Snow is White

However pretty—and it is pretty—I think I’ve kind of had it with snow. Another inch or two is falling. Again, my world is lacy white and somehow just a little colder. There’s a mythic groove I could get back, if not for all this snow (and all...

The State of the City

Late last month, Jose Tosado officially kicked off the 2011 campaign season with his announcement that he plans to run for mayor. This week, Mayor Domenic Sarno more or less kicked off his own campaign, with his State of the City address on Monday. The mayor’s...
StageStruck: Hamlet's Biographer

StageStruck: Hamlet's Biographer

As Hamlet lies dying in Horatio’s arms, he implores his friend to “absent thee from felicity a while, and in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain to tell my story.” That dying wish, uttered at the end of Shakespeare’s play, inspired Zak...

Letters: What Do You Think?

Arnica Not Just for Weekend Warriors Tom Vannah’s article on arnica illustrates the pitfalls of writing on any subject where one doesn’t understand the concepts or theory. There is a vast difference between homeopathic arnica and herbal arnica—as...

Imperium Watch: Middlegame Muddle

It’s ironic that a country that wages war in the name of democracy gets nervous when democracy actually breaks out. Jeff Cohen put it this way on the Truthout blog: “One of the mantras on U.S. television news all day Friday was: Be fearful of the...