With a roiling din of voices and the clattering of falling pins surrounding him, Marty lounges on the bench, eyeing his teammates and opponents as they hurl their balls down the alley. At the lounge table behind him, bowlers play cards and take...
INTERVIEW: Author Nicholson Baker on World War II and 'just wars'
He now lives in an old farmhouse in Maine, but Rochester can still claim native son Nicholson Baker. Not only did he attend School Without Walls and the Eastman School of Music, but the setting of his first novel, "The Mezzanine," was...
RECREATION: Synchronized skating
Aaron-Taylor (Tate) Austin's voice echoes around RIT's cavernous Ritter Arena as he instructs the Genesee Express Synchronized Skating team. The arena's stands are empty, save for a couple parents watching their daughters practice.It's 9 p.m. on...
INTERVIEW: Gandhi's grandson on the message of nonviolence in today's world
Arun Gandhi's new office still looks unsettled. There are boxes to be unpacked and books to be stored. Large framed prints of Gandhi's famous grandfather, Mohandas K. Gandhi, sit on the floor, leaning against the wall. The images of the bony...
Talk about tough shoes to fill. From the beginning, the great pianist Dave Brubeck's signature...
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What child hasn't dreamed of flying, battling bad guys, and saving the world? Role-playing as...
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Stephanie Miller is dynamite, on radio, TV, in person ..... witty, politically correct, funny as heck, and great lookin' .... as mentally giant...
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I was thinking of George today when I read that Tierney was leaving Princeton for Denver [Yes, in the newspaper George] and figured that at some...
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Jan said:
Awesome! I usually watch that parade and had no idea my neighbor was in it.
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marty said:
good article, but we were misquoted alittle, a few of the facts were mixed up...I don't drink at bowling or buy pitchers (for that matter I...
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tom rhodes said:
this pis awesome! who is this travis geske fellow?
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