October 11, 2018
AltCtrlToob: What Is Best In Life? Doom Metal and Pizza
This edition of AltCtrlToob features a few of my favorite things: doom metal and pizza — and documentaries! Thanks to a heads-up from a member…
Places to Go
January 31, 2018
A Treehouse for Grown-Ups: Tree House Brewing of Charlton, Massachusetts
Around this time last year I made my first trip to Tree House Brewing. It was their original location in Monson, Massachusetts. I didn’t put…
November 21, 2017
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…
November 20, 2017
#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…
May 9, 2017
Bacon Fest, The Trilogy: An Interview with Eric Iocca (and TICKET GIVEAWAY)
This Sunday, I sat down with Eric Iocca to talk about the third year of his big show, Bacon Fest. The 2017 incarnation will be…
May 2, 2017
Nerdy, Dirty, and Fun: The Suicide Girls Come To New Haven
For the past 15 years, the SuicideGirls website has been offering an alternative and modern update on the classic pin-up, featuring tattooed (and sometimes non-tattooed)…
April 6, 2017
Cat Lady Book Reviews: 100 Things to Do in Hartford Before You Die
Despite being a Connecticut resident all my life, I had no idea there was so much to do in Hartford. I’ve lived mostly in the…