By Lily Hsu... In the final scene of the film Meek’s Cutoff, a group of settlers lost on the Oregon trail, low on food and water come to a crossroad. Will there be much needed water beyond the mountain, or has their Indian guide lead them to an ambush? Unexpectedly, the movie credits start rolling, indicating the film has come to an end. The film’s lack of closure was met with unexpected chuckles from the Belcourt Theatre audience. Continue reading →

By Susie Coleman, Managing Editor... Dancing Noodle Magazine celebrated its first anniversary in September with a cocktail party at the home of our managing editor. We wanted to thank everyone who helped make it a successful year, with a very special thanks to our writers.Throughout the year readers voted for the articles they liked best, and were proud to welcome our most popular writers for 2012, as determined by our reader’s poll. Our winners each received a certificate for their accomplishment along with a modest cash prize. Continue reading →

By Jim Hornsby... Dancing Noodle Magazine celebrates its first anniversary this month. We want to thank everyone who helped make it a successful year, but a special thanks is due our writers. Seventeen writers contributed articles this past year, and it has been a great pleasure to meet so many talented, imaginative people. Writing is hard work and we appreciate their efforts. Without them there would be no magazine. Continue reading →

By Chris Sweeney... I traded my car for a bicycle July 9, 2011. New Belgium Brewing Company’s “Tour de Fat” is a traveling circus of all things bike related. There are were slow bikes, tall bikes, long bikes, four wheel and two person bikes. It's a spectacle to say the least. The culmination of the festival is the giving away of a new bike in exchange for a used car. My bike was custom built by Black Sheep Bicycles in Colorado; the trade, my Acura 2.5 TL mass produced by a machine in Japan. I was one of eleven people across the US chosen for this program, but my story is a little blacker than the others. Continue reading →

By Jim Hornsby... Every Halloween I get the urge to write about something odd. I think it has to do with seeing otherwise sane and sensible retail stores awash in artificial cobwebs and Sponge Bob Square Pants® costumes. But however you look at it, Halloween is an eerie season full of eerie things and the perfect time to share an eerie thought. I say share because that is the nature of my thought. Let me explain. Continue reading →