Between the Lines: Dear Fellow Oppressed Gay Marriage Opponents
I write to you from the flaming, rainbow-hued ruins of the state of Massachusetts. Let us be a warning to all of you who are now experiencing the first stage of blowback from the latest liberal policy writ large. It is my hope that what we have seen in the Bay State...
Arts: Mommy greyest
When it comes to paintings of someone sitting around glumly, few have reached the level of notoriety of “Whistler’s Mother.” Even though the painting, which indeed does depict painter James McNeill Whistler’s mother, is actually entitled “Arrangement in Grey and...
CD Shorts: Rebirth, This World Is Ours
Rebirth This World Of Ours (independent) Valley band Rebirth has one of the most unusual origin stories you’ll hear: the band formed a few years ago when its members lost a friend, activist Julius Ford. Bassist/guitarist/vocalist Cinamon Blair told the Advocate in...
Falcons, Folk Art, and Postcards
Northampton’s Hosmer Gallery (inside the Forbes Library) offers an intriguing abundance of art this month. For the series “Curatorial 365,” Easthampton’s Leslie Tane (whose work is pictured) created a 4×6-inch postcard every day during 2014. Each was crafted...E-Edition
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