CD Review: Setting Sun
Jason Broome reviews Children of the Wild, the latest from Setting Sun.
CD Review: The Rhodes
Robert Burke Warren reviews the latest from power-pop mavens The Rhodes.
Health Buzz: Make Peace with Your Prostate
Although the unknown can sometimes feel threatening (especially as you age), doctors advise men that certain problems in the prostate may not necessarily be cause for great panic.
Health Buzz: Mending with Meditation
Meditation can relieve long-held stresses and provide a kind of rejuvenation that you cannot get from regular rest and relaxation.
Health Buzz: Viva la Vegans!
If you want to save your body, save the animals, and save the world in a single move…consider going vegan.
Health Buzz: Keep the Blood Flowing
If you are at risk of suffering a stroke, there are some important things that you should know.
Health Buzz: Feeling Your Pain
When persistent pain becomes a problem, it might be time to stop treating the symptom and start treating the system instead.
Health Buzz: Strength in Stillness, Ease in Poise
One of the best remedies for stress and tightness is a good, solid stretch or two. Yoga can benefit your balance, stamina, and state of mind.
Putting the “Ahhh” Back in Spa
With relaxing massages and other treatments, this year you can give yourself the gift of … yourself.
Rest Assured
Feeling the weight of too many sleepless nights? Jan Sadler’s new book A good Night’s Sleep might help you count a few sheep.
The Good of the Group
You don’t have to go through it alone: Group exercise classes are bigger than ever, and they’re a lot of fun, too.
Physical (Re)Education
Alexander technique, which encourages you to pay your posture a little more mind, can help ease posture problems and Winter woes.
Birth by Design
From the the first contractions to a celebratory lobster dinner, the Neugarten Birth Center brings something new, compassionate, and comfortable to the experience of childbirth.
Aging with Attitude
Stay active, eat well, play mind games, and “say yes,” along with a few other tips from Amy Paturel about how to stay young while you age.
The Enneagram
Learning about Enneagram typing can remove strain from relationships by enabling an awareness of your personality type and encouraging the ability to go against it.
The Sounds of Scripture
Masters of world music Bet Williams and John Hodian of the Epiphany Project will perform on various indigenous instruments at the Colony Café in Woodstock on November 19.
Scores Without Films
The St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble will perform “Reel Music,” works by composers who have written film scores, at Dia:Beacon on November 22 at 2 pm.
The Wax Muse
Denise Orzo’s encaustic paintings will be on display at R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston through November 22.
From the Barroom to the Big Screen
The Pride, the work of Tivoli-resident Gerard Hurley, will be showing at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck from November 7 through November 9.
Show Me Some of That Spanish Dancing
Juanjo Garcia, Defne Enc, and Antonio Hidalgo, dancers of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, will perform at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center on Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, November 23 at 2:30pm
Windy Peaks: Hiking Greene County
Amy Lubinski talks up some local experts about hiking season in Greene County.
Destination Shopping
Hillary Harvey lines up a few activities to populate your gift list and rouse your holiday spirits.
Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life, November 2008
One thing inspired by the presidential debates might be that sometimes, when parenting, you have to choose your battles carefully.
Twist of Lyme
Following last month’s review of Lyme disease’s characteristics and frequent misdiagnosis, this month’s focus is on multifaceted, holistic treatment approaches.
Portfolio: Huma Bhabha
Beth E. Wilson talks with sculptor Huma Bhabha about travel, culture, psychology, and the uniqueness of her “humble” materials.
Planet Waves Horoscopes: November 2008
Find out what your stars have in store for you this month.
Planet Waves: Voting is Not Enough
The problem with voting is that we think our participation is enough–but if we’re really going to influence our environments, we might have to start paying better attention to other things in our lives.
Chronogram’s Choice: November 2008
Think global, read local. Over a hundred books have been reviewed in these pages since last November’s Literary Supplement. Books editor Nina Shengold revisits some of the year’s highlights for literate locavores.
2008 Literary Humor Contest
Spurious sequels or preposterous prequels to works of literature or nonfiction, complete with a one-line descriptive zinger.
Out & Aloud
Phillip Levine presents a selection of readings, book signings, and spoken word performances for the month of November.
Parting Shot: Sarite Sanders
Sarite Sanders’s work will be on display at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center from November 15 until November 23, with shows and signings at 7:30pm on each Saturday and 2:30pm on each Sunday.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: The New Know Nothings
Larry Beinhart educates his readers about the Know Nothings of the 1840s and those who may, in this day and age, aim to follow their lead.
Tyranny’s Business
Daniel Pepper goes to Burma, the “outpost of tyranny,” to investigate the jade trade, the Burmese economy, and corruption and decadence in Myanmar.
CD Reviews: Noah Creshevsky/If, Bwana
Peter Aaron reviews Favorite Encores by Noah Creshevsky and If, Bwana.
Nightlife Highlights: November 2008
DJ WAVY DAVY lines up your nightlife entertainment for this month.
Vindication Stomp
Peter Aaron talks to Kelleigh McKenzie about the banjo, the stomp box, and her debut album Chances.
Lucid Dreaming: Knowing Glances
“The Greenroom: Reconsidering the Documentary and Contemporary Art,” is view through February 1 at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College
Tech Perdu: Jonathan Gould
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The 45
Tech Perdu: Mikhail Horowitz
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The letter.
Tech Perdu: Frank D. Gilroy
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The typewriter.
Tech Perdu: Nina Shengold
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The printing press
Tech Perdu: John Darnton
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The telex.
Tech Perdu: Laura Shaine Cunningham
An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The (non-digital) camera.
Tech Perdu: Michael Perkins
An ode to a familiar item of the pre-digital age: the rotary (home) telephone.
The Minivan
Jana Martin, judge of this year’s Short Story Contest, presents Mimi Lipson’s The Minivan.
Cinghiale, Chianina, Chianti
Back from a ten-day vacation in Italy, Brian K. Mahoney talks sightseeing, pasta, and wine.
Plant Yourself
From sarcophagi to seed-food, Sharon Nichols examines green burials, green cemeteries, and other options for those looking to stay green when they push up the daisies.
Editor’s Note: End Times
In accordance with this month’s literary supplement, Brian K. Mahoney discusses new reading for our troubled times.
Esteemed Reader: November 2008
Autumn presents us with opportunities to reflect upon the goodies within and without.
Local Luminary: Brian Shapiro
Brian Shapiro, Ulster County legislator and executive director at the SPCA, discusses tofu, animal rights, and what it really means to be active in the community.
First Impression: A Palindroming President
Sparrow discusses the palindromic pronouncements of his fourth presidential campaign.
On the Cover: Stanford Kay
This month’s cover artist Stanford Kay discusses his “Gutenberg Variations,” a series of over 60 paintings of those repositories of art and culture more commonly known as books.
While You Were Sleeping: November 2008
The gist of what you may have missed: negative equity, breastfeeding as a prophylactic, and more women in global politics.
