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News & Politics

COVERT OPS

Larry Beinhart offers a history lesson on the CIA’s secret wars.

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While You Were Sleeping

Poppy’s in Afghanistan, missing weapons in Iraq, bogus tax breaks, and more.

A Hotbed of Hope

Lorna Tychostup reports on the efforts of Nature Iraq, an environmental organization working to restore depleted marshlands and catalog indigenous flora and fauna.

Community Notebook

Solar Attraction

Ann Braybrooks visits the Chatham campus of SunDog Solar and Solaqua Power and Art.

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In the Realm of Ashes

Andrea Walker and her mother, co-owners of a pet crematorium, carry out their grim business with the utmost dignity and respect for their furry clients.

Music

CD Review: Pamela Sue Mann

Pamela Sue Mann’s sophomore album perfects pop.

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CD Review: Venture Lift

Woodstock’s Stanton Warren takes listeners tripping on the debut album of his Venture Warren project.

Nightlife Highlights: October

Whether it’s Uncle Monk at the Muddy Cup or Celtic rock from The Battlefield Band, if DJ Wavy Davy recommends it, you’re in for a good time.

Talent with Taste

A family run coffee shop where you can get a side of blues, hip hop, or hard rock with your apple crisp.

CD Review: Manhattan New Music Project

The first of two CDs recorded to document the 30-year career of Paul Nash, before his death in 2005.

Arts & Culture

Burning Down the Year

There are few who aren’t entranced by the magic and mystery of Halloween, but there are also few who understand the holiday’s origins, symbology, and traditions.

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Discursive Lens

Hopewell Junction-based photographer Michael Sibilia will exhibit urban landscapes this month at GAS Gallery in Poughkeepsie.

Serendipitous Encounters

Chrissy Glenn gathered five talented artists for an exhibit at the Pearl Arts Gallery in Stone Ridge and still had time to curate the Joni Mitchell show in Manhattan.

Queen of Controversy

The uncompromising Sinead O’Connor has done it again, but this time it’s not quite as shocking as some of her past stunts.

Still Rolling

The Woodstock Film Festival rolls out the celluloid in its eighth year.

Portfolio: Cave Dogs

Cave Dogs discuss their collaborative creative process.

Freewheeling Freakout

Indie rock royalty Yo La Tengo will play two shows at Colony Cafe on October 20.

Vintage Violence

Cathy Wilkerson joined Weatherman, the leftist revolutionary group, when it was founded in 1969, and was soon chanting slogans like “Kick the Ass of the Ruling Class” and “Bring the War Home!”

Books

Book Reviews: King’s Gambit

Exploring the dark side of chess is just one thread in King’s Gambit, a neat piece of participant/observer journalism with an overarching narrative of self-awareness.

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October's Short Takes

Bring out yer dead! Hudson Valley authors and illustrators have brewed up some weird and wondrous books to pack for your next haunted hayride.

Book Reviews: Trespass

Trespass employs a broad canvas, but it isn’t just a political story. Valerie Martin peels back big issues to reveal the bigger ones beneath.

Book Reviews: Kill All Your Darlings: Pieces, 1990-2005

Take a crash course in pop culture with Luc Sante. S&M, Allen Ginsberg, the blues— what are you waiting for? Take notes. It’s all on the test.

Big Man On Campus

Nina Shengold gets Charley Rosen to talk candidly about his upbringing, coaching meltdowns, and how he handles enraged bloggers.

Whole Living

Connecting with Angels

Angelic channel Margaret Doner makes a case for angels.

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Feeding Your Inner Hibernator

Does the change of season mandate a downward spiral in our healthy eating habits?

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: October

Eric Francis Coppolino’s astrological outlook on October.

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Unveiling the Soul Inside the Form

Eric Francis Coppolino’s on Saturn’s entrance into Virgo.