Making the cut: After years of ups and downs, Easthampton screenwriter Nathan Graham Davis find his way to Hollywood
By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Years ago, when he signed up to take an online screenwriting class taught at Holyoke Community College, Nathan Graham Davis had no idea he might find himself eventually penning the script for a Hollywood thriller. And Davis, who lives in...
Podcast: Seeking Asylum in Western Mass Part 1, fleeing violence to arrive
Writer Luis Fieldman talks about his discussions with asylum seekers in Western Mass, as well as laws surrounding seeking asylum.
V-Spot: The non-monogamous rumor mill and me
As progressive as The Valley is, polyamory isn’t exactly accepted by society.
Stagestruck: State of Plays
There won’t be a Stagestruck column in next week’s paper, but I can share with you what I know about the state of plays in area venues. There are cancellations and postponements, some events in the Valley are still scheduled for this weekend at least.
Bizarro Briefs: More Than Just Birdcage Liner
The NT News saw a niche to fill, and printed eight extra pages with instructions on how people could cut them out to use. Is this the way to save journalism?
Henning Ohlenbusch on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Henning Ohlenbusch is a Northampton-based singer-songwriter who performs acoustic indie rock and anti-folk with a sense of humor.
The CD’s You Gave Me: Grunge and indie rock with musical clones
Take one part grunge, another part shoegaze pop, and throw in some indie rock in the vein of Elliott Smith, and you have the building blocks of Taking Space the debut nine-song, full-length album by local songwriter Aaron Noble.
Seeking Asylum in Western Mass Part 1 of 3: Fleeing danger and violence to arrive in the Valley
“I just knew there was no turning back,” said Ramon, an asylum seeker who lives in western Massachusetts.
Editorial: Investigating the treatment of asylum seekers in the U.S.
The world must remain safe for political dissidents; authoritarians can not be allowed to stamp out those who disagree with them.
Seeking Asylum Series: Trump has made seeking asylum harder
Some examples of policies implemented by the Trump Administration placing additional obstacles before asylum seekers.
The Beerhunter: Road Trip to Southern Worcester County
I thought I should make an effort to put my money where my mouth is, and stop for a while in Central Mass to do some more thorough exploring of my state.
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Q&A with Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes: Dealing With a Dismantled Reality
“Massachusetts is funny in that it has a reputation for the whole ‘Masshole’ thing and a reputation for being tougher and hard edged, but then there’s also really sweet and pure and brilliant people as well.”
The V-Spot: Getting What We Came For, how did that advice turn out?
If four years of writing a sex column have taught me anything, it’s that there’s nothing more important than honoring feedback from those you get down and dirty with. Well, and that masturbation is key. So, in keeping with best sex practices, I present you with some...
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Stagestruck: Not Throwin’ Away My Shot at “Hamilton”
What is there to say that you don’t already know about Hamilton, the game-changing musical that costs a bank loan to see on Broadway and is now on tour, where this month it’s at the Bushnell in Hartford for only an ATM max-out?











