Art in Paradise: Viva Edison

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Music

It's hard to say what was more startling: receiving an honest-to-goodness vinyl record for review or being unable to figure whether I had a crackly stereo switch when the first track of Unknown Brain Vol. 1 kicked in. I was concerned for the switch in part because...
Nightcrawler: Mac Attack

Nightcrawler: Mac Attack

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Music

Considering the fact(s) that Lindsay Mac was born to "bohemian, party-hungry parents" who fed her pork tenderloin and microbrew for breakfast; that she began her formal training in the church choir, then went on to study medicine at Dartmouth; and that she...
CinemaDope: The Kindness of Strangers

CinemaDope: The Kindness of Strangers

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Film

Some people say that the culture of the Valley is too permissive, too coddling. What they mean, really, is that it's too generous. They see the panhandlers lining Northampton's Main Street and mutter unkind words; they see people standing up for the rights of...
Super Bowl Sundae

Super Bowl Sundae

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Food + Booze

Our big Super Bowl weekend began on Friday night, a full 48 hours before kickoff, when Betsy started making her "Game Day" chili.On Saturday morning, the preparation continued in earnest as our daughter cranked out a batch of cookies and Betsy got cracking...

Born Perfect

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Uncategorized

Leta Herman doesn't miss her life as a systems analyst for Avaya Technologies, though it was the kind of life many an office employee dreams of. While she worked for a corporation, her office was in her house. A Smith graduate and technology expert, she spent...