TikTok: Another ban in the name of protection

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, March 18, 2024

On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 to force the owners of TikTok to sell the app in six months or face a nationwide ban. (The good news is that the bill still has to pass the Senate and – if it does – will head to the President to sign). Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D – NY) has been noncommittal as to when he will schedule the bill for a floor vote. For those keeping score, the bill, (H.R. 7521 – officially called The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, was introduced by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R – WI).

Chews Life Now! Can you escape the plastic apocalypse?

Sunday, January 5, 2025Monday, March 18, 2024

Plastic. The world is swimming in it. Oceans. Landfills. Even our arteries. That, according to a recent study released in the March 7 edition of New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers studied the specimens of 304 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomies – a procedure that removes plaque from dangerously narrowing arteries in the neck to avert stroke and/or heart attack.

How sweet it is: NH Maple Sunday 2024

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, March 17, 2024

New Hampshire’s Maple Weekend has sugar shacks open all over the state.

The Irish dance of the American mutt

Wednesday, July 3, 2024Friday, March 15, 2024

While I am far past the age where I’ll be zooming downtown at 6 a.m. to open the bars with the hosts of a radio morning show— “That is no country for old men”— I still like to celebrate the day with a few beers, a boiled dinner and a Pogues playlist.

My life in a Photo Automat: 4 different poses for 25¢

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, March 14, 2024

Do you remember dropping a quarter into the machine and you and your friends cramming into one of these photobooths? Do you still have those photo strips hanging around in a box in the basement? Or perhaps you were at a holiday party recently where they had a “photo booth” where you donned props, and the results were sent right to your Facebook or email?

Women’s History Month: A call to intersectional action

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, March 11, 2024

As I sit writing this, I’m warring with myself over if I should write the words that are bubbling to the surface. I like to use this platform to shed light on the issues and realities of Black folk, and Black folk in NH, more specifically. The beginning of this Women’s History Month however, has me reflecting on the sisterhood, how we act out solidarity with each other, and ways that we can continue to be better at building one another up in love and community.

March 9: Opening reception for ‘The Look of Life’ exhibit at See Saw Gallery

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, March 8, 2024

LOOK of LIFE, an exhibit of artwork by Jen Drociak, engages us to step out of pre-defined roles and look at the world around us from a different point of view. Artist’s reception is March 9 at 4 p.m.

You’re the art critic at the Currier’s ‘Looking Together’ program

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, March 8, 2024

“Looking Together is not so much about getting a rundown of the artistic history of a piece,” Sanchez said. “Looking Together is really what the name says. It’s very much related to inviting guests to take time to spend 15 minutes with one work of art.”

Owning my ‘SVU’ obsession

Wednesday, July 3, 2024Friday, March 8, 2024

During the last week of February, I had a weeklong winter break from my job teaching at a public high school. Many of my friends and colleagues in education use the break as an opportunity to vacation with their families—whether it’s a day trip skiing in the White Mountains, or hopping a last-minute flight to Hawaii.[1]

‘Our system of justice failed Vernon Hayford – and so many others in the Granite State’

Monday, September 23, 2024Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Our systems of justice failed Vernon Hayford—and so many others in the Granite State. Tragically, this is just the most recent in a string of cases where we see a decades-long history of escalating violence but no true accountability or adequate interventions. The result was fatal.