by Kristin Palpini | Sep 8, 2015 | Between the Lines, Music, News
Music is like a garden; water it, tend to it, and it will be a blooming beauty that can attract visitors from miles around. But forget to water it, let the weeds take over, and you’re left with a field of crackling, dusty sticks that at best annoy your neighbor. Local...
by Micky Bedell | Sep 8, 2015 | News, Scene Here
I feel like it should smell in here. This is the thought I just can’t let go of as I wobble precariously along a plastic track with all the other “fresh meat.” Sweat is dampening every inch of clothing touching my skin. My rental gear feels loose — and a bit...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles, Blogs, Columns, Featured, News, The Uncanny Valley
Why is it that a cheeseburger costs $1.22 at Burger King, while a small order of fries costs $1.70? Isn’t beef supposed to be more expensive than potatoes? Thanks for writing in, anonymous reader, with your puzzling — and discomforting — question. To figure out why...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 1, 2015 | Between the Lines, News
In a conversation about how more than 140 black people have been killed by police this year, all lives don’t matter. All lives are as pertinent to this discussion as Vienna sausages, Breaking Bad reruns, and gardening — they have no place at the table. Likewise, how...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 1, 2015 | Careers & Education, News
If it weren’t for rolling applications, I probably wouldn’t be writing this today. At age 20 and with two years of college behind me, I decided to switch majors, living arrangements, lovers, and jobs; all of which meant I needed to apply and get accepted to a new...
