The Magic of Edibles
Tucked in the back of INSA’s Easthampton headquarters on Pleasant Street is a little slice of heaven. Like any restaurant with great food, the kitchen is where the action is at — and at INSA, it’s a place that combines the sweet smells of chocolate, sugar, and, yes,...
Stagestruck: Holiday Stages, Part Two – Potpourri
It’s not all Scrooge and nutrackers this Yuletide. Here are some alternatives for your seasonal theatergoing, from Grinches to Crankies.
V-Spot: I Can Only Climax from Masturbation!
There’s nothing wrong with you, regardless of your number of tricks and when it comes to pleasure, collaboration is key!
Cinemadope: ‘I’m Leaving Now’ playing at Amherst Cinema
Croda and Cordero’s film follows the life of Felipe, an immigrant at a crossroads.
Free Will Astrology: Cultivate Leonard Cohen’s state of grace, Leo
“When I get up in the morning,” Leonard Cohen testified, “my real concern is to discover whether I’m in a state of grace.”
Julia Clark on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Acoustic grunge ruck-infused indie songwriting
Letters to the Editor: Psychedelics on their way
“I bet we beat your state to this.”
Staff picks: Jalbatross, the Great Depression, Roger Salloom, ‘The Forgotten Spirit’
Things to do this week.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: An intruder beaten up by an 82-year-old woman, brother sister bonding, and illegal bologna
Weird news of the week, in audio form.
Winter Arts Preview 2019-2020
Here’s a collection of events to check out over the coming months, compiled by your humble Valley Advocate staff. Enjoy!
Editorial: Automation without oversight has deadly consequences
A report on last year’s fatal self-driving car crash is damning to Uber and to the way we approach new technology.
Sessions
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Pick of the Day 7/24: After the Rain at the Whately Library
After all the rain we’ve had, After the Rain may be just want you need.
College Disorientation
As I write this, Hampshire hipsters are making "awesome connections" over a mutual appreciation of analog photography, Smith girls are wavering on their sexual orientations and Amherst preppies, like a slightly grown-up cast of Gossip Girl, are always in some kind of...
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Cinemadope: KidsBestFest a February Tradition
We parents of the Pioneer Valley have a pretty sweet deal. You might not realize it if you don’t have kids in your life, but once you’re clued into it you begin to discover that there is a near-endless list of things to do with your little ones. Hayrides, science...











