Virtual Virtuosi: The Met Opera Series at TSL
by Ross Rice

With all due respect to those aficionados and enjoyers of the grand tradition of Opera...

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Woodstock MusicWorks: 
Keeping it Local, Taking it Global
by Peter Aaron

Starting a record label is always a gamble, but in the 21st century it seems downright heroic. Or maybe just insane. The advent of the Internet, with its artist-networking MySpaces, its CDBabies and Amazons...

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Global Chaos, Healing Art: The Works of Sam Sebren
by Jay Blotcher

When concerned about the general state of affairs in Bush’s America, some people pen letters to the editor of their local newspaper. Others hoist a protest sign and take to the streets. Sam Sebren, an Athens, New York-based artist, makes his sentiments known by stretching another canvas. For the better part of three decades, Sebren, 46, has transformed critical thought about culture, politics and the environment into provocative paintings, sculptures...

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Roll Cuisine Corner
by Pierre-Luc Moeys

Ah….Chocolate!

The word “chocolate” is derived from the Aztec word “Xocolatl,” meaning “bitter water.” Aztecs crushed cocoa beans into a paste, added water and spices (but no sugar!), and the resulting beverage, though bitter, was nourishing and very popular...

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