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Staff Picks: Ray Mason and Ants on a Log

Staff Picks: Ray Mason and Ants on a Log

by Advocate Staff | Aug 1, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

Ray Mason at the Whately Public Library // TUESDAY The Pioneer Valley’s own local legend, Ray Mason, who is also an Advocate Sessions alum, will be performing this upcoming Tuesday at the Whately Public Library as part of its summer concert series. The outdoor show is...
Bizarro Briefs: Hair farms for the super rich

Bizarro Briefs: Hair farms for the super rich

by Advocate Staff | Jul 31, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

Hair farms for the super rich Furthering the fight against baldness, scientists have determined that a combination of stem cell growth and 3-D printing may hold the solution to a problem that has long vexed companies trying to make money off of people going bald – how...
‘Resisting a Culture that Says I Don’t Belong’: Local joins group of large-bodied women to hike Kilimanjaro

‘Resisting a Culture that Says I Don’t Belong’: Local joins group of large-bodied women to hike Kilimanjaro

by Miasha Lee | Jul 30, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News, Wellness

A Franklin County native along with 19 other plus-size women known as the “Curvy Kili Crew” recently hiked one of the largest mountains in the world: Mount Kilimanjaro. For seven days, Eve Bogdanove of Greenfield and her companions traveled the Rongai Route, an...
Podcast: Easthampton artisan Michael Poole on gun violence and potholes

Podcast: Easthampton artisan Michael Poole on gun violence and potholes

by Advocate Staff | Jul 29, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Podcast

Michael Poole, who owns Blue Collar Artisans in Easthampton discusses two of his major art projects, one whimsical, one serious, which were the subject of a recent Advocate cover story. Since the spring, Poole has been arranging Playmobile toys to make small scenes...
Free Will Astrology: Let Scott Hamilton inspire you, Virgo

Free Will Astrology: Let Scott Hamilton inspire you, Virgo

by Rob Brezsny | Jul 29, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Diary: Last night my Aries friend dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply skeptical. The place sounded tacky. But after being there for 20 minutes, I had to admit that I was having a fantastic time. And it...
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