Country-blues and folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Smither first made a splash in the 1960s and early ’70s. He remains a songwriting and performing force whose fans include Dave Alvin, Loudon Wainwright III and Bonnie Raitt, who was the first to cover Smither’s “Love...
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Terri Connett
Columnist - August 4, 2019 in Columnists
The Lowdown from Motown
Beto O'Rourke and John Hickenlooper should join forces and create "Beto Beer." A sweet and soothing ale to help Democrats numb the pain.
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Maya Stiles Parsons Spier
Columnist, Editor-in-Chief - August 2, 2019 in Columnists
The gloriously humble swallow and the lethal cost of more
What is your personal carrying capacity for grief, rage, despair? We are living in a period of mass extinction. The numbers stand at 200 species a day. That’s 73,000 a year. This culture is oblivious to their passing, feels entitled to their every...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - August 1, 2019 in Columnists
The racism of racism denial
When the UN voted to seat a Beijing delegation in 1971, members of the Tanzanian delegation danced in the aisles. Then-Governor Ronald Reagan, angry over African countries voting to seat the delegation, called President Richard Nixon the next day and said, “Last night, I tell...
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David Weinshilboum
Columnist - July 31, 2019 in Columnists
Baseball: why I love that sport you find so so dull
As a kid, I wasn’t big on sports, but I played them. That’s what boys did in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I joined pee-wee football despite my diminutive stature; I was serviceable in soccer but participated more for the camaraderie with teammates. I was actually...
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Stephen Cooper
Columnist - July 27, 2019 in Columnists
Abolishing the death penalty requires morality
In “How to Convince Americans to Abolish the Death Penalty,” Amherst College Professor Austin Sarat asserts “important lessons about how abolitionists can be successful around the country” can be learned from New Hampshire – which just last month became the twenty-first state to abolish capital...
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Kate Laddish
Columnist - July 26, 2019 in Columnists
Chris Smither takes ‘Lucky’ on the road
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David Weinshilboum
Columnist - July 24, 2019 in Columnists
Book Benefits
I’ve been seeking imaginary companions this summer. No, I’ve not gone “Big Bird” and sought out woolly mammoth buddies. I’ve been reading books. Yes, gentle, reader, I can imagine what you’re thinking. “Is Snuffleupagus a woolly mammoth? And is he the best analogy you can...
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JL Nash
- July 24, 2019 in Columnists
ZEN and the art of the second sock
I know of a woman who knits only one sock. I’m no longer an absolute beginner, but the more I know, the more I know I don’t know. That’s life and no matter how old I am, there’s always someone who has more to offer...
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Kristen Marie
Columnist - July 23, 2019 in Columnists
There’s something in my eye
Third grade, my teacher Mrs. Taffy Dela-Cioppa said to me, “Oh, there’s something in your eye!” I couldn’t feel anything. What was she talking about? “Oh! It’s just your eye!” I went home that day, went in to the bathroom, lifted up my eyelid, and...
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