The Local(vore) News
Just a quick roundup of regional media coverage of the Vermont Eat Local Challenge:The current edition of the Vermont Guardian has a story by Jen…
Weekend Eats
On Friday night, Gahlord grilled a steak from Laplatte River Angus Farm, along with corn-on-the-cob, plus potatoes, sweet onions and rosemary done up in a…
Getting Lucky
The potluck was fun. About 15 people came over and brought a bunch of different dishes that added up to a well-balanced meal. When I…
Water Buffalo Mozzarella?
Not exactly Italian, but it’s true. Somewhere in South Woodstock, VT, there’s a herd of water buffalo, and an enterprising company is making mozzarella from…
Zac Clark, Ellipsis
(Ten Pin, CD) Burlington-area pop singer-songwriter Zac Clark seems destined for big things. Blessed with a laser-sharp ear for melody and considerable keyboard chops, it’s…
Resonator, Lost Language
(Self-released, CD) Plattsburgh-based trio Resonator have an intriguing pedigree. Members include a Montréal-born, indie-record store employee who formerly pounded skins for metalcore champs Drowningman, an…
News Quirks 08.16.06
Curses, Foiled Again After two men robbed a Brinks armored truck guard at gunpoint as he left a bank in Cutler Ridge, Fla., carrying a…
Brunchtime
On Sunday, Gahlord and I had four friends over for brunch. Everyone brought something, and I made multigrain waffles on a borrowed iron. In terms…
THE LOST CITY**1/2
Andy Garcia directs and stars in this drama set in 1950s Havana, concerning a nightclub owner trying to save his family and business from Batista’s…
LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR*
The reigning king of blue-collar comedy makes his feature debut in this laugher about an easy going restaurant inspector who gets saddled with a by-the-book…
INSIDE MAN***
Spike Lee directs this crime drama about a high-tech heist at a Wall Street bank. Starring Clive Owen, Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster. (129 min,…
CSA: CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA***
This British mockumentary imagines an alternative history of the U.S., in which the South has won the Civil War with results that are humorous, unsettling…
BRICK***1/2
The Maltese Falcon meets Fast Times at Ridgemont High in writer-director Rian Johnson’s directorial debut, a noir take on life at a southern California high…
ADAM AND STEVE **1/2
Craig Chester wrote, directed and stars in this comedy about two men who meet, lose track of one another and, nearly two decades later, meet…
