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They don’t make ’em like they used to. Except for the Blue Ox Millworks, where owner/craftsman Eric Hollenbeck and his wife Viviana have been turning out architectural millwork the old-fashioned way for 40 years. That means using tools, techniques and materials from centuries past and the sweat that goes with it. Students at the Blue […]

American beer used to come in two flavors: cold and warm. But our palates have gone back to school, and today breweries have funkier names than garage bands, and sour beer is something you pay $12 a glass for instead of pouring down the sink. Now that you can pick up a six of watermelon […]

Tuesday is kind of a big night for book signings. For the politically minded: Bill Ayers is at Northtown Books at 7 p.m. with his new book, Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident. The University of Chicago professor and author of Fugitive Days will read from his latest work, which details the turmoil that […]

The sideshow takes center stage when the Enigma (also known as that guy who’s, like, covered in jigsaw puzzle tattoos) and his partner Serana Rose visit Synapsis Studio in Eureka on Saturday with their Showdevils act. Ever see a guy drive a nail through his tongue? Would you like to? Then show up at 10 […]

After the costumed bacchanalia of Halloween comes Dia de los Muertos (that’s the Day of the Dead for those of you who took French in high school), a kind of welcome home party for those who’ve passed on. Get a little taste of the tradition at Los Bagels shops this week — check out the […]

And some Halloween fun is just for the kiddies, like the costumed sugar high that is trick-or-treating. Only for kids. I’m looking at you, gangly teenage candy hogs. Get started on Friday night in Ferndale with the Halloween carnival and dinner in Belotti Hall at the fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. ($8, $6 kids). In Eureka, […]

Some Halloween fun is for grown-ups — and no, we’re not talking about skimpy costumes. Sometimes we’re looking for a good scare. The Kinetic Lab of Horrors is back again this year with sculptural arts and body parts. The freaky lab techs take you on a tour of the facilities on Eighth and N in […]

Why aren’t we done with philosophy? After thousands of years and a parade of togas, cravats and very tight updos, haven’t we pretty much covered humanity’s questions? Maybe. But given the fuss a controversial mind like Peter Singer‘s can still raise, probably not. The author of Animal Liberation and The Way We Eat: Why Our […]