View From the Top On the Cover Untitled #3 - photocopy transfer print.
Meditation Moment An excerpt from Be Generous by David Marell.
Esteemed Reader Jason Stern on becoming a father.
Editor's Note Brian K. Mahoney looks back on 2004.
Backbone Lucid Dreaming The Future of Illusions. Beth E. Wilson on the local art scene.
Life In The Balance Doing Something. Susan Piperato reads What Can I Do? An Appetite for Living.
Frankly Speaking Breaking Free. Frank Crocitto on how to get out of your mind.
Ear Whacks The Faith of Afrodite. By Sharon Nichols. Nightlife Highlights. CD Reviews.
Frame by Frame Saving Graces. Jeff Economy reviews current film releases.
Planet Waves The Devil in the Vents. By Eric Francis Coppolino. Plus Horoscopes.
Poetica Poems by Barbara Adams, Saul Bennett, Will Nixon, Mauro Parisi, M. Lynx Qualey, India Radfar, George Wallace, and Dan Wilcox.

The Book Shelf Best-Sellers Behind the scenes at local independent bookstores.
Book Reviews, Short Takes, & Out & Aloud. |  | News and Politics Voting Irregularities Cheryl Gerber investigates 2004 election anomalies.
Dispatch from a Terrorist The transcript of an 10/29 tape by Osama bin Laden.
Letter From Haiti Kim Ives smells revolution in the air in Port-au-Prince.
Feature The Right to a Family Amanda Bader tells the story of a family struggling to be.
Community Notebook Genius Farmer Susan Piperato visits MacArthur grant recipient Cheryl Rogowski.
Hearst of Stone Sparrow profiles Guerilla director Robert Stone.
Tastings Steep Drinks The tea craze boils over in the Mid-Hudson Valley.The Art Of Business The Sporting Life Mala Hoffman visits the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton.Whole Living Guide Flu Shot Frenzy Lorrie Klosterman on how to stay healthy without the vaccine.
Huge Beating Heart Bethany Saltman examines the spiritual side of hunting.Parting Shot An untitled photograph from Evidence Revisited. |