDonnell

Caitlin McDonnell reviews The Reserve by Russell Banks.

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Short Takes

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Six area authors invite you across the universe: London, Shanghai, czarist Russia, Neanderthal think tanks, the Italo-Cuban Catskills, and the wilds of Yankee Stadium.

Lucid Dreaming

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A Tale of Two Artists

By Beth E. Wilson

Beth E. Wilson visits the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the exhibits of works by Frida Kahlo and Lee Miller.