The Kids are All Right
One of my coworkers has this phrase that he overuses. “As a for instance,” he says, and then goes on to give you an illuminating…
Happy New Yorkers
A steady stream of cars pulled into the nondescript gas station on Rt. 149 in Pawlet, Vermont, on Easter Sunday. Nine out of 10 had…
Motel Tale
In the wee hours it’s rare to pick up a fare who came into this world much before the presidency of Jimmy Carter. The after-midnight…
Back Talk
Here’s the skivvy, er skinny, on Tania Kupczak. As a Burlington underwear artist, she’s fully out of the drawer. The Oberlin grad earned a Master’s…
Flick Chick
Why do some towns go mad? In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, was paranoid about witchcraft. In 1951, the populace of Pont-St. Esprit in France began wildly…
Hair Say: Why an otherwise normal mom refuses to be “locked” into one color
This morning, when I dropped my 6-year-old off at school, I was a blonde. This afternoon, waiting to pick her up, I’m fingering locks that…
The Word on the Feet: A mud-season shoe crew pounds the pavement
Mud season finds Burlington pedestrians of divided opinion when it comes to footwear — some are shod for winter, some for spring, and some are…
Montreal Makeover: The ouis and nons of French-Canadian men’s style
As one who subscribes to the maxim, “You only feel as good as you look,” I find hanging out in Montréal can be an ego-deflating…
