In a New Film, Freeskiers Work It '5 to 9'

by Ethan de Seife Posted on September 29, 2014 at 8:35AM

In this short, which recently premiered at Montréal's International Freeski Film Festival, skiers slide down banisters, across parking lots and atop big, old outdoor industrial electrical housings. They wipe out a lot, sure, but they get up to ski again, preferably during the off-hours referred to by the film's title.

What I'm Watching: RoboCop

by Ethan de Seife Posted on September 27, 2014 at 8:43AM

On the surface, this is just a moment of goofy enthusiasm from a yes-man. But I think it's actually more complicated than that. It's such a dumb, schoolyard thing to say that it actually undercuts the importance of the event, which is nothing less than the creation of the world's first cyborg — and a crimefighting one, at that.

Movies You Missed & More: The Rover

by Margot Harrison Posted on September 26, 2014 at 1:26PM

Daughter: I can tell you one thing: If it happens, no way I'm immigrating to Australia. Not even if R-Patz is hanging out there.

Hello, Ello: Seven Things to Know About the Burlington-based 'Anti-Facebook'

by Kathryn Flagg Posted on September 26, 2014 at 12:24PM

If you frequent Twitter or Facebook, chances are the catchy name of a new website — Ello — flitted across your screen recently. The social media website toggled from stealth mode to widespread sensation over the course of just a few days this week: For a time yesterday, the currently invite-only website shut down the ability for existing users to send out invitation codes.

Kate Gridley's Emerging Adults Portraits Inspire Events

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on September 26, 2014 at 9:21AM

was basically capturing all the themes I’d done in my thesis in an out-in-the-open artistic and creative format," says Kaczynski, who then reached out to Gridley. Before long, the wheels were set in motion for what would become Friday's "Shh ...

BCA Grant Helps Plan BTV-South End Stay Arty

by Ken Picard Posted on September 25, 2014 at 3:07PM

One component of that effort kicks off Thursday afternoon with an event that launches three days of “active living workshops” focusing on transportation and walkability in the South End. This week’s events, which are sponsored by the city and AARP-Vermont, include a presentation and “walking audits” by Dan Burden.

Michael Jager Turns JDK 'Inside Out'

by Kathryn Flagg Posted on September 25, 2014 at 2:07PM

"We effectively turned JDK inside out," said Jager, the firm's creative principal. He was sitting in a spare conference room with Christine Dodson, the company's managing director, who summed it up this way: "What we do hasn't changed.

Seven Questions for Mime Artist Rob Mermin

by Pamela Polston Posted on September 24, 2014 at 8:00AM

staring out the window. SD: You've probably been asked this many times, but I have to do it: Why mime?

What I'm Watching: Don't Look Now

by Ethan de Seife Posted on September 22, 2014 at 12:03PM

Shelburne Craft School Donates Cassatt Pastels

by Pamela Polston Posted on September 19, 2014 at 3:53PM

Notes a press release: The school’s history and philanthropic support of its work has been tied to the Webb family since the 1940s.