Some thoughts for primary day

I hate pickles. Which may not matter to you, but it’s pretty important to me every time I order a sandwich and they go, "Do you want a pickle on the side?" and I say, "No," and then I get a sandwich with a pickle on the side. Cause people...
Dream the Impossible Dream

Dream the Impossible Dream

Firmly established as a seminal work of fiction, Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote not only deals with philosophical themes like identity and deception, but also with their comedic foils, imitation and fantasy. Cervantes instills in his character qualities that...
Behind the Beat: The New England Sound

Behind the Beat: The New England Sound

Brattleboro's Hooker-Dunham Auditorium hugs a cliffside passageway about a quarter of the way between Main Street and the Connecticut River. It feels funky if you don't dwell on the fact that the rustic stone side wall is the foundation of the building above...
Cinemadope: The Man in the Iron Mask

Cinemadope: The Man in the Iron Mask

Iron Man (3 1/2 stars)Directed by Jon Favreau. Written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway, based on the comic book. With Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges. (PG-13)There can't be any question that the...