Whither Digital Natives?

by | Jun 25, 2008 | The Public Humanist

Whither Digital Natives? Rumor has it that the nature of human thinking is changing. As Nicholas Carr puts it in Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, "Over the past few years I’ve had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or...
Our American Tragedy

Our American Tragedy

by | Jun 25, 2008 | Stage

"Sockdologizing" was a fashionable slang word in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it means stunning, forceful or decisive, as a blow. It's one of the last few words President Abraham Lincoln heard before he was shot.Lincoln and his wife, Mary, seated in...
Zine Scene

Zine Scene

by | Jun 25, 2008 | Leisure

Though the blogs may have replaced the zine as the DIY publication du jour, zine writers continue to have an impact on culture and vernacular. Food for Thought Books presents two writers who pioneered the mongrel literary format: Erick Lyle (pictured), aka Iggy Scam,...
At Table: Dinner at Sunset

At Table: Dinner at Sunset

by | Jun 25, 2008 | Food + Booze

Tavern on the Hill100 Mountain Rd., Easthampton413-493-1700Hours: Sun.-Thu. 4:30-9; Fri. 4:30-10; Sat. 4-10; Sun. 4-9.Reservations recommended for the deck.Entrées to $24.95In summer, sundown is the best time to visit Tavern on the Hill, which has a generous...