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Arts & Culture

A Girl and Her Dog

Kelly Reichardt discusses her new movie, Wendy and Lucy, with Jan Larraine Cox.

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Outsiders Are In

Outside art show at Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.

Breaking the Trance of Denial

Larry Winters discusses his play “Nothing Means Nothing” with Anne Pyburn.

Books

Book Review: Descartes’ Bones

Review of Russell Shorto’s historical account of Rene Descartes’ bones.

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The McCourts: Down Memoir Lane

The McCourt brothers talk about their memoirs.

Book Review: Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

Review of Shalom Auslander’s memoir.

Short Takes

Selection of memoirs, essays, cartoons, and tabloid tales by Hudson Valley writers.

Food & Drink

Something’s Fishy

On choosing a better, more sustainable fish for eating.

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Music

Familiar Stranger

Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel come to Albany’s Palace Theater.

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Bad Girl Hits Bearsville

Ronnie Spector talks to Peter Aaron about her one-woman, multimedia show at the Bearsvile Theater.

Man of the World: Angus Martin

Peter Aaron attends a live performance of Angus Martin at The Black Swan turned tropical paradise.

CD Review: Betty MacDonald

CD review of Betty MacDonald’s tribute to Billie Holiday.

CD Review: The Crossroads Band

Review of local The Crossroads Band’s latest CD

CD Review: Kat Larios

Review of unconventional artist Kat Larios’ newest CD.

Nightlife Highlights

Local musical happenings handpicked for your listening pleasure.

Greene County

Waking Van Winkle

Erika Alexia Tsoukanelis follows the trail of Rip Van Winkle to find magic of her own.

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Community Notebook

Totally Wired

Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute’s new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center

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Lodging

Hudson Valley Havens

A visit to some of the Hudson Valley’s finest accommodations.

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Parting Shot

Parting Shot: Elisa Pritzker

Mixed media work by artist Elisa Pritzker.

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Horoscopes

The Delicate Sound of Lightning

Inauguration charts and what they all mean.

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Planet Waves Horoscopes

Your horoscopes for February.

View From the Top

Local Luminary: Eileen McAdam

Eileen McAdam speaks with Brian K. Mahoney about the Sound and Story Project.

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Chronogram Seen: February

Who’s who from Chronogram sponsored events.

Esteemed Reader

Chronogram publisher Jason Stern considers a more peaceful and positive disposition.

Boldface Names

Editor Brian K. Mahoney expresses his appreciation.

News & Politics

Can Barack Obama Save Afganistan?

Vanni Cappelli talks with East Asian experts about the prospects of renewed efforts at stabilizing Afghanistan in the Obama administration.

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Beinhart's Body Politic: A Media Guide to Terror, Torture, Morality, and War Crimes

Life imitating the media. A commentary on the war on terrorism.

While You Were Sleeping

Al Franken, setting adolescents up for romantic disappointment, hormone interrupting chemicals, and so much more.

Poetry

Manufacture

Reader submitted poetry.

Anybody Knows What Love Is

Reader submitted poetry.

How Prisoners Learn Origami

Reader submitted poetry.

Vampires

Reader submitted poetry.

Minnesota

Reader submitted poetry.

Don’t Let Your Daughter Grow Up To Be a Poet

Reader submitted poetry.

On Asking Too Much

Reader submitted poetry.

Fishing the Ashokan in June

Reader submitted poetry.

A Beckoning Call

Reader submitted poetry.

Gifts For Amelie

Reader submitted poetry.

The Papergirl

Reader submitted poetry.

In Each New Home

Reader submitted poetry.

Almost Winter

Reader submitted poetry

Whole Living

More Than Surviving: Living with Serious Illness

Insights on dealing with life-threatening illness.

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Flowers Fall

Fun parenting trivia.

On the Cover

On the Cover: Chris Metze, "Untitled"

Chris Metze’s “Untitled,” appeared on the cover of the February issue of Chronogram.

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Weddings & Celebrations

Ministering to Your Needs

Advice on the search for your ceremony officiant.

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