by Kristin Palpini | Mar 10, 2015 | Music
Liz Longley Liz Longley (Sugar Hill) Liz Longley came out of Boston’s Berklee College of Music a few years back, and immediately began drawing comparisons to Shawn Colvin, Natalie Cole, and Nanci Griffith. She doesn’t really sound like any of them, and that will be...
by Kristin Palpini | Feb 25, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, Columns, Featured, Leisure, News, The V-Spot, Wellness
Since returning The V-Spot sex advice column to the pages of the Advocate earlier this month, I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from our readers. Most are thrilled to have a sassy sexpert closing out the paper every week. Others question why a newspaper would dedicate so...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Arts, Leisure
The Valley is full of talented writers. Here’s a sampling of recent work by local authors, and one book that’s all about Amherst. More Money Than God By Richard Michelson “Some poets wrestle with ghosts. Michelson invites them to sit at the kitchen table, crack jokes,...
by Kristin Palpini | Feb 18, 2015 | Between the Lines, Columns, News, Wellness
Measles, an infectious viral disease, is far more harmful and deadly than the measles vaccine. So why have so many parents opted to skip this regular inoculation? Bad information. The so-called anti-vaxx movement advises against childhood inoculations, especially the...
by Kristin Palpini | Feb 18, 2015 | Astrology, Leisure, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are many different facets to your intelligence, and each matures at a different rate. So, for example, your ability to think symbolically may evolve more slowly than your ability to think abstractly. Your wisdom about why humans act...
