Nightcrawler: Dust Might

Nightcrawler: Dust Might

Its name may be derived from a popular insecticide, but when it comes to the actual band and its ability to survive in an industry with an antiquated business model decimated by technology, Atlanta, Georgia’s Sevendust exhibits an almost cockroach-like...
Nightcrawler: Ten Years Gone

Nightcrawler: Ten Years Gone

Most would consider concluding a decade-long journey at precisely the same point from whence said journey originated as somewhere between “major disappointment” and “colossal waste of time.” Looking back just prior to her “10-year...

A Quick Guide to Your First Vibe

When people find out that I write about sex toys, they lean in to whisper the inevitable question: “So what’s the best?” Especially when it comes to vibrators, they’re always looking for The One, the guaranteed insta-orgasm. Though I hate to...
CinemaDope: Double Vision

CinemaDope: Double Vision

The film Let Me In, out now at local theaters, points up some interesting facets of the larger world of filmmaking in Hollywood and beyond. A remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let The Right One In, it is a vampire story with a twist: the creature here isn’t a...
Of Books and Beer

Of Books and Beer

More than a few times this summer, while comparing notes with other local pub enthusiasts, I’ve been told that the best place in the Valley to while away a few hours with a beer and a sandwich is the Lady Killigrew in Montague. Late on a sunny but crisp October...