Repressed, resentful & rebellious in Catching Fire
When a screen version is released of a pop-culture phenomenon as instantly iconic as the Hunger Games series, a movie
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Do-overs unlimited in About Time
With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about sitting down with usually scattered family members for a
Social ferment: International Pickle Festival returns to Rosendale
Every year, people flock from all over to Castroville, California for its big Artichoke Festival. Closer to home, Saugerties holds
New Paltz hosts Long Path record-breaker Ken Posner this Saturday
Admit it: If you love to hike, you’ve probably fantasized at one time or another about doing the Appalachian Trail.
Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush
Folks old enough to remember the Vietnam War may recall that perhaps the single greatest factor (besides the thousands of
Robert Reich makes economics palatable in Inequality for All
According to the Victorian Era historian Thomas Carlyle, economics is the “dismal science.” Carlyle was reacting specifically to Thomas Malthus’
Anti-bullying subtext makes Ender’s Game more than a sci-fi romp
Any parent who has ever had an offspring who was bullied knows both the heartache of watching one’s child suffer
Long-closed New Paltz burial ground welcomes remains of a Huguenot Street slave
“If you want to talk about grace, here is where it begins.” So said A. J. Williams-Myers, longtime head of
SUNY-New Paltz stages Shakespeare’s Tempest
For Shakespeare fans, there are few moments in the Bard’s canon so poignant as the scene at the end of
12 Years a Slave is a deeply moving winner
When a movie hits the film festival circuit with such unanimous acclaim as Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave did