Wrath of Khan

JGB Syracuse Jazz Fest headliner Chaka Khan expressed herself, while true-blue jazzers shine on for another year

By Matt Mumau

After mounting the hills that surround Onondaga Community College, then came the familiar sight of thousands of fellow jazz fans as they crowded the campus’ back yard on Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28. They were captivated by a two-day slate of improvisational and experimental jazz acts that have served as the Syracuse Jazz Fest’s core for 26 years.

Hard Currency

Eggs’ versatility extends to their being cooked in the shell

By Lorraine Smorol

It is anyone’s guess how the term “hard-boiled” came to be associated with the firm white and yolk preparation of an egg. The more accurate term is hard-cooked, because the never-fail method of assuring a perfect end product depends on removing the egg immediately, or taking the pan off the heat, once the water has come to a boil.

Saw, Too

A puzzling disorder has sufferers wishing that their limbs could be amputated

By Sam Graceffo, M.D.

The brain contains a “map” of where every part of the body is in space. Even with our eyes closed we know the location and positions of our limbs. But what if parts of the map are missing? This is believed to be a possible cause for a very bizarre state in which individuals have an overwhelming and persistent desire to remove a perfectly healthy part of their body.

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The Monster in Me

Newsman Mike Price reflects on Baron Daemon, the vampire who won't die

By Bill DeLapp

Grill two different generations about their respective takes on WIXT-Channel 9's Mike Price, and you're bound to get two very different perspectives.

Bill DeLapp's 2004 Q & A with George Carlin

The George Carlin we’ve known for more than three decades—the irascible, ponytailed, profane wordsmith of the counterculture—pretty much came into existence around the same time as the alternative press started to take hold, such as the 1969 birth of the Syracuse New Times. The seeds of subversion were sown during the age of Vietnam and Nixon, and attacks on the middle-class establishment soon became the norm. And Carlin, who prior to 1969 looked just like any other stand-up comic of that time—a clean-shaven, buttoned-down appearance that implied little threat—helped lead the charge with his rebellious, liberatingly raunchy humor.