Stagestruck: Black Plays Matter
2020’s Summer of Rage following the murder of George Floyd gave rise to much soul-searching in many areas of American society, including the theater community. Some of the fruits were on view this summer.
Bizarro Briefs: Immigration Policies Make Vultures Puke
This week in weird news.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Trump’s Next Assassination may be the European Wine Market
On Jan. 14, the Trump administration could destroy it all by imposing a 100 percent tariff on European wine.
Cinemadope: Child’s Work
As shown by Shraysi Tandon’s award-winning documentary Invisible Hands, which comes to the Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema this weekend, some of the world’s biggest corporations are deeply involved in a system that is complicit in exploiting the world’s most vulnerable population — even, as the film shows at one point, literally selling children into forced labor.
Stagestruck on the Road: Witches in Berkeley
With all the talk of “witch hunts” flying around these days, it probably wasn’t quite a coincidence that two shows I saw recently in Berkeley, Calif., are on that very topic. Not the trumped-up political kind of witch hunt, though, but real ones born of historical...
Podcast: Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa on the ROE Act and expansion of abortion rights
Northampton state Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa talks about the legislation, what it does, and how likely it might be to pass during this session.
V Spot: How Long Do I Stay in My Marriage?
“I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that I don’t want to be in my marriage anymore.”
Free Will Astrology: Be tenacious like Balzac, Taurus
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent. It’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to...
Steve Rodgers on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Steve Rodgers is a singer-songwriter who plays Americana and indie folk with a dash of rock ‘n’ roll.
Letters to the Editor: Clarifications about ranked-choice voting
Ranked Choice will be a very important topic in Massachusetts in 2020, so it’s great to see the notice it’s getting.
Staff Picks: Bodies in Motion, Kalliope Jones, Sodada, Lunar Brew, Montague open mic
Things to do this week.
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Mike Spector on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Mike Spector is a local singer-songwriter who writes soulful folk ballads about love and heartache.
Feminist Porn
Feminist porn. To many, this sounds really oxymoronic. Yet I, a modern feminist, am constantly watching, getting off to and recommending you get off to porn. Allow me to explain. Porn can be violent, anti-feminist, degrading and exploitive. But it isn't inherently so....
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Stagestruck: Exciting new ideas from well-worn material
A new thriller, a boundary-breaking dance form, a classic tragedy, and a dramatic sequel.











