Art Preview Designer's Lounge Seeks To Become A Center For The Creative Crafting Community As a child, Teresa Romero didn’t have the patience to learn how to sew. Her mother, Patty Melvin, a self-described “old-school” seamstress, tried [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Dec 04, 2008 Read More Designer’s Lounge kicks Home Ec’s ass.
Culture Shock You cannot avoid art this week. I would even dare you to try, if I countenanced such things. This first weekend of December [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Dec 04, 2008 Read More
Culture Shock As you’re reading this, you’re most likely somewhere in the process of dealing with food; preparing, digesting, hoarding or reheating. Giving thanks for [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Nov 27, 2008 Read More
Craigslist’s Hidden Delights While this may not be news to anybody but me, I was recently directed to Craigslist’s “Best Of” category. And, let me just [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Nov 27, 2008 Read More Wow. You really can find anything on Craigslist.
Quantum Of Qonspiracy Semi-Spoiler Alert! While watching the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace , this weekend, I was struck by something so insidious that it send [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Nov 20, 2008 Read More Evil Frenchman thinks “The Q” is “fun and quirky--just like my international crime ring!” (ign.com)
Author Interview: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Junot Díaz A Brief And Wondrous Interview With Junot Díaz Junot Díaz is the “It Kid” in literature today. The author of the 1996 short story collection Drown, he was awarded this year’s [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz (Nancy Crampton)
Poetry News: Stir: A Festival Of Words A Poetry Love-In, Burque Style Lisa Gill likes to say that the impetus behind the upcoming STIR festival came as a whim. Since she’s a poet, perhaps she [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More Book art by Becky Holtzman
Idiot Box: Thigh-High Waders “Jon & Kate Plus 8” On Tlc Choosing the best in television is easy, as there’s not much competition. Determining the worst, however, takes a real commitment, akin to testing [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jul 31, 2008 Read More
Q-Dom While most of us locals have strained against the city government’s misguided and possibly drug-induced urge to fashion our burg as "The Q," [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ May 22, 2008 Read More
