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View From the Top

Esteemed Reader: August 2009

A note from Chronogram publisher Jason Stern.

Editor's Note: Sticks and Stones

Chronogram editor Brian K. Mahoney gets a lucky break.

News & Politics

While You Were Sleeping

Goldman Sachs’ record profits, liver transplants, and more.

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Damage Plan

Lorna Tychostup interviews Jurgen Brauer about the effects of war on nature.

Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Then There’s Republican Sex

Larry Beinhart is perturbed by politicians’ hanky panky.

Green Living

Earth Days Have Found Us

Filmmaker Robert Stone’s new documentary explores the birth of the environmental movement.

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Arts & Culture

Portfolio: David Hornung

Lynn Woods talks with painter David Hornung.

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Merry Hours on the Hudson

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents “Much Ado About Nothing.”

Georgia on My Mind

The art of Georgia O’Keefe and Arthur Dove at the Clark.

Local Boys Make Good

Concurrent shows of Hudson River-inspired art at SUNY New Paltz.

Peace, Love, and Shakespeare

The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival’s Summer of Love adaptation of “All’s Well That Ends Well” will be performed through September 6 at the Comeau Property in Woodstock.

Music

Revival Meeting: The Chrome Cranks

Music editor Peter Aaron writes about the Chrome Cranks’ reunion.

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Nightlife Highlights: August 2009

Handpicked by Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

CD Review: Cheval Sombre

A review of Cheval Sombre’s self-titled debut.

CD Review: Numinous/Joseph C. Phillips Jr.

A review of Numinous and Phillips Jr.’s jazz-infused sophomore release.

CD Review: Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Review of Paul Rishell and Annie Raines’ live recording.

String King

Celloist Zuill Bailey plays the Maverick.

Close Enough for Jazz

Jazz in the Valley celebrates its 10th year in Kerhonkson.

Concert Review: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Chronogram interns Rachel and KellyAnne attend the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, NY.

Books

In His Element

Nina Shengold profiles National Geographic explorer, filmmaker, and author
Jon Bowermaster.

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Book Review: Leila Philip and Suzie Gilbert

Susan Krawitz reviews two Hudson Valley memoirs.

Book Review: Provenance

Anne Pyburn Craig reviews a smart thriller novel.

Short Takes: August 2009

Visit local farms, revisit your local festival and meet local yokels from Dutch patroons to Borscht Belt tummlers.

Poetry

Poem: The You

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Tea for Two

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: To Li Po, March 19

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: An Editor’s Note

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Ruse 7. (12/1/08)

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Once in a While

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Haiku Nanu

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Nature Insisting Awe

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Pink Sweet Peas, 1927, pastel Georgia O’Keeffe

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Stars and Blood

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: Apostrophes

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: In Israel

Reader submitted poetry.

Poem: RIP

Reader submitted poetry.

Fiction

Fiction: Five Views of a Suicide

Richard Klin’s short story won honorable mention in our 2008 fiction contest.

Food & Drink

Curd is the Word

Peter Barrett explores the Hudson Valley cheese industry.

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Education Supplement

Learning Curve

Anne Roderique-Jones discovers unique continuing education opportunities at schools, pools, clubs, studios, and backyards across the region.

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Whole Living

Men’s Wellness, Part Two

A man’s willingness to see that he needs help, and to seek and accept it, is the new machismo.

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Flowers Fall

Field notes from a Buddhist Mom’s experimental life.

Beauty and Fashion Supplement

What Are You Wearing?

Jen May takes a Hudson Valley fashion tour.

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Spa & Salon Secrets for the Home

Kelley Granger talks with the experts about do it yourself do’s and don’ts.

Parting Shot

Parting Shot

Photographer David Halliday’s Grapefruit and Eucalyptus print from a recent retrospective at Carrie Haddad photographs in Hudson.

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Horoscopes

Dioxin Dorms

SUNY New Paltz gives Eric Francis the runaround.

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Horoscopes: August 2009

Eric Francis Coppolino brings you your horoscopes for August.

Community Notebook

Local Luminaries: Stephanie Monseu & Keith Nelson

Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu, founders of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, talk about their circus life.

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On the Cover

On the Cover: Portrait of Homer Simpson

A portrait by painter Randal Roberts.

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Community Pages

Hudson and Columbia County

John Rodat tours Hudson and Columbia County.

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