ESSAY: Toxic Tech

ESSAY: Toxic Tech

By Tom Robotham Recently I began reading The Anxious Generation, by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt—a book that explores the dramatic rise in mental illness among teens, beginning around 2010. He makes a compelling case that the chief cause is the proliferation of...
New “Angel” Sought for Riverview Theater

New “Angel” Sought for Riverview Theater

(NOT OPENING IN 2026: The Riverview Theater. Photo by Jim Morrison) By Jim Morrison The Riverview Theater was sold at a foreclosure auction Thursday back to the man who held onto it for decades, hoping a buyer would make it the theater jewel of the neighborhood....
Seamless: Art and Design

Seamless: Art and Design

Steve “ESPO” Powers, Struggle is My Business. Enamel on aluminum. Courtesy of the artist.  By Betsy DiJulio Seamless was conceived as a companion exhibition to Nina Chanel Abney: The American Dream, and it does so both visually and conceptually. The pieces in both...