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CREPUSCULAR: Going out on a liminal By Krista Madsen– Ever since Flannery O’Connor packed so much meaning onto the toilet stall in Wise Blood, I have believed that the liminal spaces are where it’s at for the best writing. I am pulled to these in-between, indi... More »
HOWLING FANTODS: A compendium of irritable unrest By Krista Madsen– Some people get a lyric stuck in their head, me, I get the whole howling fantods. I’ve been walking around for some time now—perhaps tapping into the collective frenetic mood of the season of ... More »
RAT SUMMIT: Musophobics stand by By Krista Madsen– I guess since we’re winning the war on drugs (fentanyl and other opioid overdose deaths are down so significantly and suddenly, scientists are scratching their heads) now it’s time to attend to the rats. Heari... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Bulldog Walking Gallery, this summer’s beloved public sculpture installation in the Village of Irvington, is now up for auction. Throughout the summer, 27 specially decorated fiberglass bulldog statues—representing Irvington’s trusty masc... More »
SHOW & TELL: The secret life of objects By Krista Madsen– TIME FOR A GOOD DEATH So many of us became begrudging Zoomers during the pandemic. I loved it. This habit of FaceTiming through whichever software instead of calling or texting has stuck for me as a ha... More »
WELCOME TO LONELYVILLE: When you lack a cat and emergency contact By Krista Madsen– I was on a vacation last week that started very sadly and surprisingly with the sudden emergency euthanasia of my beloved black cat Poe. Eighteen years ago, Poe came to me in t... More »
WEIRD TALES: The semantics when fair is foul and foul fair By Krista Madsen– Hard Truth: A US Presidential candidate can state no less than 162 misstatements, exaggerations and pure lies in a 64-minute press conference (that’s upwards of two per minute) and st... More »
WEIRD TALES: The semantics when fair is foul and foul fair By Krista Madsen– In my household, we hold these two truths to be self-evident: 1. There’s no such thing as boredom. If you’re bored, you’re boring. 2. Weird is natural, weird is good. Normal is the ab... More »
TRUTH SOCIAL? The world wrapped in words By Krista Madsen– Last week I concocted a word salad of swears with Monty Python + Shakespeare + whatever-the-f* emerged from the Insult Generator. This week, I’ll let artist Jenny Holzer have at the word generation gam... More »
FOR F*’s SAKE: The ancient, cathartic art of the insult By Krista Madsen– RUDE WORDS While we celebrate the potential passing of the Presidential torch from an older to younger generation, I’m happy to admit that several of the most engaging topics I’ve explor... More »
STAND DOWN: The art of the graceful exit By Krista Madsen– What a week of dignity and delight. What a moment on Sunday when the news spread in a great wave of donor money and reverence (and glee!) that President Joe Biden was dropping out of the race and endor... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Anyone looking for Latin American cuisine and cocktails should look no further than Mirabella Cocina Latina, the new restaurant in Dobbs Ferry next to LOOK Dine-In Cinemas at Rivertowns Square on Hamilton Street. Having been open for just two... More »
By Sue Treiman– Mermaids, pirates, giant fish, even the Headless Horsemen came out to play at Sleepy Hollow’s inaugural Mermaid Festival Saturday. The afternoon-long event at Kingsland Point Park served a dual purpose. The fair was among a year-long slate of a... More »
BRAINSTORM: Turning myself Inside Out twice By Krista Madsen– I’ve lost my marbles. The thought pinballed my mind as my daughters and I—45 minutes early—settled into our reclining theater seats for Inside Out 2 this week, in our favorite row, just behind the h... More »
PRISONERS OF LOVE: Romancing the ultimate bad boys By Krista Madsen– In the footage from the Ted Bundy trial in Miami for the 1978 brutal slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters—when the handsome accused had the gumption to represent himself—... More »
by Shana Liebman– Two excellent Asian restaurants have recently turned an unassuming Ardsley strip mall into a worthy dining destination: Neung Thai Kitchen and, opening July 5, Ramen Musashi. The interior of Neung Thai Kitchen in Ardsley Neung Thai Kitchen, a... More »
THE RINGS OF HELL: With a map and art for when words fail us By Krista Madsen– The Inferno is the most entertaining first third of Dante’s Divine Comedy—if you have enough schadenfreude to find the interminable suffering of the fallen multitudes amusing. As I ... More »
by Janine Annett– Aromë Caffé and Patisserie is now officially ouvert at 10 Main Street in Hastings. Aromë features French pastries, gelato, and coffee. A sampling of pastries available at Aromë Aromë is the brainchild of Vera Gjelaj, who was an owner and exec... More »
