Archives: October 2010
The Fall of Film
Autumn awakens the inner cinematographer in us all – so beware.Inspired by autumnal nostalgia, I made the mistake today of watching some home movies taken during my vacationing New Hampshire boyhood. For those of you too young to remember 8-mm movie-making (which feels like everyone these days), here’s how it worked:First, after loading the film (yes, FILM), you’d take a…
Good Sport – Tyler McGill
Remember the guy who walked 218 miles from Boston to New York City for Celtics tickets? No? Well, Tyler McGill, a 27-year-old surf shop owner from Rye, N.H., took a bet from his college buddies to make that walk in under a week. His reward? A court-side seat at games 3, 4 and 5 of the NBA Finals, featuring one…
Granite Grimoire
This new collection of short stories makes the state’s familiar haunts seem just a bit more haunted.As the literary world prepares to be devoured by giant celebrity-based publishers and while digital zombie hoardes of Androids, iPads and other shambling mobile devices gather in the streets outside chanting “braaains, braaaains!” an underground resistance is forming. Small publishers and booksellers are joining…
The Sure Thing
In New Hampshire, it’s not just Death and Taxes you can count on.More than 1,000 New Hampshire residents are running for elected office this fall, ranging from U.S. Senate to County Register of Deeds. There are first-time candidates and experienced political veterans, untouchable front-runners and no-shot challengers.Some contests will be so close they will require recounts, but it is safe…
North to Portland
This city is on the national foodie map.Portland, Maine, is home to the renowned restaurants Hugo’s and Fore Street. One could call their chef/owners Rob Evans and Sam Hayward, respectively, the forefathers of the foodie revolution that is still exploding on the streets of the Old Port and beyond. Bon Appetit and the New York Times have noticed and added…
Pumpkin Ponderings
It’s been a busy decade for the New Hampshire pumpkin. First the Keene Pumpkin Festival kicked itself into high gear, turning a local harvest festival into an international event that grabbed a 2003 Guinness World Record for the most lit pumpkins in one spot (28,952!). Then in 2006 it lost that record to Boston (Boo!). But that same year it…
Letters to the Editor
Need a good reason to sport the newt? This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Seacoast Soap Company of Stratham (www.seacoastsoaps.com). This company offers “only the highest quality bath care that’s inspired by nature – hand-crafted and made on the New Hampshire Seacoast.”Our Spot the Newt contest is hosted each month by…
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