Modern Bond leaves me stirred but not shaken
By Jethro Maddox In October of 2021, the Granite State was party to a shameful exercise. The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH promoted seven dark horse candidates to be “the next James Bond.” They also offered a glimpse of the latest heretical James Bond movie, “No Time to Die.” A title more suitable for the memoir of a washed up professional wrestler. You see, Daniel Craig, Scrawny Bond, was retiring, and the Park Theatre thought they would advance some additional […]
Read MoreKinky
By Seth Ginsburg It wasn’t that Richard Friedman didn’t come from a good family. His dad was a loved and respected professor of Marketing at UT (University of Texas to you foreigners). His brilliant and charming sister was a Foreign Service officer for the USA. But Kinky (named by friends because of his kinky hair) was different. Obviously there was the creative talent. Kinky was a remarkably prolific creator of songs, books, and performances. I met him at a premier […]
Read MoreSquirrels and Second Amendment Solutions
By Maynard Leon Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. Here in the Granite State, there has been some effort in the state legislature, and a lot of buzz in the media, about making it easier to shoot certain kinds of squirrels. The initiative comes from the usual suspects. Those with phallic insecurities, gun fetishes, affinity for nihilist politics and public policy, and inclination to bullying and cruelty are well known to us. Since everything has to be political these days, […]
Read MoreRIP Segway
BY LYNN LEVESQUE While this might be called an obituary, and it is bad form to speak ill of the dead, this can not be called an appreciation. This is not a Covid casualty. In June, Segway announced that it will cease production of the famous two wheel personal transporter, invented by New Hampshire’s own, the brilliant engineer Dean Kamen. It was introduced at the dawn of the new millennium, a gizmo dripping with modernity. It takes it’s leave as […]
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NH Bike Culture, Trump populism, and snobbery!
BY MIKE BILLINGS He lifted his shirt and my photographer got a shot of his Trump tattoo for this article. “I got this one in Sturgis” he said. Most of my interview subjects would not not give their names. Homer, a handyman in Concord, allowed use of his first name. He displays a Trump/Pence sign in his yard. Some of the more shy people I talked with were what they call “secret Trump voters.” Snobbery and hypocrisy seem to most […]
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Meat, what is it good for?
BY MAYNARD LEON The lion may not lie down with veggies just yet. The king of the forest still prefers lamb chops. Only 3% of humans in America self identify as vegans of vegetarians. Here in New Hampshire the moose is iconic. The tradition of hunting is deeply embedded. There is the hot dog at the ball park and the Thanksgiving Turkey. Still, the sight of the gallows sharpens the mind, and 114 years after the federal Pure Food and […]
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All is fair in love and politics
The New Hampshire Primary used to be in March. In more recent years, it has been pushed back, in a push back at efforts to horn in on our “first in the nation” status. In 2007 – 2008 it was almost pushed back to the year prior to the election year. Usually it lands close to Valentine’s Day. The February 11th primary falls three days prior to the day that is of private interest, rather than public. We might be […]
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