by Gary Carra | Sep 16, 2010 | Music
Many liken the role of John Juliano, Jr. as talent buyer for the Big E to a life-changing jackpot won on a high-falutin game show. In many ways it is; the affable Agawam native admits it is a dream gig. Then again, when he shifts gears to tell some of the backstories...
by Matthew Dube | Sep 16, 2010 | Music
“We’re just a string band. No more, no less,” says The Fine and Dandy Trio mandolin player Nick “Buxton” Brown. “We don’t have a drummer. We do all acoustic. We do bluegrass, old time, folk, roots, Americana, some blues, some...
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Sep 16, 2010 | Leisure, The V-Spot
Excuses: unfortunately, that’s what many hear when it’s time to put on that condom. Who knew a little latex could be responsible for sensation loss, erectile dysfunction or inability to “really connect,” or that it could even make sex...
by Jack Brown | Sep 16, 2010 | Film
Whether you consider him a groundbreaker or a hack—rarely, it seems, is there a middle ground—director Quentin Tarantino has an obvious knack for picking up on our pop-culture fixations. This is a filmmaker who has crafted long stretches of dialogue around...
by Mark Roessler | Sep 16, 2010 | Food + Booze
On a Sunday morning not so long ago, it was my wife’s turn to sleep in, and my five-year-old son suggested he and I go out to breakfast. We pulled some clothes on and headed directly to the one establishment in the Valley where it seems okay to show up...