- Issue of
- December 2008
- Vol. 16, No. 8
Arts & Culture
- Books & Authors
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Book Review: Last Train Out
Anne Pyburn reviews Last Train Out, by Richard Boes.
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- Books & Authors
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Get it On
Nina Shengold profiles Beacon resident David Rees, creator of Get Your War On and Adventures of Confessions of St. Augustine Bear.
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- Books & Authors
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Short Takes: December 2008
The eternal feminine takes many forms—Goth girl, sister, mother, wise woman, goddess—in six new books by Hudson Valley women.
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- Books & Authors
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Book Review: Dreaming Up America
Jay Blotcher reviews Russell Banks's Dreaming Up America
- Books & Authors
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Book Review: No Blood, No Foul
Anne Pyburn reviews Charley Rosen's No Blood, No Foul
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- Music
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Avant Goddess
Peter Aaron talks with jazz legend Carla Bley about the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, her Remarkable Big Band, and the culmination of "Christmas all year 'round."
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- Music
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CD Review: Jeff "Siege" Siegel Quartet
Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews the latest release from the Jeff Siegel Quartet.
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- Music
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Nightlife Highlights: December 2008
DJ Wavy Davy gives you the skinny on holiday-season nightlife.
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- Music
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Well-Respected Man
Ray Davies, the father of British rock, will perform at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on December 6 at 8pm
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- Music
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CD Review: Verdes
Jason Broome reviews the latest from Verdes, a New Paltz-based group that brings the best out of the alt-radio songs you hate to love, mated with the Americana rock greats of the '70s.
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- Music
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CD Review: Hopewell
Sharon Nichols reviews Beautiful Targets, an album by the New-York foursome Hopewell.
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- Music
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Ghost in the Machine
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Jeffrey Foucault will perform at the Rosenfale Café on December 13 at 8pm.
- Poetry
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Poem: Late Bloomer
A poem titled "Late Bloomer," by Suzanne B. Gillette.
- Poetry
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Poem: Untitled Reflection
An untitled reflection.
- Poetry
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Poem: Untitled Poem
An untitled poem by Robert Farley
- Poetry
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Poem: Respite with Chardonnay
A poem titled "Respite with Chardonnay," by Steve Clark.
- Poetry
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Poem: A Personal Tragedy
A poem titled "Personal Tragedy," by Donald Lev.
- Poetry
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Poem: That Galaxy
A poem titled "That Galaxy," by Mary Jablonski
- Poetry
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Poem: A Memory
A poem in memory of Studs Terkel (1912-2008), by James Houtrides.
- Poetry
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Poem: Untitled Lines
An untitled poem by Mary Lou Paturel.
- Poetry
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Poem: How the Eerie Left Town
A poem titled "How the Eerie Left Town," by J.R. Solonche.
- Poetry
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Poem: Drive Home
A poem titled "Drive Home," by Anna van Laan.
- Poetry
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Poem: Unnamed
An untitled poem by Sari Grandstaff.
- Poetry
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Poem: Temper
A poem titled "Temper," by Patrick Walsh.
- Poetry
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Poem: Untitled
An untitled poem by Amelie Belfiore.
- Poetry
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Poem: Swamp Red Maple
A poem titled "Swamp Red Maple," by Paul R. Clemente
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Poem: Engagement
A poem titled "Engagement," Susan Lewis
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- Visual Art
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On the Cover: Jennifer Grimyser
With signs, captions, and photographed messages, Jennifer Grimyser experiments with the role of language in art. Her work "Change is Now" is on this month's cover.
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- Visual Art
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Moments in the Margins
“Converging Margins” is on view at the Center for Photography at Woodstock through January 11.
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- Visual Art
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Portfolio: Andrew Lichtenstein
Andrew Lichtenstein talks about his work photographing prison complexes and the incarcerated.
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- Visual Art
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Masters Revealed
"Revealed Anew," a show consisting of various paintings, portraits, and drawings too fragile to leave the vaults for extended periods of time, will be on display at the Frances Lehman Loeb Arts Center at Vassar College through January 4.
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- Visual Art
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Season of Change
Beth E. Wilson reflects on nearly a decade of Lucid Dreaming.
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- Visual Art
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Parting Shot: Richard Dupont
Richard Dupont's sculptures will be on view through January 18 at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill.
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- Visual Art
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Revving Homeward
Kingston-based Mercury Rev will perform at the Bearsville Theater on December 4 at 9pm.
Food & Drink
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- General Food & Drink
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Comfortably Yum
Brian K. Mahoney recommends a few comfort dishes at some Hudson Valley restaurants that opened this year.
Horoscopes
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- Monthly Forecast
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Planet Waves: The Branching of the Road
While December builds toward an astrological hot spot, Eric Francis Coppolino muses on the political thinking of his peers and the changes promised by the Obama administration.
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- Monthly Forecast
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Horoscopes: December 2008
See what your stars have in store for you this month.
Lifestyle
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- Shopping
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Holiday Gift Guide
Hillary Harvey makes a few suggestions and offers some local solutions for thoughtful shopping.
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- Shopping
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Holiday Gift Books: December 2008
Nina Shengold makes a booklist, checks it twice.
News & Politics
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- General News & Politics
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The Nuclear Option
A fifty-billion-dollar question: Judith Lewis investigates the possible advantages, disadvantages, and dangers of using nuclear power.
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- General News & Politics
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Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Alan Shrugged
Larry Beinhart slaps the invisible hand (and Alan Greenspan).
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- General News & Politics
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While You Were Sleeping: December 2008
Stolen radioactive materials, seniors footing the bill for Medicare drug plans, and other news you may have missed in the back pages of the media maelstrom.
- View From The Top
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Esteemed Reader: December 2008
With a view from the turning point, Jason Stern expresses some hope for the future.
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- View From The Top
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Local Luminary: Gerald Celente
Author of several books and journals that track current events and predict future trends, Gerald Celente offers a few of his ideas about our troubled times.
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- View From The Top
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Editor's note: Relief
Brian K. Mahoney is officially done with George W. Bush.
Wellness
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- General Wellness
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More than a Snip
Angela Starks investigates the medical, cultural, and religious aspects of circumcision.
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- General Wellness
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Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom's Experimental Life, December 2008
Bethany Saltman takes a Zen approach to "attachment parenting"
HV Towns
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- Greene County
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It's All Downhill from Here
Gabrielle Compolongo delivers the third installment of seasonal scenes and exciting activities in Greene County.
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Student-Led Learning at Montgomery Montessori
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