Out of the Past
By Shawn Stone

Suitcases found in a state asylum attic help reclaim the lives of forgotten patients—and make us ponder the definition of mental illness

Cover photo by John Whipple

Get Thee Across the Street, Satan
By Rick Marshall

Christian groups rally against women’s reproductive rights and dole out blame for America’s woes

No Longer Out in the Cold
By Miriam Axel-Lute

Domestic partners in New York state have won the right to hospital visitation during emergencies

Inside Saratoga: Still Life, Without Horses
By John Rodat

All along Broadway in Saratoga Springs, galleries
offer first-class fine art—but one needn’t head indoors for an aesthetic experience

If You Write It
By Shawn Stone

Activist Mark Dunlea put his hard-earned political knowledge into Madame President, a novel he hopes will have a positive impact on the system

Hear the Drummer Get Wicked
By Bill Ketzer

Capital Region native Jason Bittner was to finally call it quits with the music biz, but when Shadows Fall took him on as drummer, it was a short trip from DMV to metal glory

Savage Love
By Dan Savage

If Dan Savage won't answer your weird, disgusting, perverted, embarrassing questions about sex, perhaps you'd best keep them to yourself.

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