– a short and sweet note about not-so-sweet pink delight by Michael Parker I lucked up and got to lock up the restaurant even earlier than anticipated. There was a semi-late wine-sippin’ sendoff for a respected local wine guy that I was anxious to attend. As often happens in situationsContinue Reading
by Bill Walz Meditation is not a separate something from daily life… meditation is a form of understanding one’s relationship to the world and one’s relationship to nature… (We are) enquiring into the whole nature of thinking, enquiring into the nature why human beings are behaving in this way, enquiringContinue Reading
Written by Michael Hopping review by Marcianne Miller Looking for cheery, sun-dazzled stories for your vacation reading? Then don’t put MacTiernan’s Bottle in your beach bag. The collection of 13 short stories and an essay by local author Michael Hopping is not a throw-away item. It’s meant to grab yourContinue Reading
Musings on art communities from the sci-fi loving shut-in by Greg Vineyard Although I did spend quite some time on Facebook recently reading peoples’ 75th birthday wishes to Star Trek’s George Takei, which does pretty much niche me into a particular level of quasi-fanatic, I don’t love JUST science fiction.Continue Reading
The Dean of Appalachian Literature by Ted Olson Heritage I shall not leave these prisoning hills Though they topple their barren heads to level earth And the forests slide uprooted out of the sky. Though the waters of Troublesome, of Trace Fork, Of Sand Lick rise in a single bodyContinue Reading
by James Cassara Frequently referred to as a Billie Holiday for our times, vocalist Madeleine Peyroux can best be described as a jazz singer whose heart and soul lies firmly with the blues. While there are some obvious surface similarities to Holiday – and Peyroux is both respectful and awedContinue Reading
by James Cassara With spring rapidly moving towards summer the volume of new releases seems to have increased. Record store day – which by the time you read these words will have passed – should only add to the fun. As always be sure to buy your music from oneContinue Reading
Blue Like Jazz ***1/2 Short Take: An indie faith-based comedy drama about a devout young man experiencing a crisis of faith, who puts his Christianity in the closet, while he attends a prestigious college. Reel Take: A few weeks back I heard a piece on NPR about a new nicheContinue Reading
Reviewed by Clara Sofia Most of you have heard of Titanic, if not seen it repeatedly. James Cameron’s blockbuster chronicles the Titanic’s tragic demise, when it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912, and also creates a fictional love story aboard the doomed ship. A young Leonardo DiCaprio and KateContinue Reading
