by Advocate Staff | Jul 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Leisure, News
There’s a right way and a wrong way to selfie, people. Selfies can either be a silly, fun way to document a moment or the epitome of narcissism. So, please, selfie posters, consider your audience and: 1. Do turn your face towards the light. 2. Do pass the camera to...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 30, 2015 | Arts, Columns, Leisure, Music, News
Thank you to everyone who nominated a band for the 2015 Grand Band Slam. Below is a list of the top 25 vote-getters. The bands are a good mix of the Valley’s musical scene featuring rock, country, hip-hop, reggae, dub, heavy metal, folk, industrial, and “other.” The...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 30, 2015 | Between the Lines, News
A modern Olympics has never made a profit for a host city, though you’ve probably heard otherwise. There have been two Olympics, however, that have claimed such a feat: the 2012 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah....
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 30, 2015 | Arts, News, Scene Here
Not everyone would choose to spend a Sunday morning deep in the woods of southern New Hampshire. The scattered hikers on top of Mount Monadnock at 10 a.m. arrive from all directions — the mountain has dozens of trails — in various states of outdoor preparedness. There...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 30, 2015 | Articles, Blogs, Featured, News, The Uncanny Valley
You’ve probably seen the signs — “Fast $$ for Houses,” “We Buy Ugly Homes” — tacked onto telephone poles or scrawled onto yard signs by the side of a main road. The advertising doesn’t inspire confidence. The hand-scrawled, occasionally misspelled signs scream scam....
