Deutch Treat
Despite some tepid reviews from mainstream critics, Mostly Martha should be savored by audiences for the same reason they responded to Babette’s Feast in 1987…
Miles of Files: A “connected” art exhibit puts paperwork in perspective
File cabinets are purely functional and rarely attractive, but last June, Bren Alvarez began to envision these hulking office fixtures as conceptual public art. The…
Spoiler Sports: Why Vermont’s election rules are less than democratic
Picture this: The November 5 governor’s election results in an unexpectedly close finish between Republican Jim Douglas and Democrat Doug Racine, with Douglas nosing ahead…
Bad Mom, Bad Prez
I was all set this week not to mention the Bush administration and whichever country it is around the Tigris and Euphrates that our government…
Veggie Vehicles: Biodiesel fuel makes power points in Vermont
Take a whiff of the exhaust from Paul Butler’s car and you know something’s cooking. The fumes won’t make you gag. If anything, they’ll make…
True Grid: Artist Bill Davison makes a lasting impression
Pictures are proverbially worth a thousand words, but it’s unusual to hear even half that many on how artworks are actually made — outside the…
Trickle-Down Theory
The commodification of water is shaping up to be one of tomorrow’s hot-button issues. It seems every day brings another story of water shortages, droughts…
Work: Shara Tarule, dog behavior consultant, Humane Society of Chittenden County
Wielding the kind of rubber hand-on-a-stick often used as a Halloween gag, Shara Tarule gently strokes Sassy’s lush black fur. The little cocker spaniel mix…
War On Vermont?
“Regime change” is the name of President George W. Bush’s game, and the events of the past week are proof positive that Baghdad is not…
