Editor’s Note — This is the second in a series on a hobby that’s pretty freakin’ metal: birding. (That’s “bird-watching” for all you noobs who don’t even have a Slayer patch on your battle vest.) Read “Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene” here. Just over a year into my birding career I… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part II: Scene Etiquette and the Painted Bunting
Book Review: Irresistible by Adam Alter
I’m one of those suckers who thinks my life will be ideal as soon as I stop doing everything I like and start doing all these other stupid things, like eating kale at every meal and waking up ten minutes earlier to meditate. Drinking and a pointless social smoking habit are usually on my To-Stop… Continue reading Book Review: Irresistible by Adam Alter
Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene
On a beautiful sunny day near the end of October I walked into the woods behind Cove Island Park with my binoculars and camera, ready to take pictures of birds and other wildlife. This is my thing. It has been for almost four years. When out and about with my camera I am in my… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene
#UnoccupyTheMall, 2017 Edition
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, where we all run around like decapitated chickens trying to find the perfect gifts for our family and friends. Don’t know where to start? Check out these unique and often local gift suggestions from Vanessa, Lisa, and Jessie: Vanessa Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY… Continue reading #UnoccupyTheMall, 2017 Edition
Book Review: What Does This Button Do? The Autobiography of Bruce Dickinson
I had the rare opportunity to meet the almighty Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden on Halloween night at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY where he was signing his new autobiography, What Does This Button Do? After reading the book, I have even more respect for him if that’s even possible. The man fronts one of… Continue reading Book Review: What Does This Button Do? The Autobiography of Bruce Dickinson
Baldwin’s Choice: Aesop Rock
My knowledge of the hip hop world is somewhat limited. I’ve only gotten into the genre a couple of years ago. I thought for a long while that it was all about jewelry, gangs and girls. I couldn’t relate to it at all. But I also couldn’t help but feel like I was missing out… Continue reading Baldwin’s Choice: Aesop Rock
Album Review: Westward’s The Empire of Deception
“Please, please, please, give my work to some machine,” croons vocalist Andrew C. Marshall on “The Last Stand.” Ain’t that the way it goes in the twenty-first century, and Westward has it all figured out on their new album The Empire of Deception. Released on October 14, 2017, Empire features ten tracks of so-called cowboy… Continue reading Album Review: Westward’s The Empire of Deception