In most cases, the lucky ones, mothers are the Linus blankets of our early lives. We hang on as long as we can. Early on, we can’t go to sleep without them nearby. When we think of our most cherished childhood memories, moms typically play central roles in the...
In a recently resurfaced 1985 interview, famed astronomer Carl Sagan finds common ground between science and spirituality. Writing in the Huff Post, Carolyn Gregoire explains. Watch the talk on video too. When you imagine an alien, what do you think of? A green, slimy creature with jagged...
Are you an early adopter? Do you love being the person who knows before anyone else about the latest trends? Are you an investor looking for the next billion-dollar business? Attend this Shark Tank-inspired event and become part of the entrepreneurial culture of startups. Come and listen to the innovators, the creative people, the risk-takers...
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week in The Short Version, Cleo Abram blogged about the strike by Verizon workers, but the...
Living well past 100 could come down to (no big surprise here) genes and, well, two very fragrant foods – at least according to Huff Post lifestyle writer James Cave. Read on to discover the very fishy, very fragrant secret. [caption id="attachment_58218" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Acciaroli, Cilento Coast, Italy,...
We claim her, so we name her. Telluride’s Word Woman is Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. The Telluride Literary Festival describes Rosemerry as one of its notorious “Burl Gurrls,” an elite sorority that includes other red hot poets: Amy Irvine, Kierstin Bridger, and Ellen Metrick. (For more on Lit Fest 2016, May...
Wrights Mesa’s Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery is coming alive this spring, albeit with some major changes in its operations. For the past 15 years, the farm’s one and one-half acre organic garden fed as many as 65 regional households for 20 weeks during the short...
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week in The Short Version, Cleo Abram blogged about equal pay for women. This week, the topic...
The names are Telluride legends: world-famous actor/singer/songwriter Keith Carradine once lived in town, where, back in the early 1990s, he and his then wife Sandra owned and operated the historic Sheridan Opera House under the auspices of the Sheridan Arts Foundation. [caption id="attachment_58376" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Carradine, Mason, Kosek & Trsichka...
Zen-like quiet and profundity? Psychedelic bomb exploding? Take your pick. Both are available in three sprawling exhibitions at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts – not to mention the wonderful work in a town house across the street. For five decades, Richard Nonas has created a body of work...
