1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (803+ words) There's a particular kind of alchemy that happens when a piece of pop culture outlives its moment. It stops being merely of its time and starts to feel like a message sent forward'sometimes as warning, sometimes as comfort, sometimes as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) Chronogram Magazine James Mc Murtry April 3 at Daryl's House in Pawling James Mc Murtry writes songs the way some people file police reports: precise, unsentimental, and devastating on close reading. A master of compressed storytelling, Mc Murtry has built a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (514+ words) No one envies Generation Z. Born into a nihilist miasma of global warming, school shootings, Donald Trump, ubiquitous porn, and greedy billionaires, they live a life both sheltered and brutalized. Bird Sanctuary, a film by a collective of New Paltz youth,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (728+ words) Somewhere deep inside the cubicle labyrinth, the meeting has started. Nobody knows why they're there, the Power Point doesn't make sense, the language is mutating into corporate gobbledygook, and someone is mainlining coffee through an IV drip. Welcome to "Mandatory…...

4+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (788+ words) Nick Offerman brings his Big Woodchuck Tour to Albany in April. The "Parks and Rec" star blends comedy, storytelling, music, and woodworking savvy in a wry, wisdom-soaked evening that pulls from his career in TV, theater, books, and sawdust. If…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) A lifestyle magazine for the Hudson Valley & Catskills with the latest news on arts and cultural events, live music shows, new restaurants, shops & more On the night of Saturday, October 4, the velvet curtains of UPAC in Kingston will part'and not…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (191+ words) Whether you're a longtime local, a freshly arrived flatlander, or just someone who enjoys a little metaphysical mockery with your community theater, "Spoon River Apology" promises a sharp-tongued s'ance with the spirits of a town suspiciously like Woodstock. Performances are…...