By Allison Candreva, September 2008
It started with an idea eight months ago. David Sinopoli and Justin Giangrande wanted to create an eatery that serves healthy meals from quality ingredients at a fair price.
On Aug. 27, “Links. a gourmet eatery” was born.
“You don’t have to pay a lot to be healthy,” said Sinopoli, co-owner of Links. “People just don’t know that.”
By Charles H. Meyer, September 2008
Ridiculous as it sounds, the excretory has been part of modern art since Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, a signed urinal, was exhibited behind a curtain in 1917. Although initially rejected as nothing but a practical joke, Fountain is now considered as important to the advent of conceptual art in the 1960s as Manet’s Olympia (1863) was to the birth of French Impressionism.
By Daniel Eddy, September 2008
Picture This: I’m walking into a local grocery, past the plants outside, past the abundant fresh vegetables, past the meat section, and, WHAM, I see wines by the cheese. Continuing onward, I discover more and more racks of wine. Where am I?
By Hank Stram, September 2008
“It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant.” – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
“Forty percent of the mass of every tree in the forest is crude oil.” – Rep. Bill Sali (R-ID), suggesting Idaho could be the next Saudi Arabia (but confusing cellulosic ethanol with oil).
By Sassy Crafter, September 2008
No matter how you spell it–cosy, cozy or coozie–you’ll want one of these to keep your beverages cold now that tailgating season has arrived. Here’s a way to make a snazzy coozie that folds flat to fit in your pocket while you’re heading to the stadium. Plus it’s reversible, which means you can make it to match your favorite gameday outfits. It’s also a great project for small fabric scraps you might have hanging around.
By Roger Beebe, September 2008
Flex Lives!
FLEX, the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, returns from its programming recess (after its stellar 10-week Cinema under the Stars summer series) with what looks to be an interesting oddity. They’ll be hosting an “Experimental Karaoke” night at Common Grounds on Sept. 9.
