Speak Out! recent blogs
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My Conversation with Laurie Anderson
By Sparrow 08/21/08
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"Blogging for Blood Cancer" event
By Puja Thomson 08/01/08
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By Sparrow 07/06/08
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Pretty Much the Most Important Thing
By Bethany Saltman 06/23/08
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How do I Assess Risks versus Benefits of Treatment Options?- 3
By Puja Thomson 06/16/08
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By Sparrow 05/23/08
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By Sharon Nichols 05/22/08
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Dora Who?: On Raising a Weirdo
By Bethany Saltman 04/25/08
Arts & Culture
Dancing to a Different Drummer
His attitude toward dance as an expression of music is a no-no to most European post-moderns, whose emphasis is on conceptual movement over passionate musicality.
Lucid Dreaming“Bivouac” takes a witty, somewhat arch approach to art, inventiveness, and imagined survivalism, while “Paths: Real and Imagined” gravitates toward an archetypal/metaphorical reading of its stated theme. | 
Blinded by FrankenscienceThe idea for “Mothers of Invention” began in 2002, after Laura Poe read an article about GMO food “and the crazy, crazy things going on.” | 
The Writing on the WallAs a postwar phenomenon, graffiti parallels the rise of street toughs and gangs. Its present form began in the late sixties, and became known as part of hip hop culture by the mid ‘70s. |
Portfolio: Sarah MecklemSarah Greer Mecklem is an artist whose life and career have always been intricately intertwined with the history and—more importantly—the experience of the Hudson Valley. | 
Conversation of the BirdsPerhaps science doesn’t take the topic seriously, but David Rothenberg has devoted his career to listening to nature in a musical way. | 
Cassandra in a Party DressMartha Beall Mitchell was known for her coruscating gift of gab. But her unbridled Southern charm barely camouflaged a sly intelligence that was neither expected nor tolerated in Washington wives. | 
Shared EnchantmentOn August 24 and 25 from 7 to 11pm (raindate August 26), Arm-of-the-Sea will present its seventh annual “Esopus Creek Puppet Suite” at Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park in Saugerties. |
Food & Drink
Mediterranean Oasis
The beauty and distinctiveness of Serevan lies in its historical charm and architectural finesse—living, breathing entities that have been gently cultivated by an Armenian from Tehran, chef and proprietor Serge Madikians.
Books
Book Review: A Portrait of Pia
Pia’s story is eminently accessible to young teens. The characters and their dilemmas are drawn with loving detail and the book’s lack of simple resolutions rings of real life.
The Gospel According to PinkwaterDaniel Pinkwater’s voice—instantly recognizable to NPR listeners—resonates down the stairwell as he appears, a Hitchcockian silhouette dressed in top-to-toe black with a dusting of pet hair. | 
Book Reviews: Way of Water and Welcome to Camden FallsFate, often enough, arrives as a beanball. Down you go, a crumple in the dirt. Then, through the pain and vapors, you see a hissing curveball coming your way. That’s when life gets interesting. | 
Summer Reading Round-up for KidsSusan Krawitz and Nina Shengold offer their picks for picture books, poetry, and young adult titles. |