Stagestruck: Two Schools, Worlds Apart
In the early 2000s, teachers and students at two U.S. schools – one student body predominantly Black and Latinx, the other white and Asian-American – were caught in wholesale cheating on mandated exams. May Treuhaft-Ali’s world-premiere play “ABCD,” at Barrington Stage Company, is molded by these incidents, but she’s motivated by the knowledge that they were not outlier instances.
Editorial: Advocates for human rights deserve to be heard
This week a disgusting lawsuit — that tried to censor a Palestinian human rights panel that in part dealt with how Palestinian voices are censored — was dropped.
‘A Unified Celebration’: Local artists, organizers get ready for annual First Night in Northampton
First Night Northampton encompasses the entire downtown area of the city.
Podcast: Former Ninja Turtles artist Eric Talbot on becoming a tattoo artist
Also: his tattoo mentor.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Sparkling wines for New Year’s Eve … and normal drinking days in 2020
2020 is, of course, an election year. If you are anything like me, you will be doing a lot of extra drinking because of that fact.
Bizarro Briefs: Someone on the Naughty List
This week in weird news.
Stagestruck: The Equity Equation
Every year I make a survey of the representation of women and people of color in area theaters. And every year the outlook gets a little better. Of the 45 full productions I saw this year in the Valley and Berkshires, 30 were written by, directed by, and/or centrally focused on women and/or people of color.
V-Spot: I’m Tiptoeing Around His Erectile Dysfunction
I want to be an understanding and respectful partner but I also want to get my needs met.
Free Will Astrology: You’ll be more grounded in 2020 than Igor Stravinsky, Libra
My prediction is that you will develop a more robust sense of where you belong than ever before.
Stagestruck: History Lessons – Recalling the past to inform the present
If the past is prologue, in these murky times it’s more necessary than ever to look back. This year, more plays than ever reflected or reimagined episodes from the past, casting light on the here-and-now.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: What is art, anyway?
This week in weird news.
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Pick of the Day 8/7: BSO at Tanglewood
One of the finest reasons to live in western Mass is our proximity to great art. So get out there and lap it up!
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Cinemadope: Getting schooled on schools – A Backpack Full of Cash
The documentary puts forth that charter schools are not inherently better than public schools, and in some cases are demonstrably worse.











