Issue Eight

Canadian Opera: Wagner’s “Ring” by Helen & Andy Cappuccino Photos by Dellas: As our mad dash ensued, we felt the usual excitement of a pseudo-getaway... more »
Why Basic Science by Herbert Hauptman drawing by Hannah Taylor: On the first day of the nineteenth century, New Years Day, 1801, the Italian astronomer, Piazzi... more »
Champagne by Caroline Kooshoian and Terry Bechakas photos by dellas: Once you get past the foil and wire and you reach that last twist that releases the cork and... more »
Clockwork Terror: Marriage in The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut by Tony Magistrale: Forbidden knowledge is a common link... more »
Coffee by Hannah Taylor photo by dellas: Legend has it, circa A.D. 800, an Ethiopian goatherd, Kaldi, more »
Daniel: A Fable by K. W. Frome photos by dellas: One night, F. ate at Daniel, the famous restaurant in New York... more »
Edwidge Danticat by Cassandra Gainer photos by dellas drawing(detail) by breverman: The first thing that will strike you about Edwidge Danticat is her... more »
21st Century Maestro by JoAnn Falletta Photo by Mark Dellas: One of the most vivid memories of my days as a young conducting student at Juilliard... more »
Hats by Caroline Kooshoian photos by mark dellas: Except for a spell during the late eighties when teenagers topped their Aqua-Net hair with cheap, craft store felt bowlers... more »
Fiction (excerpts): HERE KITTY KITTY by Jardine Libaire Paintings by Isabelle Pelissier: Sitting there in Yves’s car, I was sure I’d mourned, I’d been grieving for almost two years, but nothing had changed. more »
Here Lies John Jones by John Jones: On May–, 19–, the day I came into this world, my parents named me John Norman Jones. more »
Portrait of An Artist by Tom Fleming photos by Dellas drawing by Ellen Shepard: It’s a brutally cold March morning and the coffee shop... more »
Poetry: Three poems by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Collage by Eva Tihanyi more »
“H.H. Richardson’s Prescription for a Troubled Time” by Thomas H. Yorty photos by Dellas: During the Middle Ages, when war and religious unrest threatened fledgling western civilization... more »
Rodin by Ken Wayne Painting of Rodin by Emily Paul: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) revolutionized nineteenth-century French sculpture... more »
Slow-Motion Punches Slow-Motion Punches by Ryan Peterson Illustration by Shaun Mullins: Obsessed with his favorite television programming, Jimmy sits in front of the set... more »
Letter from the Editor: At times we get caught up in the politics of life... more »
Traffic Jam by Joe Sweeney: Energy. Emotion. Showmanship. A driving groove. A catchy lyric. more »