FIVE YEARS LEGAL: Marijuana has gone corporate, so why does the black market game continue to flourish?
Before the cellphone contagion, what games did families play during long trips in the car? Spotting license plates from other states or guessing the names of passing motorists kept our cherubs amused,: “Oh, that’s a Fester for sure!” These days, you could keep the...
The Return Trip: Psychedelics may come back from the abyss of illegality
LSD, psilocybin (found in certain mushroom species), and mescaline (from the peyote cactus) are undergoing a resurgence being described as a renaissance.
Editorial: Use your billions on something other than running for president
Unfortunately, as Steyer has shown, someone with deep financial resources is able to game the system.
Cinemadope: Hit Parade
The mob movie is the shadowy reflection of the American Dream.
Best Mann’s Debut Album is a Layered Tower of Sound
Thematically it’s a rich vein to mine and a damn good debut for Best Mann.
Stagestruck: Eye of the Storm
Nilaja Sun is, quite simply, the most exciting solo performer I’ve ever seen. She’s a small, wiry woman whose expansive presence fills a stage. Drawing on an astonishing talent for physical and vocal mimicry, her pieces are fully formed plays that bring to life a multitude of vibrant, funny, flawed human beings. She’s bringing her latest, Pike St., to the Academy of Music.
Podcast: Javier Luengo-Garrido of ACLU Massachusetts on Greenfield’s Safe City vote
Massachusetts is behind other states in immigrant rights.
The V-Spot: Am I Only Bisexual When I’m Drunk?
When I’m drunk I’m down for anything!
Free Will Astrology: Are you ready to be transformed by love, Leo?
The Season of Love is coming.
Sam Crocker on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Sam Crocker is a teen songwriter from Bernardston who plays introspective acoustic indie folk rock.
Bizarro Brief Podcast: Turkey attacks in New Jersey, a mac-and-cheese turkey recipe, a gender reveal gone wrong
A week of weird news, in podcast form.
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VIDEO: House Sparrow on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
House Sparrow is an electronic indie pop duo with sleigh bells and synth.
Lost in Trans-elation
Until Shiloh Jolie-Pitt grows up to be a hunky transguy (fingers crossed) or Glee welcomes a new trans cast member who represents as well as Naya Rivera's lesbian hotness (yes, please!), we've got few icons bringing transmale-sexy back. Though Chaz Bono's brave coming...
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Cinemadope: Changing Focus
With the new year scratching at the door, it’s natural to take a reckoning of the one gone by. People tend to focus on the big changes — smoking, the gym, a reading list — but mixing up the smaller things can make a big difference too. Try getting your coffee at a...
