Vermont Author Megan Mayhew Bergman Gives Reading in Burlington

by Ethan de Seife Posted on May 19, 2014 at 8:11AM

Shaftsbury resident Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of the critically acclaimed novel Almost Famous Women and short story collection Birds of a Lesser Paradise, will visit Burlington's Hotel Vermont on Wednesday, May 28, for a reading and signing event. Bergman, as detailed by Seven Days' Amy Lilly in 2012, grew up in North Carolina and moved to rural Shaftsbury in 2008, where she lives with her family.

What I'm Watching: The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

by Ethan de Seife Posted on May 17, 2014 at 8:29AM

It’s not the presence of action, explosions or nudity that differentiates exploitation films from mainstream films; the latter unapologetically brim with such ingredients. There’s no more emphasis on exploding cars in The Great Texas Dynamite Chase than in, say, any of the Die Hard movies.

Movies You Missed & More: Monsters

by Margot Harrison Posted on May 16, 2014 at 1:17PM

That said, Edwards gives his film a wonderful grittiness and originality by not setting it in American suburbia and by using the real denizens of his locations as extras who talk matter-of-factly about their interactions with the aliens. If the plot he creates is not that compelling, the film's world is, which is why I'm cautiously optimistic that a sequel is due out this year.

Bread & Puppet Winds Down 50th Anniversary Revival Tour

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on May 16, 2014 at 12:11PM

No 'Pomp and Circumstance' for UVM Med School Graduates

by Amy Lilly Posted on May 15, 2014 at 5:17PM

Ackerman, who will be heading to Maine Medical Center in Portland for a surgery residency, says the idea to compose an alternative graduation tune came to him a year ago. He found “a little extra time” to write it while flying around the country interviewing for residencies.

Revamped South End Flea Market Brings Bargains, Pizza, Beer

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on May 13, 2014 at 5:25PM

Aloi also partnered with Switchback Brewing Co., which will open its tasting room during Sunday market hours and host special tours. Switchback marketing manager Candace Martabano hints that the brewery may "use this cool new event to sample some new releases, as well."

What I'm Watching: Deceptive Practice

by Ethan de Seife Posted on May 10, 2014 at 8:08AM

Several nights ago, after a few rounds of frustratingly unproductive Netflix roulette, I was pleased to see a familiar face staring back at me from one of the little rectangles on the screen, and clicked on it immediately. I guess this is what film spectatorship is like in the internet age.

Alison Bechdel's Fun Home at Center of South Carolina Controversy

by Ethan de Seife Posted on May 9, 2014 at 3:30PM

Because of these colleges’ decisions to assign readings that challenged conservative viewpoints, South Carolina legislators decided that a fair and just punishment was to slash the schools’ funding by $70,000. Students at both schools have been demonstrating to remind state lawmakers that South Carolina is not, in fact, exempt from the protection of the First Amendment.

Movies You Missed & More: The Den

by Margot Harrison Posted on May 9, 2014 at 2:52PM

1-4 points: Does anything happen? 4/4.

Angioplasty Media and MSR Presents Merge, Form Waking Windows Presents

by Dan Bolles Posted on May 9, 2014 at 1:44PM