Stagestruck: Letters to Kamala
The election of Kamala Harris as the first woman Vice President of the United States, as well as the first African American and the first of South Asian descent, is cause for celebration. But those “firsts” don’t sit quite comfortably with the three women of color in a new play, “Letters to Kamala.” These ladies are pissed.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Disappointing attendance at Area 51 raid, a nonexistent flatulence competition, and biting a camel in self defense
This week in weird news.
Sessions podcast: Amber Belle
A singer-songwriter with a honey toned voice
Staff Picks: Tony Silva, the Molice, Mile Twelve, and Far Out Films
What to do this week.
Fall Arts Preview
A sampling of creative shows and events in the coming months.
Bizarro Briefs: Bread-throwing girl costs robber his dough
This week in weird news.
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.
Sessions
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Pick of the Day 6/2: Sweetback Sisters
Honky Tonk goodness with the Sweetback Sisters hits the Berkshires tonight.
Thinkin' About Kinkin'
I once wrote a column called "Hanky Panky"(May 26, 2011) about the art of "flagging" and it caused quite a stanky. Flagging is when you put a bandana in your pocket to indicate your kink according to the bandana's color. An example I gave was flagging a red bandana to...
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Cinemadope: That Time the MoMA Refused to Return Nazi-Stolen Art
The painting’s history, like so many great European artworks, has a past tainted by another piece of Europe’s past: the Nazis.











