Mostly, About a Girl: Tom Sturm’s latest release ‘Vagus Nerve Reset’ was decades in the making
“Do you want to absorb the musical equivalent of a York Peppermint Patty? A rich, chocolatey yet also refreshingly minty sensation that filters through your nervous system like a blast of Arctic air to every forgotten corner of your body and soul?” The press release...
Podcast: Jonathan Jenner and Hope on the Western Mass Asylum Support Network
Accompanying part 2 of the “Seeking Asylum in Western Mass” series by Luis Fieldman
V-Spot: Kinky and Platonic?
My partner is adamant that the kink community is only about hooking up for sex. She refuses to believe that relationships in the community can be non-physical.
The Lost Tribe on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
The Lost Tribe is a CT-based band that’s led by a drum trio and combines world music jazz with Afro-funk.
Bizarro briefs: Today’s forecast — droplets of iron
This week in weird news.
How to entertain yourself when everything’s closed
The Advocate calendar editor’s ideas on how to spend some downtime in ways that can be soothing, productive, or both.
Staff Picks: Coronavirus edition
We’re doing things a bit differently this week. With so many events canceled due to fears over the coronavirus, our staff picks this week are dedicated to things we’re reading or doing on our own as we work to “flatten the curve” and participate in social distancing....
Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 2 of 3 — Creating a welcoming home for those forced to flee
Within weeks of learning there are asylum seekers coming to western Massachusetts fleeing violence in their home countries, Lynne, a longtime local resident who teaches English to immigrants, agreed to bring two into her home to live with her.
Editorial: A pandemic is a time to remember the vulnerable
The social distancing required to flatten the curve of infection has been a challenge, but one many are meeting.
Monte Belmonte Wines: How to open a bottle of wine with a shoe
An oenological survivalist tactic for uncertain times.
‘It’s sort of hanging over everything’: Local doctor volunteering at Mexico border talks about coronavirus concerns at refugee camps
David Katz, a retired family practice physician from Northampton, arrived in Brownsville, Texas, on March 14 to help refugees across the border living in a camp in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Dave Dersham on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Dave Dersham is a wordsmith who performs ambient folk and Americana songs. Check out his music on this week’s Advocate Sessions video. Interview with Dave Dersham:
The V-Spot: Freaked About Fellatio
Hi Yana, My friend seriously freaked me out when she told me that I should always use condoms for oral sex when I’m not in a longterm, monogamous relationship. Have I been sleeping on this or is she being dramatic? What are the transmission rates of STDs through oral...
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Cinemadope: A city, one step at a time
One of the best things about The New Yorker magazine — other than the cartoons, of course — has always been the attention it pays to the oddball stories of the city.
