Stagestruck: Ah, Wilderness! – race-blind or race-conscious?
Hartford Stage, like so many other theaters across the country, is having a reckoning with the upheavals of the past year-plus and has come to a tardy recognition that Black lives matter, on the stage as on the street.
Editorial: Battling ALS, David Kaynor continues to inspire
Kaynor’s is a rare achievement — to master both calling and playing, and be known across the country for both.
Bizarro Briefs: Thanksgiving revolt
Wild turkeys in a New Jersey town are counterattacking.
Stagestruck: Campus Cornucopia
This weekend and next, Valley colleges present a fall cornucopia of performances – a culture clash at Amherst, a gamer fantasy at Mount Holyoke, and the Valley premiere of a national dance piece at Smith.
Beerhunter: A conversation with the ‘bros’ keeping tabs on all of Massachusetts’ 200 breweries
It’ll probably be 201 by the time you finish reading.
Cinemadope: The Twilight Zone turns 60
Submitted for your approval, at Cinemark in Hadley.
The V-Spot: How To Have an Erectionless Sex Life
Previous to this I had a very active and satisfying sex life, but the fear and disappointment of not being able to perform as I used to has kept me painfully single.
Free Will Astrology: You’re fermenting, Sagittarius
“In my estimation, what you’ve experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process.”
Tommy Filiault Trio on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
The Tommy Filiault Trio plays bluesy party rock ‘n’ roll.
Letters to the Editor: How do we get to Medicare for All?
“The ACA in 2010 was a big step forward. We might actually get it now in 2020 if we do it right.”
Staff picks: Lilith of the Valley, ‘Resonate Sessions’, the THE BAND Band, June Millington
For this show, the theme is “Sea of Change,” which explores the power of protest and the collective power of people to promote positive change in the world.
Sessions
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Local Calendar: Thursday 7/5- Sunday 7/8
Need something to do after the Fourth? You’re welcome.
Enjoy Your Porn!
"You write a sex column. So that means I can ask you anything," says my friend Cam over coffee. "Yeah—I guess that's true," I laugh. "So why do I like watching penis porn?" she spits out. "You mean like penis-and-vagina porn?" "No, man. Like penis porn!" Cam's a...
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Cinemadope: From Punk to Monk
ttestsu Nemoto, a Buddhist priest and one-time punk, has made it his life’s work to help suicidal people see the other side of a dark equation: the fact that we all die means that we all, also, live. But for Nemoto, the impulse to do this important work stems not only from a sense of compassion, but also from his own self-destructive tendencies. And while his empathy provides a unique sense of connection with those he seeks to help, it also undermines the stability of his own health and family life.











