What’s in a name? Ruminations on the Duke McVinnie Band
I believe that every band will live to regret its name at some point, except maybe Avenged Sevenfold, who were, like,
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Winter Hoot at Ashokan Center this weekend
The Winter Hoot returns to the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge from January 30 through February 1. An affirmation of both
Kids’ Almanac (Jan.-Feb.7)
“The thing is to free one’s self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.” – Virginia Woolf
The African-American experience to be examined at Bardavon
[portfolio_slideshow id=14321] Interview with Rhapsody in Black playwright LeLand Gantt & Through a Lens Darkly director Thomas Allen Harris
Last of the Cubists
The aurochs, deer and horses that have animated the cave walls of Lascaux for more than 17,000 years have begun
Vassar’s Modfest highlights Alice in Wonderland sesquicentennial
Now in its 13th year, Modfest is Vassar College’s annual winter series of free programs and performances celebrating 20th– and
Small package, good things at Matchbox Café
There’s a billboard on Route 9, just south of downtown Rhinebeck, urging motorists to “Stay nice…” Pictured is an open
Private rockets to space… and the Halloween accident
On October 31, a deadly high-altitude accident destroyed the SS2 space plane. The test flight had been conducted by one
Slick cyberterrorism thriller Blackhat is mostly empty calories
It’s always a little intriguing when a new movie is released and its reviews are all over the map, from
Many comic book heroes have Hudson Valley roots
Professor X studied biology at Bard and Jean Grey spent her childhood in Annandale, and the X-Men are based in Westchester. Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series mentions Sleepy Hollow and Palenville. DC’s “Hudson College” is a fictional university located just outside New York’s first capital (Kingston). Nightwing once pursued a cadre of brainwashers and rogue geneticists to their base on Bannerman’s Island. Numerous other characters are from Hudson Valley towns or mention them.