Tag: feb 18 2016 issue
Getting to know you
With just over 12 weeks of writing this column, I am still pretty green when it comes to cannabis. I am no expert, rather...
Snowden and the elephant in the room
It was 5 a.m. in Moscow when former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden began his conversation with the more than 2,000 people...
Phamaly sets a new standard for theater
Live theater requires a suspension of belief. The audience must take the real actor they see, and believe that he or she is the...
Not a good look
"More plot!” demanded not one single fan of the original Zoolander. So, of course, writers Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Nicholas Stoller and John Hamburg...
I don’t wanna cuckold; Both sides of the story
Dear Dan: My new girlfriend blurted out that she had a cuckolding past with her ex-husband. She says her ex badgered her into arranging...
Sowing seeds of tolerance in the agriculture industry
An inclusive workplace environment means everything in a world that grows smaller every day. The U.S. agriculture industry, dominated by migrant workers from all...
Obama proposes oil tax to fund clean transit; FDA finds three-parent...
Obama proposes oil tax to fund clean transit
In the first week of February, President Barack Obama announced a $10-per-barrel tax on oil imports as...
‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder’ is fun
There’s a special place in hell reserved for musicals with long titles. Hardly do they roll off the tongue, but instead tumble awkwardly out...
Ars Nova Singers to perform 40-part pieces
In the history of European choral music, there are two major works that were composed for 40 different voice parts.
Yes, that’s four-zero, 40 parts,...
Opposite of America
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” — Emma Lazarus
Four hundred and sixty-two. That’s how many days Mishkat...
‘Voyagers Without Trace’ combines whitewater history and adventure
Back in the Old West, being the first to expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers on kayaks for two and a half months...
Three young men seek identity in ‘Oriented’
As the American presidential race continues to heat up, more and more Americans divide themselves across party lines and political predilections. Yet, few see...