by Kristin Palpini | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Stage
America is obsessed with breasts. So what does it mean for a woman when she has to give hers up? Written by local playwright Laurel Turk, Breastless is the story of one woman’s determinedly truthful exploration of body image and sexuality after a double mastectomy....
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles, Stage
Stuffed to the brim after enjoying a dinner celebrating their daughter’s engagement to a business competitor’s son, the wealthy Birlings are all rubbing their bellies when Inspector Goole shows up and accuses them of being involved in the murder of a working-class...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles, Arts
Large and luminous, these portraits by Marjorie Morgan appear to be painted from the point of view of a small child. The brightly colored adults are expressive with exaggerated hands and feet. The best part of these portraits “by memory” is that they casually...
by Fran Ryan and Katherine Hazen
for The Recorder | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles, Wellness
On Tuesday evenings at the Wellness House, a complementary care practice in Northampton, women with a variety of health problems are finding relief through acupuncture treatments done in a group setting to keep the cost down. “The clinic was born out of the...
by Chuck Shepherd | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
In December, Canada’s supportive organization The Transgender Project released a biographical video of the former Paul Wolscht, 46, and the father of seven children with his ex-wife, Marie, describing his new life as not only a female, but a 6-year-old female,...
