Monte Belmonte Wines: The Bruce Lee of the bottle: How South Deerfield’s Brahm Callahan became an elite Master Sommelier
I’ve been obsessively watching kung fu movies. I’m not sure why. Perhaps the reason is related to the pandemic. It could be a midlife crisis, or it could be the aftereffects of binge-watching “Cobra Kai.” Regardless, it’s made me think a lot about the mastery of an...
Editorial: Animal rights is the elephant in the room for the Big E
Also, impeach this president now!
V-Spot: Actually, I will answer this fake question
Someone tries to fake Yana out. She answers their question anyway.
Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide: Puppy Swap, Love Unleashed
Overall rating: no bones.
Podcast: Steve Pfarrer on David Berman and his ties to the Valley
Berman, who was a part of the UMass Amherst MFA program and went on to front the music group Silver Jews, committed suicide last month.
Cinemadope: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ comes to Amherst Cinema
It’s a kind of filmmaking — understated yet rich, quiet but never boring — that deserves a wider viewership.
Free Will Astrology: A beach bonfire of Scorpio secrets
A confessional opportunity.
Bethany Killian on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Bethany Killian is an indie acoustic folk singer-songwriter with smoky-toned vocals.
Sessions Podcast: Jake Klar
Folk and blues music with a poetic sensibility.
Letters to the Editor: Was Gateway City Arts wrong to fire Cait Simpson over IHEG petition?
Also, thoughts on Massachusetts consent laws and Warren’s lack of endorsement in the Neal-Morse congressional race.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Remembering wine minutiae
Knowing details like this is, essentially, nothing more than trivia. It is not a requirement for enjoying wine. But it is a requirement if you truly want to be a wine snob.
Sessions
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Flathead Rodeo on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Flathead Rodeo is a roots and rockabilly band with plenty of country twang.
Growing Pains
Blame it on microwaves or those darn mini-skirts, but puberty is now hitting boys at age 9. Though erections happen throughout a boy's life, starting in infancy—when those hormones start popping up, so does something else. During math class, when talking to the...
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Stagestruck: Gladrags and Ragtime at Shakespeare & Company
Intimate Apparel is all about fabrics. The silky fabrics draping the figures of elegant Gilded Age matrons and the coarser fabrics worn by their servants, delineating both economic and social standing. The deceptively comfortable fabrics covering the women’s corsets,...
