By: David Sherman
Article Category: David Sherman
The Eyes… By David Sherman Preston looked down at his hands, dim in the flickering light of the lone candle. The water running over them was cool, though he noticed that only the hot faucet was turned. The basin was of antique design, enameled cast iron and chipped on the front edge. He bent to splash water onto his face, and straightening, saw his own reflection in a corroded oval mirror just as ancient in appearance as the rest of the tableau. Sluggishly, his mind tried to make sense of... [Read more...]
The public first heard Sashamon’s blend of reggae, rock, and Hawaiian music on a homemade demo, which has now spread worldwide thanks to the support of some of Kauai’s top professional surfers. Born Sasha Makia Spiller-Reiff, Sashamon received a degree in Music and the Arts from the University of Hawaii After high school. He became part of Hawaii’s musical culture at a young age, singing along with ukulele strumming Kupuna while attending elementary school on Molokai’s west... [Read more...]
By: Ken Mageau
Article Category: Wine Life
I really have to apologize. I don’t know how I missed this part of wine enjoyment, but I did: How do you get the wine out of the bottle and into the glass? In ancient Greece they used large casks sealed with corks to hold their wine, and the early Romans used cork covered with pitch to get an airtight seal. In the 17th century, people used glass bottles with glass stoppers — like a decanter — but that method proved too expensive. Bottlers eventually went back to corks, but they... [Read more...]
By: Samantha Deebel
Issue 8, Volume 5, October 2009
Article Category: Recipes
RECIPES By Samantha Deebel It’s pumpkin month again, Resident readers! We’re in the home stretch to the end of hurricane season and heading into holiday madness! Wahoo! I know you’re all just as excited as I am, so stock up on those stress tabs and digestive enzymes to get you through the next three months. In the meantime, why not take up baking as a form of relaxation and meditation. Desserts make everyone happy — well, I’m speaking for the 45 people in my family... [Read more...]
Imogen Heap Ellipse Megaphonic; 2009 Someone recently handed me a yellow Post-It with the words “bodies disengaged/our mouths are fleshing over” (from Imogen Heap’s “Last Train Home”) written out and told me to listen to Ellipse, her latest album. I’m here to pass the recommendation along — minus the Post-It. Ellipse is a fantastically magical exploration of what happens when you meld the organic and the inorganic. Heap’s voice and lyrics are of the... [Read more...]
By: Mark James
Article Category: Book Review
Breath By Tim Winton 218 pages; Picador Press, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42839-6 Taking breaths on a regular basis is a good thing, so it’s a little odd that Tim Winton’s novel “Breath” begins with a teenager who isn’t breathing at all. But Bruce “Pikelet” Pike, the paramedic first on the scene, recognizes what the boy has done, and that event sparks a reminiscence of his teenage years, a foreboding beginning to what’s billed as a coming-of-age story... [Read more...]
AL APRILL On the air, Al Aprill’s TV appearances include “48 Hours” with Dan Rather and ABC’s “Home Improvement,” as well as featured performances on “Night Shift” and PM Magazine’s “So You Want to Be a Comedian.” Al was also Continental Airline’s — and the world’s — first in-flight comic, drawing notices from all the major networks and wire services. “High comedy,” they called it. Originally from... [Read more...]
By: Lindsay Perry
Article Category: Boardrider
BOARDRIDER OF THE MONTH: Chris Osborne Interview by Lindsay Perry There are many words you could use to describe Chris Osborne — humble and talented, to name a few. Often mistaken for a young, twenty-something grom, Chris is really something amazing to watch. You can usually find him down at the beach, blasting massive airs, busting kick-flips, or throwing more spray than a person his size really should. I caught up with him in between his hectic schedule of metal detecting and buying knickknacks... [Read more...]
By: Judy Forney
Article Category: Judy Forney
God and Zombies By Judy Forney When I was in the second grade our family moved and my new bedroom was a dream. It wasn’t a frilly-headache-pink-every-girl’s vision either. Nope, I had blue, nubby, silk floor-to-ceiling draperies I could hide behind and read by flashlight late into the night. I also had a bedspread sprouting bright flowers and mounded with button-tuft pillows I could throw myself across and cry into when my older brothers teased. I loved it. It was a very comforting... [Read more...]
By: Rick LaClaire
Article Category: Rick LaClaire
Walter By Rick LaClaire It’s been said that my generation is the first to spend their entire lives under the influence of television. Whoopie-twang… We’re also the first to spend their entire lives with the threat of nuclear devastation, the existence of jet propulsion, LSD and Kentucky Fried Chicken. My generation has experienced a lot of firsts, mostly at the hands and minds of the previous generation, not the least of which was the fatherly visage and comforting nuance of... [Read more...]
