FEATURED FOOD – * COVER STORY * The Makings of a Quintessential Summer Drink Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos Whether you’re on vacation or wishing you were, few things feel more like summer than sitting outside on a sunny day sipping an ice cold margarita. The margarita’s reputation as a … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORIES * Rose Rules Rose Rules What to Know Before Growing Your Own Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Roses are red. Or pink. Or yellow. Or any color, really, now that we’ve stepped into the 21st century. There’s a lot to learn before growing your … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Unforgettable (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Katherine Heigl turns her “tightly wound blonde lady” all the way up to full volume in Unforgettable, a silly but watchable thriller. Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson) is your down-to-earth everygal. Having moved past a violent relationship, she is now happily … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Hip-Hop Show Celebrates CD Release Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo For Cody Pope, art inspires religious fervor. His independent company is called Vatican Life, and he believes the muse is a deity. “Whether it’s photography, music, painting or whatever you do,” he said in a recent Skype interview. … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Theatre KAPOW Takes on Melancholy Play Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo What does melancholy actually mean? Sad? Mournful? Pensive? All three? It’s a question the cast of Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical has been mulling over for weeks while preparing for theatre Kapow’s production at the Derry Opera … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS A Look At the NH Freedom Caucus Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo When the House failed to pass a budget for the first time in decades, Speaker Shawn Jasper, a moderate Republican, criticized the 30 to 60 fellow Republicans who blocked the legislation, which didn’t raise taxes but did … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Hippo de Mayo Returns to Downtown Manchester Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Thousands of taco-lovers will head to downtown Manchester on Thursday, May 4, for the world’s largest taco tour, the Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge, featuring nearly 50 downtown restaurants selling unique $2 tacos they’ve created just … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Ludwig on his Debut Novel, Ginny Moon Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Barrington writer Benjamin Ludwig found the voice of his character Ginny Moon while attending his then-teenage daughter’s Special Olympics games, years ago — though the way he describes it, her voice found him. “The voice came … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Vin Diesel’s Dom turns against his longtime friends, even his wife, Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty, in The Fate of the Furious, the eighth Fast and Furious movie. Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon in Cuba when … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Cello and Drums Duo Lung returns to Shaskeen Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It’ll be an evening of duos and the live debut of a promising local band at Manchester’s Shaskeen Pub on April 21, a Friday night show starring When Particles Collide, a guitar-and-drums pop rock effort … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Soo Sunny Park on “Biolath” Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Soo Sunny Park’s “BioLath” seems to sparkle in the Currier Museum of Art’s Putnam Gallery. The site-specific installation comprises giant boulder-like shapes made from metal lath and colored plexiglass strips, which are suspended from the ceiling and standing on … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * The Stories Behind NH’s Woodlands, Plus Where to Find the State’s Coolest Trees Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos With 84 percent of our state covered in forests, New Hampshire is the second-most forested state in the nation after Maine, according to the … [Read more…]