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Smart Cookies

by Jo Page December 27, 2012

You know what they say: a cookie is never just a cookie. They don’t say that? Well, they should. Because it’s true. And before ours fade fast into the relentless peristalsis of family members and friends, ...

It’s a Wonderful Life

by The Staff December 20, 2012

Frank Capra’s holiday classic is about a hero who doesn’t know he’s a hero. George Bailey (James Stewart) doesn’t realize he’s the glue that’s held his hometown together; he also doesn’t realize what a “wonderful ...

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The Magic of Christmas

by The Staff December 6, 2012

Ho ho ho! It doesn’t really feel like the holidays are here until the Albany Symphony Orchestra present their annual Magic of Christmas concerts at the Palace; the holidays must be here, then, because the ASO’s ...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Tech Treasures

by Rick Marshall November 29, 2012

’Tis the season for giving the tech geek on your list something special. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of gifts that are guaranteed to elicit the desired level of awe from their recipients—and if you’re lucky, ...

Holiday Gift Guide: To the Cook’s Heart

by Laura Leon November 29, 2012

Food porn. Sounds kind of dirty, right? But if you're somebody who loves to cook, to serve food to others and, yes, to eat—because you can't be addicted to food porn if you don't do ...

A John Waters Christmas

by The Staff November 28, 2012

Best known as the iconoclastic director of such trash cinema classics as Pink Flamingos, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble and that ongoing fountain-of-cash Hairspray, Waters is also an accomplished author, essayist, social activist and raconteur. It’s ...

The Egg

This Wonderful Life

by The Staff November 20, 2012

Take a moment and reach into your pocket—did you find Zuzu’s petals? As you might have guessed from the slightly altered title, This Wonderful Life is an adaptation of Frank Capra’s holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful ...

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AIHA Holiday Gift Fair

by The Staff November 20, 2012

Old timers will remember the Albany Institute of History & Art’s annual Festival of Trees, an event which was magical, wonderful and—thanks to size of the crowds—often just a little bit insane. The festival was ...

Albany Institute of History & Art

Enjoy the Day

by The Staff November 15, 2012

By Amy Halloran, Stephen Leon, Darryl McGrath and B.A. Nilsson Pie Crust Made Easy This is the time of year when celebrity chefs, food writers and home decorating mavens share pie crust recipes with their readers, often ...

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It’s a Wonderful Life

by The Staff December 21, 2011

Is your holiday experience really complete without a little It’s a Wonderful Life in it? We don’t think so. In what has become a tradition, the folks at the Palace Theatre will screen Frank Capra’s classic ...

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