Let’s get one thing straight: burlesque is all about sex. It’s the thing that distinguishes it from other performing arts. While other artistic media may communicate using sexiness as an accent, with burlesque, sex is the language itself. Even if that sexuality is being expressed ever so subtly, burlesque is all about the adult version…
I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day. Even when I have a boyfriend I totally adore—and I actually do—I’ve never been able to thaw my January-frozen heart enough to warm up to a holiday known for its overpriced roses and empty-headed sentiment. Now perhaps,…
Once tax policy is set on things like deductions, subsidies, loopholes and credits, and taxes are actually collected, the money is always redistributed. All taxes. It does not make any difference what kind of taxes: income taxes, payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, real estate…
Today, there’s a parking lot. And a church, a former bus station, an empty grass square… There’s nothing remarkable about the corner of Third and Mulberry. You’ve driven through this…
The definition of “energy independence” is evolving. Until recently, it meant the United States producing enough oil domestically to no longer be dependent on other nations for any of our…
What follows is a letter that I wrote to my brother Chico during the summer of 1987. At the time he was a man in his mid-thirties, but he looked…
If you are tired of dinner and a movie after your first or twentieth date, consider a hike to beautiful Jacoby Falls. The falls are located in the Loyalsock State…
Directed by David O. Russell With Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro Silver Linings Playbook is a feel-good movie that goes beyond the usual film of that sort;…
I support the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Always have. Always will. Our Constitution is a marvelous document; it provides for a government of, by, and…
The desire to look fabulous vs. the need to save money is a battle that many have waged with their bank accounts for as long as department…
What I love about small-town life in Williamsport necessarily involves what I do not like. Every coin has two sides. Every glass at some time is…
We, at WXPI, are excited and proud to begin line of programming, beginning April 1 (no fooling!), designed to entertain and inform our listeners. Learn about local issues. Hear about…
The U.S. has the world’s most expensive health care system, yet the World Health Organization ranks us 37th among nations in overall health statistics. Federal health reform will not change…
Kierah, age 9—The Academia I would like to tell you about who we are and where we go to school each day. We go to The Academia, which is in…
That, at least, is what Richard Hanauer thinks. And, who is Richard Hanauer? Well, he happens to be a Seattle-based billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur. Recently, he made his case…
Promised LandDirected by Gus Van SantWith Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski I was seething with frustration as I watched the second scene of Promised Land. Already the film was…
Williamsport Community Radio continues to evolve, with as much input from our listeners as we can get our hands (or ears) on. We have a mix of local music and…
ARIES—In your attempt to outdo yourself with decorations this year, your flashing light display will induce seizures in your neighbors but they will never be able to prove it. So…
”So if you’re willing to work with me one more time, and stand with me one more time, and knock on some doors one more time, and make some phone…
Merry Millheim Millheim, PA December 7: 5-10:30 pm December 8: 10 am-10 pm December 9: 1-6 pm Shop Locally, Buy Unique: In its second annual holiday celebration, “Merry Millheim” returns…
spoiler of its own ending: the Earth is destroyed by a rogue planet, unmoored from its solar system and barreling through our own. It’s a breathtaking image that leaves little…
Farthest you can be from a McDonald’s eatery, by car, while in the continental United States, in miles……………………………………………………………………………………………145 Uninsured citizens: Rank among the world’s developed nations, 2012…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 Healthcare costs: Rank…
Republicans frequently condemn what they see as an America fast evolving into a “food stamp society” with more and more people not paying federal income taxes. They call these people…
About a hundred and fifty years ago, settlers traversed the wilderness along rugged roads barely wide enough for their wagons. The thick forests covered the top of the vast plateaus,…
My heart is heavy. Rock of ages, strip mined of what’s stuck beneath the surface. All this runoff just so I could, baring it all and laying it to waste. …
THE PALE KING By David Foster Wallace 548 pages. Little, Brown & Company. $27.99. The elephant in the room of every The Pale King review is, of course, that Wallace…
Whether this is the beginning or the end of the world is a question whose answer is unknowable and that is probably not even worth asking. Some answers are here on terra firma for…
Dove done gone pecked out mah eyes an’ made nes t s out t a tha socket s . At ’s why ah cain’t see s t raight . Wel…
What is happening astrologically with the close of 2012? We’ve heard a lot about transition and planetary alignment. Can you comment on this? SJM: We are in a period when…
Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky, of Peoria, Illinois, ordered all parish priests in his diocese to read a letter to their congregations condemning Barack Obama. The letter, to be read…
If I were going to make a movie, I’d set the entire film in one place (a farmhouse, say, in northeast Pennsylvania, near the crossing of two one-time Indian trails…
They’ve given the business to my mother’s favorite hill, just off Little Plum Run Road. Once, a cascading glade, the kind you’d see in those old movies, couples, bounding endless…
Local Parks Get a Financial Facelift A mock-up of the new Danville Riverfront Park The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership has partnered with the DCNR to award $60,000 in mini-grants to community…
Williamsport Area High School students accepted the challenge of creating a piece inspired by “The Beginning of the World” or “The End of the World.” The students are enrolled in…
Dear Editor, A recent editorial cartoon asked “Which is the most powerful place in America?” There were four choices: The White House, The Pentagon, the U.S. Capitol or the voting…
It’s like you’re in another world. You can’t see past the vastness of the trees, the expanse of the blue sky, or the snow crunching beneath your feet. The sound…
Let me bring you up to speed about what’s going on at the Campbell Street Center, which is scheduled to close by the end of November. First a bit of…
When I first learned I’d be editing The Williamsport Guardian, I thought, “Wait, will they really let a Republican edit this thing?” Turns out they will! Don’t worry–my rightward leanings…