Year: 2012

By: Jadrian Klinger Whether it’s after a long day at work, a cool respite on a hot summer day, a lively night out, an ice breaker among strangers, a happy hour with colleagues, a big-game […]

By: Todra Payne Every time we watch television or flip through magazines, we’re bombarded with advertisements for products meant to enhance beauty and sex appeal. From $10 mascaras to $100 anti-aging serums, the message is […]

By: Harvey Freedenberg AS A 19-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE sophomore, I wore out the vinyl albums of the musicians whose memorable year of 1970 is profiled by Rolling Stone contributing editor David Browne in this fast-paced and entertaining […]

By: Tracey E. Meloni Low Carbs, Low Fat, Raw Food, Master Cleanse, HCG, Cabbage Soup – Americans seem eager to try on most trendy diets. But four words strike fear into their hearts: “cut out […]

By: Jadrian Klinger Climbing to the top (page 1 of 2) I admit it, prior to spending a late-summer evening at Climbnasium in Mechanicsburg, pretty much all of my rock-climbing knowledge came to me via Hollywood. […]

By: Harvey Freedenberg How Stories Make Us Human In 2006, Everyman’s Library published We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live, the collected nonfiction of the eminent journalist and novelist, Joan Didion. While the claim […]

By: Tracey Edgerly Meloni Alan Wycheck Super-size me. Two-for-one. All you can eat. Dinner in 20 minutes, or it’s free. Into this maelstrom of consumer feeding frenzy comes the mindful voice of Oryoki, translated as […]

By: Jen Merrill Harmony Hall in Middletown is just a stone’s throw away from the endless blur of cars on Route 283, but you’d never know it once you’re there.  The serene surroundings that owner […]

By: Susan Haas Bates Anyone who watched the ’80s chick flick Steel Magnolias is familiar with Shirley MacLaine’s character “Ouiser Boudreax,” whose demeanor makes Ebenezer Scrooge look like Glinda the Good Witch. In one scene of the […]

By: Scott Campbell Fabricates Whimsical Mixed Media Forms (page 1 of 2) Secluded within four acres of woodland near Cleona is the residence of Barry Leader. His home is a log cabin with a rustic […]