Hrag Vartanian

Veken and I traveled to this western Virginian town during the last week of the 2008 US elections to volunteer with the Obama campaign. During our time there we were able to discover a place with more artistic institutions than almost any other city its size, churches galore, a number of colleges, a walkable downtown [...]

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Her name is Paulin. His first cow’s name was Mooly Wolly. Paulin was the last cow to graze on the White House lawn.

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This week has been a mix of joy (at the victory of Barack Obama) and pain (at the passing of Proposition 8 or should we say Prop H8 in California). Part of me wishes that instead of going to Roanoke, Virginia to help with the Presidential election I should’ve traveled to LA or Fresno to [...]

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Nicole, of Contemporary Confections, have a wonderful interview with a New York couple (Glen & John) who for nearly twenty years have opened the door of their decked out Village apartment to locals providing an altar to which every guest can contribute in celebration of Dia de Muertos.
Here’s a snippet:
Glen: John and I are very [...]

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