All That Glitters

All That Glitters

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Leisure

On a day in mid-June, when the Google News headlines were bemoaning $4/gallon gas in the United States and indications were sinking in that even more expensive fuel was to be the new reality, my son and I were waking up in my nephew's apartment in Stuttgart. On...
Lunch With the Beetles

Lunch With the Beetles

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Leisure

Don't know what a Puritan tiger beetle is? If your inner entomologist is intrigued, join Aimee Gelinas of the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary for a Canoe Trip and Luncheon at Rainbow Beach. Wander the beach and learn about protecting this endangered insect. This is a...
Alba Gu Brah

Alba Gu Brah

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Leisure

Each of the four constituent countries (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) that make up the United Kingdom seems to retain a prideful, almost defiant grip on its individual culture. The efforts to do so on the part of both Ireland and Scotland have been...
Cinemadope: Army Brats

Cinemadope: Army Brats

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Film

Standard Operating Procedure (3 1/2 stars)Directed by Errol Morris. With Lynndie England, Javel Davis, Janis Karpinski, Joshua Feinman, Zhubin Rahbar, Merry Grissom, and Cyrus King. (R)Errol Morris, the visionary documentary filmmaker who finally won the Oscar for his...
Inside the Radius, Outside the Box

Inside the Radius, Outside the Box

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Arts

The first thing I saw as I walked through the thick double doors of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center was an extravagant bouquet of roses some 12 feet long, artfully arranged on the marble steps of the central dais. At least I thought I saw roses. Upon closer...