By Michael Malone A Novel Concept looks at a non-fiction book this week, but one about a colossal figure in American fiction. “Lucky Mud & Other Foma” bears the subtitle “A Field Guide to Kurt Vonnegut’s Environmentalism and Planetary Citizenship,” and looks
Read MoreBy Michael Gold The origins of Halloween can be traced to an ancient Celtic festival, called Samhain. The Celts used the day to celebrate the harvest, but they also seemed frightened of the coming winter. They thought Samhain a dangerous
Read MoreWe all enjoy exploring our interests in wine, hopefully expanding our knowledge and awareness in the process. Whether it’s settling in to our newest “favorite wine” or seeking out new producers or grapes, our ever-changing journey along the “vineyard trail”
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos, is a public holiday widely celebrated in Mexico around Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 each year, when deceased family members are remembered. Rather than being a solemn occasion,
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As I look from my top-floor window at Trump Park at the yellows, reds and browns of the leaves responding to fall weather, I remember when that once signaled the time to get busy with the rake.
Read MoreHeath Care Bureau Assistant AG Appears to Elevate Probe Patient Stories Expose More Systemic Issues at Healthcare Group Doctor Shortage Imperils Sick Woman, Forcing Hospitalization This is the eighth installment in an investigative series about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine. By Adam
Read MoreEdinburgh has Trainspotting, a bleak tale of young men fighting to get through each day in the city’s dour underside. Glasgow, an hour or so to the west, has Shuggie Bain. Shuggie Bain didn’t so much get published as it exploded. Coming out
Read MoreLocal products paired with local wines. If it grows together, it goes together. This was the theme of last week’s column. Over millennia, denizens of small communities experimented with food and wine compatibility. The ancient Romans perfected this marriage of
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Years ago, I had a well-known client for whom I did public relations who had received a beautiful bouquet of flowers for some special event in her life. I complimented the sender for something so lovely for
Read MoreBy Adam Stone It seemed like just another fall evening two Friday nights ago, at 11:30 p.m., when the message flashed on Alison Bender Kellner’s WhatsApp, dispelling any chance of a peaceful night’s sleep. The notification was from the Greenburgh
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