Yellow Springs News Blogs Section :: Page 16

• BLOG – Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 19, 2012

  

  Basically, nobody understands anybody, not really. We’re all thrown together and expected to figure out what’s going on in somebody else’s head, just by the words that they employ. It isn’t until you really need to understand or be understood that you realize that words are paltry tools.

• BLOG-The Beet Generation

  By Amy MagnusJanuary 7, 2012

  

  Slicing into a ripe beet is like chancing on a brilliant sunset. Here is nature on wonderful display, and my camera tries to capture its glory.

• BLOG-Chef to the Homesick Traveler

  By Amy MagnusJanuary 3, 2012

  

  When traveling, do make a habit of asking the natives where to eat. Sometimes, however, your best advice comes from an expatriate.

• BLOG – Christmas! Now with Sound Blaster!

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 20, 2011

  

  I can never apologize to my parents for all the household items I destroyed over the years. More importantly, I can’t really say how sorry I am for all the sassy looks, and even sassier words, with which I have presented them. And which, if I’m honest, I continue to present.

• BLOG-Two potlucks in two days

  By Amy MagnusDecember 10, 2011

  

  Gravy is at once practical and sublime. Preparing gravy cleans the pan and distills the luxurious essence of food. Eating local foods is much the same. Gather produce close to hand, and you will reap incredible flavor and nutrients.

• BLOG: The real synth of Unpainted Huffhines

  By Megan BachmanNovember 25, 2011

  

  To Gabe Stratton, electronica is more than samples, turntables and iPod set lists. See his live electronic composing after the jump.

• BLOG — The chestnut surprises

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 23, 2011

  

  Chestnuts are more than a Christmas commercial.

• BLOG – The apprentice

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 10, 2011

  

  Musings about my toddler’s role at the News office. And some gratuitous baby pictures.

• BLOG – Happy Halloween, everybody

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 24, 2011

  

  When I was a kid, Halloween was a holiday that could not make up its mind: there were ghost stories, which introduced us to the dark mystery, the tingling awe and fear of things unseen, the whisper of the possibility of life after death. There was also the jubilant promise of candy, one unbridled night [...]

• BLOG – Cider Town

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 5, 2011

  

  For your edification (or maybe just to kill some time) Anthony and I taste our two favorite ciders, and then tell you about them. All free of charge.