The World This Week: The Hillary Pillory

by | Jan 17, 2008 | News

To hear Bill Clinton tell it, his wife, as president, will reach up to the sky and swat down al Qaeda missiles with her bare hands. She will chill global warming, rescue our economy and repair America's tattered reputation around the world. With characteristic...
Nightcrawler: Yucking It Up

Nightcrawler: Yucking It Up

by | Jan 17, 2008 | News

Mhen it comes to literary inspirations, Easthampton's Yucky Octopus has its tentacles around a myriad of sources. One of the more prolific lyricists on the scene, singer/Yuck-fronter Tony DeNucci alone has been known to lace the band's tunes with references to...

It's an Ill Wind…

by | Jan 17, 2008 | News

As everyone gets ready for the political Super Bowl of the presidential primaries, it's worth it to take a moment out for a quick study in the kind of disaster capitalism (a phrase made famous by author Naomi Klein) that's changing the landscape in important...
Nuevo Mundo: Getting Visible

Nuevo Mundo: Getting Visible

by | Jan 17, 2008 | News

I know an 18-year-old who is the daughter of an undocumented Mexican. She is the GOP’s nightmare.But for her mother, with whom I spoke about the upcoming Feb. 5 primaries, she embodies a dream that steadied her through nine straight hours of walking the day she...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Jan 17, 2008 | Music

Cat PowerJukebox(Matador)This is the second batch of (often) well-known songs Cat Power has reconfigured, re-envisioned, denatured, up-ended and honored in her slow and soul-soaked way. This time Power is joined with a band that retains some of the grit and swagger of...