Nightcrawler: Egg-citing Gig

Nightcrawler: Egg-citing Gig

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Music

The heck with Christmas… Easter is coming early to the Valley this year. Friday, Feb. 18, to be exact. And music scene staple Henning Ohlenbusch, for one, couldn’t be more excited about it. “Even though I’ve produced and recorded a lot of music...

Cunnilinguistics 101

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Leisure, The V-Spot

After the column covering blow-job basics (“Bon(e) Appetit,” December 30, 2010), readers have been chomping at the cunnilingus bit. This makes me both smile and cringe. Smile because nothing’s better than an eager muff-diver and cringe because...
CinemaDope: This Old Movie House

CinemaDope: This Old Movie House

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Film

When you look at this week’s crop of local film screenings, one name stands out: the Academy of Music. Given the sheer abundance of screenings on offer, it’s hard to believe that it has been some four years since the Northampton landmark—built in the...
The Ploughman's Lunch of Yore

The Ploughman's Lunch of Yore

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Food + Booze

The ploughman’s lunch—the quintessential meal served in British pubs for millennia. You can just picture the rugged gentleman farmer who started it all, sitting high atop his plough rig, parked in the shade of an oak. Morning’s work done, he unpacks...

Art in Paradise: A Personal Vision

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Arts

If you’ve lived in the Valley a decade or more, chances are you remember Fire & Water, a cafe in Northampton just off the main drag. The place had above-average vegetarian food, and a spacious yet subterranean vibe (it was situated partially below ground on...