Cannibals Explain What Humans Taste Like
Paul Raffaele is an adventurer’s adventurer. He recently went to New Guinea far up river to meet with some of the world’s last cannibals, and wrote about it in Smithsonian Magazine. “Korowai children with beads about their necks come running to point and giggle as I stagger into the village—several […]
Porn War! Hotels Facing Backlash over Skin Flicks
David Wilkening writes about a backlash in today’s TravelMole News. It’s the Christian Science Monitor’s story about how hotel chains that make big bucks from pay per view porn are facing a terrific backlash from conservative groups, who are out to ban the skin flicks in hotel rooms, favored by […]
Howie: Guv’s Race Finally Heats Up
My favorite Boston Herald columnist Howie Carrr on a recent governor’s race debate from today’s paper. “Under attack from Mad Dog Reilly, [Chris] Gabrieli pulled the political equivalent of going into the fetal position. He started talking about his family. Deval whined about “getting back to the issues.” And then […]
The Montague Reporter Has the Scoop
David Detmold came into the cafe the other day to pick up an ad for his newspaper, the Montague Reporter. This sprightly 20-page vehicle for local news is well supported by advertisers, including our GoNOMAD Cafe, and features just the kind of unique and local coverage that the newspaper medium […]
Up Late Pondering the Path to 9/11
Up late at night on Cindy’s couch, after watching two TV shows about 9/11. The first was a documentary made by two French brothers about the life of a rookie firefighter, that coincided with the attacks and put them in the lobby of the tower as the fireman frantically tried […]
Riding Through the Flats of Holyoke
I bicycled down into the Holyoke flats tonight. I began my bike jaunt up in the Holyoke highlands, these are leafy suburbs with nice old homes and people out front doing yard work. There was a nip in the air, it definitely isn’t August any more. I rode down, further […]
Theater in So. Deerfield Makes a Fun Night Out
Last night we went out in South Deerfield. That’s kind of unusual, as there is not that much going on in our little burgh. But since I had bought an ad in the program, we decided to go and see the Uncommon Player’s production of ‘Losing Patients.’My daughter Kate and […]
Beck and the Future of Music
Today I read some more of the new issue of Wired, the cover story is about the changing face of music. As usual, Wired says it bluntly: “Radio sucks, the labels are lame. Now Bands are taking over–and fans are getting what they want.” There is an interview with the […]