The purpose of the investigation, Boehert said in a letter, "seems to be to intimidate scientists rather than to learn from them."

This is the first in an occasional series about my exploration of Buddhism while riding the New York subway.

This week’s all-female edition of the Indie Round-Up is brought to you by the Sisterhood of the Happy Pants. INDIE ROUND-UP for August 25 2005 === Cruiserweight, Sweet Weaponry Like a female-fronted Green Day or a slightly sped-up Letters to Cleo (Telegrams to Cleo?), Cruiserweight weighs in with a strong …

Joined by an assortment of activists from other socially liberal causes, the gay refuseniks overload the federal prison system by refusing to pay their taxes, leading to a national civil crisis.

After a brief hiatus during which we completely exhausted ourselves running the Soul of the Blues Festival, we’re back with a special Long Island Blues edition of the Indie Round-Up. INDIE ROUND-UP for August 11 2005 === Kerry Kearney, Secrets from the Psychedelta Slide guitar master Kerry Kearney is both …

The cover story of this week’s Time Out New York is about good places to go when you’re stoned. That’s right: high on marijuana, an illegal drug. And despite a loose tie-in to the new TV show Weeds, the article really is what it purports to be. Hooray for freedom …

With the opening bars you know right where you are: back in 1966 San Francisco, tripping your brains out.

Lately I‘ve been paying a lot of attention to Sen. Rick Santorum. Among politicians, he’s unusually good at articulating the views of the Christian right, and he’s also willing to debate on the record. Flogging his new book, It Takes a Family, on WNYC yesterday, Santorum accused the Left of …

Chassan's witty but heartfelt music speaks truth to the fool in all of us.

Corey Harris has that rare ability to sound like himself and always at home no matter what musical veins he’s tapping. His spiritual-musical journeys to Africa, explorations of Caribbean styles, and American blues and soul roots all contribute to the smooth pleasures of his new CD. It’s possible to appreciate …