Author Archives: Graham Kates

Against a backdrop of rubble and garbage, a child hurls his body several feet in the air. He’s front flipping onto a discarded mattress, left idling in front of the remains of a destroyed building. The photograph, “Bathgate Avenue” by … Continue reading →

The internet acts as a portal to loads of free information. If you have a question, the internet (or one of its surfers) is usually capable of providing an answer. And perhaps the worldwide leader in providing answers to random … Continue reading →

Look, you’re right, the summer is the best time to hit up a food truck for lunch or dinner. And while many of the most popular traveling food stands close down come November (i.e. Big Gay Ice Cream Truck), some … Continue reading →

Don’t worry. Despite the look on his face, Maves (above) is used to getting handled like that. The eight-month-old English Toy Spaniel was among hundreds of dogs and cats being inspected by the 36,000 attendees of the American Kennel Club’s … Continue reading →

The Columbia-area pizza scene has long been a two-front war between the oversized doughy convections of Koronet and the old tyme Italian options of V & T. Tasty, but ultimately plain options. Enter Bettolona. Beneath Broadway’s elevated 1-line, Bettolona’s brick oven … Continue reading →

O! Complain not of the price of things, my friend, for I have found cheap entertainment! While you probably pay $12.50 per Friday night movie, I might spend only $6. And while you fork over unseemly wads of dough for … Continue reading →