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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 »
By Shana Liebman– Irvington is quickly becoming the rivertown’s capital of cafe culture. In addition to The Black Cat, the Red Barn and the newish Wildcraft Baking Company, two fantastic coffee shops just opened. Ludy Cafe Ludy, which opened June 2 in the form... More »
CONSEQUENCE? Or the slippery art of getting off scot free By Krista Madsen– THREE BAD MEN “An eye for an eye will the leave whole world blind” (said Gandhi), so I don’t believe in the petty tit-for-tat of revenge, but I do think, and our justice system general... More »
WINDOW TO THE WORLD: More (im)material messages from the ISS By Krista Madsen– MATERIAL A few weeks ago, I made 16 circuits around Earth immersed in the Orbital novel based on the pragmatics, perspective, and poetry of life on the International Space Station. ... More »
“CHEMISTRY” is…Chemical: Deciphering the complicated science of spark By Krista Madsen– WRONG AS RAIN Before I return to the ISS as promised for round two with Orbital, life on Earth has sufficiently distracted me into a different (if annoyingly recurring) top... More »
PERSPECTIVE: All the angles on what “is” from the ISS By Krista Madsen– When I was a kid, I wanted to be a bird. I fantasized about flight, and the double meaning of flight: escape. Oh how I wanted to soar with wings taut and just glide the air currents the wa... More »
By Sue Treiman– Local realtors expect Westchester to remain a red-hot real estate market during the warmest months of 2024, but the sizzling temperature may be slightly dissipating. An April uptick in the number of new homes offered for sale suggests a better ... More »
