After seven wonderful years, Main Street Makery located on Durham’s Main Street is closing its doors. On March 29, 2021, Shop Owner Sarah Grandy announced the devastating news on the store’s Facebook page and through an email newsletter. The store’s closing date is April 30.
MAD-X started less than a year ago. With an array of tie-dyed sweatsuits and stickers, designer and owner, Madeline Hixon has sold her works of art to profit all those who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy” made a splash of controversy on more than its content about the horrors of the fishing industry; this controversy came from many viewers who believed it should have been called “ConspiraSea” instead. But hate the name or love it, the film is sure to make anyone think twice before eating seafood.
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Theatre Department faced many challenges this year as they navigated ways to cope with COVID-19 restrictions amidst performing their 2020-2021 performance season.
Tucked in the New Hampshire seacoast lies Nahcotta, a modern art gallery and boutique bursting with life. Portsmouth’s Nahcotta is a self-proclaimed beacon of inspiration and creativity.
3S Artspace in Portsmouth has a new exhibition which opened March, 5 and will remain open until April, 25. This comes amid a pandemic that has made it harder for artists who deal in physical mediums to adapt to an increasingly online world.
Early spring in New Hampshire can be finicky in its first few weeks but even so, it is still one of the best times of the year. With spring’s warm sunshine after months of coldness and the gentle breezes that come with it, few would argue that spring isn’t refreshing after a long winter - especially a winter made long by COVID-19 and living in a pandemic.
On March 5, 2021, Topanga Canyon Vintage reopened in a new location that is more accessible for customers. The small business is located at 13 Jenkins Court, Durham, NH and is open Wednesday – Sunday noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment.
It can be rare to find a movie where you don’t want the main character to win. Sure, there are films where the protagonists do a litany of awful things from heading mafias to flat-out murder, yet often times there is some small inkling of sympathy nestled into their storyline that makes you root for them in one way or another. Yet Netflix’s 2020 release “I Care a Lot” manages to make it very easy to hope its lead character, Marla Grayson, fails and fails hard, even if that is not the film’s intention.
In an age where social media and government surveillance makes completely starting over almost impossible, Orville Peck—name unknown and face obscured–personifies the anonymity of the Old West. A persona he uses in his 2019 debut album “Pony” to reclaim the cowboy as a figure of loneliness on the fringes of society.
