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At Burlington College, Home Movies Get a Special Showingnew
Pre-You Tube, even pre-VHS artifacts appeal to us as pieces of our collective history.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
08-03-2007 |
Movies
Iron Men and Women Break the Moldnew
Learning to pour and cast iron in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Keith Morrill |
08-03-2007 |
Culture
Retrospective: Vermont Artist Wes Disneynew
An exhibit pays tribute to the visionary artist with a resurrection of old friends and collaborators.
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
08-03-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
D'oh! Simpsons Contest Prompts Fraud Allegationsnew
Springfield, Vt., won the right to premier the new Simpsons Movie, but other Springfields suspect foul play.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
07-23-2007 |
Movies
Sex Discrimination on a Small Town Police Force?new
A fired Brandon cop sues the town, claiming retaliation and sex discrimination.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Gannett Cancels Free Parking in Vermontnew
Cutbacks at Vermont's largest daily include free parking for reporters -- and they lost their water cooler!
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Hyperlocal Networking Site Prompts City Response to Violencenew
Burlington police crack down on violence thanks to an increasingly popular online social networking tool.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Turned Offnew
A week in the life of a non-TV-watching Nielsen family.
Seven Days |
Meghan Dewald |
06-28-2007 |
TV
Mr. Mac Mannew
One of the Mac's original designers reflects on creativity at Apple in advance of the iPhone launch.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
06-27-2007 |
Tech
Reversing Bush's National Guard Power-Grabnew
President Bush has the power to declare martial law in your state without the consent of your governor -- Vermont's Senator Pat Leahy is about to change that.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-27-2007 |
War
History Happensnew
Americans can't prevent catastrophe, no matter how many bureaucratic security measures they create.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
06-25-2007 |
Commentary
Climate Summer is Hotnew
College-age "Climate Summer" activists say global warming is the issue of their generation.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
06-25-2007 |
Environment
Search Menew
How far can someone follow cyber-footprints?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-25-2007 |
Tech
Hummer Happynew
Bob Tousignant, 58, is a semi-retired electrician and former Navy man. He lives in a modest, gray-shingled house at the top of a sleepy hill in Randolph, Vt., with his wife, Jane -- and his Hummer.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
06-15-2007 |
Culture