Thanks, Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous

by | Sep 10, 2014 | News

Last month, the University of Massachusetts put out a press release touting an anonymous donation of $10.3 million to the school’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. “This transformative gift is among the largest in UMass history,” said...
Sounds of Convenience and Comfort

Sounds of Convenience and Comfort

by | Sep 10, 2014 | News

In the moonlight, the pond shimmered. A soft breeze showed on the surface, fleeting patterns of disturbance appearing and disappearing like the passing shadows of cumulus clouds on a windy day. I stood in the deep shade of the hardwoods that line the pond’s...
Nightcrawler: Counting the Days

Nightcrawler: Counting the Days

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Music

Big E Talent Buyer John Juliano is literally counting down the days ’til New England’s Great State Fair opens its multiple gates to the masses. Sure, Sept. 12 will mark the culmination of his year-long effort to fill the Fair’s Xfinity Arena and...
Chevrolet to Shakespeare

Chevrolet to Shakespeare

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Music

Even if you think you don’t know Cliff Eberhardt’s voice, you probably know Cliff Eberhardt’s voice. That’s because back in the mid-’80s, he landed, among other advertising jobs, a gig for Chevrolet in which he belted out “The...
Automotive Perspectives

Automotive Perspectives

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Leisure

“We shape our tools,” exclaimed 20th century media and technology critic Marshall McLuhan, “therefore our tools shape us.” This Thursday—in conjunction with the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center exhibit Road Trip: America Through the...