Goddard Unveils 200-Foot Woodcut Print During Art Crawl

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on July 29, 2014 at 6:00PM

The Art Crawl at Goddard College on Wednesday, July 30, features "Migration to Chicago," a 200-foot-long, 48-inch-wide woodcut depicting a history of U.S. immigration. It's believed to be the largest print in the world, according to a college press release. 

Canaries in a Cinematic Coal Mine

by Ethan de Seife Posted on July 29, 2014 at 8:12AM

have 'depreciated so much in value,'" he says, heavy on the irony. "For me, they're always going to be the standard.

What I'm Watching: Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

by Ethan de Seife Posted on July 26, 2014 at 10:34AM

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story is a mock documentary that, to some extent, seems to have provided Allen with the template he used for Zelig. (The film's long title is meant to suggest that "The Harvey Wallinger Story" is a single episode in the putative documentary series "Men of Crisis.") Allen plays Wallinger, and his two most important 1970s leading ladies, Diane Keaton and Louise Lasser, appear in the film (as does a pre-"Diff'rent Strokes" Conrad Bain!).

Movies You Missed & More: Maniac (2012)

by Margot Harrison Posted on July 25, 2014 at 3:52PM

Wood's performance is fine, but a little hammy. That could be forgiven if Frank were as original a creation as, say, Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.

Burlington's Diversity Rocks Wins National Awards

by Ethan de Seife Posted on July 25, 2014 at 12:05PM

Gargoyles Guarding Bikes in Barre, and Other New Sculptures

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on July 25, 2014 at 10:31AM

Bicyclists in downtown Barre now can take advantage of a curious new addition to the Main Street curbside: a pair of granite gargoyles, faces twisted and tongues extended, flanking either side of a serpentine bike rack.

Working It Out With 'World Exercise Champion' Bill Kathan

by Sarah Tuff Dunn Posted on July 24, 2014 at 1:09PM

We headed out to his van to retrieve (with a slight delay, given that Kathan had locked his keys inside) a dozen eggs he'd bought from the Price Chopper. He explained how he had walked backwards across the U.S. in four months and 29 days, alone.

25 Things Vermonters Like, According to Californians

by Ethan de Seife Posted on July 22, 2014 at 10:00AM

California-based real estate company Movoto has just released a fun (and maybe even somewhat accurate) list titled "25 Things People From Vermont Love." It's a pretty wide-ranging list, taking in everything from residents' ubiquitous Subarus to covered bridges to the use of cow poop for fuel.

The 'Wake Up to Dying Project' Brings Death Out of the Closet

by Ken Picard Posted on July 21, 2014 at 7:44AM

The three-day event, which begins on Thursday, July 24, in Montpelier's Christ Episcopal Church Courtyard on State Street, will include a “Before I Die” chalkboard. "Before I Die" is a global art project started by New Orleans artist Candy Chang that asks participants to finish the statement, “Before I die, I want to...” The public is invited to contribute answers to this community art project.

'Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here' Exhibit Comes to Goddard

by Ethan de Seife Posted on July 20, 2014 at 8:14AM

"Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here" is on exhibit at the Eliot D. Pratt Library Art Gallery, Goddard College, in Plainfield through October 10. Free.