Stagestruck: A Valley Half-Dozen
It’s August, and the summer theater season is winding down. No, wait. It’s not. In the Valley, no fewer than six live-in-person productions will be vying for our attention this weekend alone.
Editorial: Two-year immigrant sanctuary milestone is our shame
Lucio Perez has been forced to live two years in sanctuary at the First Congregational Church in Amherst.
Bizarro Briefs: A joke from beyond the grave … or in it
Weird news this week.
Clueless Parent: Feeling like a humbug on Halloween
Is it wrong just not to do anything?
Cinemadope: Making the Scene
People in the Valley are a creative bunch. At my day job, one woman I work with is a talented seamstress who creates wonderful clothes and stuffed toys; another works with local potters to decorate clay vessels and cups. My old Advocate editor — a published poet —...
Stagestruck: Women in the Lead
Three productions by women-led theaters echo themes around gender – from activities women aren’t “supposed” to engage in, to a trans transition, to young men of color in the school-to-prison pipeline.
Podcast: Julia Clark on her post-transition return to music
An interview with musician and trans woman Julia Clark.
V-Spot: He’s Having an Affair With Me
“I had an affair and I feel like the worst person ever and I don’t know what to do.”
Free Will Astrology: Your own demons are enough, Virgo
Saying no to “Why don’t you come over and chill with me and my demons?”
Letters to the Editor: Tennessee Gas project puts my neighborhood at risk
Letters on a gas pipeline project, a reopening strip club in Whately, and Nancy Pelosi.
Monte Belmonte Wines: A Man with La Misión
Where in the world was Carménère? Santiago. Well, Chile at least.
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Pick of the Day 6/19: Mutlu at the Iron Horse
After last night’s weather, you need a de-stressor. Check out Mutlu at the Iron Horse tonight.
Wait! How Do Lesbians Have Sex?
When my wife and I lived in South America, we really improved our Spanish. Most importantly, we learned that the slang word for “lesbian” (roughly equivalent to English’s “dyke”) is “tortillera.” This literally means “a...
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Cinemadope: Northampton Film Fest
Sharp-eyed film lovers will catch an occasional screening at Smith College, and smaller venues — community spaces, bars, and so on — show up on flyers posted around town for the oddball one-night show.
