Monte Bellmonte Wines: Ken Washburn, Wine Spectator: How a Level II Sommelier lost wine and found themself
Why does wine give some people headaches? A commonly sighted cause is a plant chemical found in grape skins called tannins. But tannins are also found in things like tea. Others site sulfites. Sulfur is a naturally occurring element, and while sulfur is sometimes...
Getting Away From The ‘Sea of White Dudes’: Dwellings Festival showcases talented femmes, people of color, and queer people
The Northampton Center for the Arts became a microcosm of art, poetry, and music for 10 hours on Saturday at the first Dwellings Arts Festival.
Stagestruck: Live from London, in Amherst
“Especially when compared to other portrayals of people with autism, I think this play is a lot less tone deaf,” says Sunshine Schneider, who like her character is “a person with autism navigating a neuro-typical world.”
Podcast: Luis Fieldman on Club Castaway strip club’s LGBTQ-friendly policies
Luis talks about reporting the story on Whately strip club Club Castaway.
V-Spot: I’ve Got Prozac Problems
The interplay between antidepressant medications like Prozac, sex drives, and depression can be tricky because for many people, both feeling depressed lowers their desire for sex as does taking the antidepressants themselves.
Free Will Astrology: Have sex like you’re not in Singapore, Aries
Singapore has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.
Letters to the Editor: Pelosi for President — Can She Be Drafted?
Welcome to our letters to the editor page. Here you’ll find reader comments on Advocate articles and other news.
Bizarro Briefs: Um, there’s some toilet paper on your … nevermind
Um, there’s some toilet paper on your … nevermind The long-awaited results are in: Mimoza Haska from Surfside Beach, S.C., is the winner of this year’s Toilet Paper Wedding Dress competition. In this annual contest, competitors design and build elaborate wedding...
Cajordion on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Cajordion is whimsical busking-honed duo, which plays instrumental pop music on cajon, accordion, and a plethora of other instruments.
Staff Picks: Royal Frog Ballet, Gallery exhibits, That 1 Guy, and Strong & Pleasant ‘Rocktober’ Music Fest
The Royal Frog Ballet’s Surrealist Cabaret is a collection of performances which in the past have included music, puppetry, storytelling, and good old silliness.
Cinemadope: A Landmark Film on AIDS Gets a Second Chance
Amherst Cinema will host a screening of Buddies, an important but little-seen 1985 film that was the first feature-length film to tackle the AIDS crisis in America.
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Pick of the Day 6/15: Hot Club of Cowtown at the Iron Horse
The Hot Club of Cowtown is at the Iron Horse, swinging and twanging and doing their thing tonight.
The Quest for the Holy O
What’s up, Yana! I have many questions for you, but here’s my first: I am... sexually inexperienced. I’m assuming you didn’t grow up in an Irish Catholic family, but I did, and, boy! We don’t talk about sex. I’m really just starting...
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Stagestruck: Summer Theater Wrap Party, in Living Color
The area’s summer theaters have folded their metaphorical tents for the year, though three of the Berkshire companies are also mounting fall shows











