by Advocate Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Leisure, Newsletter
The Wobblies in Their Heyday: The Rise and Destruction of the Indistrial Workers of the World During the WWI Era, by Eric Thomas ChesterLevellers Press, levellerspress.comIn the early 20th century, when unions in the United States were fighting pitched battles with...
by Advocate Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Articles, News
Too often, small town bucolic Hadley gets confused for what’s on Route 9. Yes, the congested commercial stretch is the town’s main artery, but not its heart. There’s a lot more going on in Hadley than waiting to get over the Coolidge Bridge at rush hour. Food Hadley...
by Advocate Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Articles, News, Newsletter, Scene Here
“The mythology is hold your nose and vote for the lesser evil and things will get better. “Lesser evil” politicians have been speaking for us and they are bought and paid for by their corporate influences consisting of “predatory banks, the fossil fuel...
by Advocate Staff | Sep 12, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Get Out With Staff Picks
Rob Schneider at Hu Ke Lau • Thursday I saw Rob Schneider at the Hu Ke Lau a few years ago. I left feeling I had my fill of his weird comedic persona. Former SNL regular and a staple in pretty much every Adam Sandler movie known to man, he brings out the dumb giggles....
by Chuck Shepherd | Sep 12, 2016 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
The upscale clothier Barneys New York recently introduced $585 “Distressed Superstar Sneakers” from the high-end brand Golden Goose that were purposely designed to look scuffed, well-worn and cobbled-together, as if they were shoes recovered from a...
