The Rogovoy Report 12.11.22
From around the corner to around the globe...
THE ROGOVOY REPORT will be on hiatus next week.
Publication should resume on or around 12.25.22. Enjoy your holidays!
— SR
REQUIRED READING
On the Lost Art of Humility
(LitHub) by David G. Myers - Intellectual humility — knowing that one might be wrong — restrains bullheaded fanaticism. Humility enables civil discourse. Humility underlies science. Humility facilitates critical thinking, which puts testable ideas — including one’s own — to the test. Humility’s opposite is pride, which so often feeds contempt for others. Humility entails an accurate understanding of self. When we are humble, we have an orientation toward others. Prioritizing others’ needs helps us regulate our own impulses. With a spirit of humility we can engage others with the anticipation that, on some matters, the other is our superior — thus giving us an opportunity to learn.
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Should we all be lazier?: Why everyday idleness could save the world (Independent)
Donald Trump has been sending out antisemitic signals and supporting Jew-haters and white supremacists for years. Why is this only now considered news? (The Atlantic)
Does Trump really want to run for president, or is he just gaslighting us? (NY Sun)
HEALTH & WELLNESS
How Keeping Warm Wards Off Loneliness
(The Guardian) - As winter approaches, warm-blooded animals have two ways to cope with the cold. The first is anatomical, building a layer of fat under the skin and shedding their svelte summer coat for a snug winter pelt. The second is social: they can huddle. From mice, voles and rabbits to Himalayan marmots and Barbary macaques, individuals in a group will gather together so that they can share the heat radiating from their bodies and avoid the risk of dying from exposure. According to a new theory of social thermoregulation, humans have a similar instinct. Brain scans show that the regions associated with temperature control and social behaviour are intimately connected and each can influence the other. When we are physically cold, we feel loneliness more keenly and yearn to be physically and emotionally close to others.
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Gut bacteria linked to depression (WSJ)
Alcohol deaths claim lives of working-age Americans (NYT)
WHO cites ‘alarming’ dental statistics (WaPo)
Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’ (The Guardian)
Group shaping US nutrition receives millions from big food industry (The Guardian)
The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic shutdowns ended appeared several years older than those of teens who were assessed before the pandemic. (Stanford)
DINING AND FOOD
Random Harvest Revives Community Food Hub
(Berkshire Edge) CRARYVILLE, N.Y. - When Hillary Hawk moved to Hillsdale, N.Y. from California 13 years ago, they found themself traveling to the Berkshires every time they wanted to connect with people or purchase high quality, local food. Without the proper infrastructure, they found it difficult to form connections in their immediate community and to support the local food and farming network. After having lived in Hillsdale for several years, Hillary finally resolved to take on the job of building a hub for local food and community gathering themself. With the support and partnership of many, Random Harvest was born in Craryville in 2015.
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Newly relocated Jae's Grill to bring 'upscale American cuisine' in Pittsfield (iBerkshires)
Pittsfield welcomes four new restaurants serving Mexican and Latin American cuisine (B Eagle)
Placita Latina in Pittsfield preps to offer classic Salvadoran dishes (B Eagle)
New Mexican restaurant adds flavor to downtown Hudson (HV360)
Unknown future for Salame-owned restaurants in Lenox (Berkshire Edge)
Hudson's Verdigris included in top HV places 'to take the chill off' (ATU)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Leah Guadagnoli Finds Creative Expression Equally in Art and Food
(RI) HILLSDALE, N.Y. - “Everything is connected,” says artist and feast-producer Leah Guadagnoli. “There’s no hierarchy; all the things I do are just a system I’ve created to express my creativity.” Guadagnoli’s three-dimensional wall sculptures have been exhibited widely throughout the world. More recently, she has been expressing her creativity through her Fancy Feast Supper Club, a monthly event that brings people together through her globally inspired, themed dinners at her home, a former church in Hillsdale.
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Musicians band together to aid Great Barrington's community radio station WBCR-LP (Berkshire Edge)
Mahaiwe adds Robert Cray, Joan Osborne, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams to winter/spring season (B Eagle)
David Sedaris, Colin Mochrie, Tom Rush are all Colonial-bound (B Eagle)
MASS MoCA unveils winter/spring season (Chronogram)
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow celebrates award-winning year with concert at Egremont Barn (B Eagle)
Natalie Merchant unveils new album, plans April Poughkeepsie concerts (Chronogram)
Marc Chagall house, studio for sale in High Falls, N.Y. (ATU)
Bernadette Mayer, the poet of escape (New Yorker)
Summer lawn pass returns to SPAC (ATU)
NEWS FROM THE BERKSHIRES
A High-Altitude Welcome Atop the Mohawk Trail
(RI) FLORIDA, Mass. - “This place is all about the view,” says Stella Downie of her new venture, Blue Vista Motor Lodge in Florida. But this is Florida, Mass., so instead of referring to palm trees and ocean, she’s talking about the mountain view from the peak of the Whitcomb Summit, located on the scenic Mohawk Trail between Charlemont and North Adams. You drive up and up and up, and you’re rewarded with not only the vista but the completely refurbished, reimagined motor lodge designed around the view.
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Williams College lays out concepts for potential 'radical' campus changes (iBerkshires)
Despite abutters' opposition -- Maggie Merelle said the noise generated by its neighbor was a 'contributing factor' in the closure of her beloved Rouge restaurant -- Foundry granted special permit from West Stockbridge planning board (Berkshire Edge)
John Krol and Peter Marchetti eye mayor’s office in Pittsfield City Hall (Berkshire Eagle)
Lenox cell-tower opponents fail to garner enough votes (B Edge)
Local leaders advocate for Berkshires inclusion in east/west rail plans (iBerkshires)
OSHA investigating new Kohl's in Lenox after complaints of septic backups (B Eagle)
NEWS FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY
New Eco-Friendly 'Landscape Hotel' Named Top Winter Destination
(NYT) CATSKILL, N.Y. - In July 2021, Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs, the creatives behind the homewares brand Piaule, debuted their eco-friendly “landscape hotel” set on 50 acres in upstate New York, halfway between the town of Hudson and Hunter Mountain. Twenty-four modular cabins on stilts with floor-to-ceiling windows invite guests to gorge themselves on wraparound views of the Catskill Mountains as they chill out in the treetops. Details like heated floors, waffle-weave towels and a spa-style waterfall shower underscore the luxe cabin-in-the-woodlands vibe. The restaurant and lobby are in the main building, with a downstairs spa, complete with a cedar-lined sauna, cold plunge, heated pool and yoga studio. The lively shop and restaurant-filled town of Hudson is a 20-minute drive away.
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Colarusso rewards itself for Hudson plaza rebuild with plaque (GoR)
Committee explores banning Colarusso trucks from Front Street in Hudson (GoR)
Beating victim's attorney acknowledges potential ‘bribery’ by alleged attackers (ATU)
Hudson housing agency seeks partners to help redevelop public housing complex (CP)
NYS allows home-delivered weed (ATU)
Roll Call: Founding Members
Richard Koplin