by Hannah Roach | Dec 27, 2016 | Articles, News, Newsletter
I don’t quite remember seeing my first swastika, but I do remember first realizing what it meant. Like many Jews, I felt the Holocaust sit on my consciousness and take a space in my identity. I remember listening to my mother talk about the reasons why my family would...
by Advocate Staff | Dec 5, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Film, Music
Giant Talent. Tiny Stage. For more than 40 years now, the Advocate has covered politics, local news, and entertainment from an alternative angle. But nothing runs through our newsprint’s black, white, and red veins more powerfully than independent music. We’ve been...
by our readers | Dec 27, 2016 | Articles, News
Something to hate about the mall Comments on “Five Things to Love About the Mall” Barb Brown: The majority of puppy store puppies come from puppy mills where the dogs are over bred, kept in small, over-crowded conditions and many of the puppies have severe deformities...
by Rob Brezsny | Dec 27, 2016 | Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Donatello was a renowned Italian sculptor. His favorite piece was “Lo Zuccone,” a marble statue of the Biblical prophet Habakkuk. As Donatello carved his work-in-progress, he addressed it. “Speak, damn you! Talk to me,” he was heard to say...
by Chuck Shepherd | Dec 27, 2016 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
The rebellion against the absurdities of Black Friday this year by the organization Cards Against Humanity came in the form of raising money to dig a pointless hole in the ground. During the last week of November, people “contributed” $100,573, with Cards digging...
