Stagestruck: Angela and Lefty
I went to college with Angela Davis, though I didn’t really know her. We moved in different circles. One of us was a campus radical, marching for peace and justice, the other was a serious student focused on getting good grades. The good student was Angela.
A flame in the midst of winter: Amherst Winter Fest theme this year is ‘fire and ice’
Hundreds of small flickering candles lighting paths to a live ice carving demo at sunset and a fire juggling event with acrobatics and a unicycle are just some of the things in store for this year’s Luminaria.
The other side of Plymouth Rock: River Stories series, highlighting the Valley’s Native population, is a counterpoint to Plymouth 400
Indigenous history is not just history, but a part of the ongoing story of the region, organizers say.
Editorial: The slow progress of East-West rail
Eastern and Western Mass are disjointed, but have a lot to offer one another.
Podcast: Chris Goudreau on local independent record labels
Those who run the labels are passionate members of the local music scene
Bizarro Briefs: Lost your thumb? Use your big toe
Surgeons at Royal Derby Hospital amputated the toe and sewed it onto the man’s hand.
Groundskeeper’s ‘Ghost Things’ combs the depths of the psyche
Flames and smoke in an otherwise pastoral scene set the stage for an experience of dichotomy for the seven-track record with its dreamlike mood that drifts into melancholic introspection where songs comb the depths of memories and psyche.
Cinemadope: The Short List
So if like me you’re looking for a quick bite of something wonderful, the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield might be worth a trip this weekend.
From Friday to Monday this week, the museum’s Little Cinema will host the Oscar-nominated short films in three categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live-Action. Each series features five films up for the top prize this year, giving filmgoers a chance to catch some of these under-seen small gems on the big screen before Oscar night.
V-Spot: Not The Sex Life I Want
Some times it’s uncomfortable. Other times I just don’t feel anything.
Free Will Astrology: Time to be brassy, saucy, and sassy, Aries
Emphasize what makes you most unique, independent, and self-expressive.
Zoe Lemos on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Zoe Lemos is a songwriter who plays punk charged indie rock with earworm melodies.
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Moxie on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage – Our 100th Sessions Video!
Soulful teenage indie pop and rock.
The V-Spot: New Vibe for a New Mama
Hello V-Spot, I had a baby and now I’m so busy. I just want to buy a sex toy. I was going to get the newer JeJoue Mimi as I remember [from past columns] that was your favorite, but I read some people don’t like it and I don’t want to take the chance. I may get the...
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Cinemadope: Starman – the undeniable talents of David Bowie
And while he was never a “film star” in the conventional sense (what of him was ever conventional?), his many roles over the decades only deepened the feeling that Bowie was truly otherworldly, a curious alien walking among us, endlessly intrigued by the oddity of human nature.











