Vision 2020: Not what we had in mind
So far, 2020 has included a sick convergence of grotesquely global-scale problems one after another, and the fact is that instead of planning for them, our leaders either actively buried their heads in the sand (coronavirus, climate change) or conspired to make matters worse (stealing another Supreme Court seat).
Free Will Astrology: Leo, Visualize Ancient Rome
ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838–1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his twenties, he diligently expressed those aptitudes. But at age 27, while working in a carriage parts factory, he suffered an accident that blinded him. For several...
Monte Belmonte Wines: New Hampshire’s tax-free liquor lie
I shot straight up in bed with an idea. “I’ll write about how the New Hampshire State Liquor Store is a crock of crap!”
Lightning strikes: Valley psych folk band Sweet Lightning makes its music video debut
The lush pastoral sounds of acoustic guitar, flute, fiddle, and upright bass echoed in slow motion through the Pushkin Gallery in Greenfield.
Valley Advocate Sessions Podcast – Blame Cadence
Blame Cadence is a one-woman chorus of looped soulful a cappella pop.
Staff Picks: Midsommar, Bread & Puppet, Weege & The Wondertwins, and Country Music
Amherst Cinema will be screening a special director’s cut of Midsommar on Thursday with an added 20 minutes.
The V-Spot: Get Off the Metaphorical Tit
Why is your fiancé still on the metaphorical tit?
Cinemadope: Inside Man
The Infiltrators, directed by Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera, aims to bring some transparency to the operations of ICE.
A safer alternative? Health officials investigating links between vaping and lung damage
Rick Paiva, of Northampton, said he smoked cigarettes before switching over to vaping, but “it wasn’t helping my health any better.”
The Night Show: Learning the consequences of working the late shift
In my experience working third shift four nights a week, I found it nearly impossible to develop a consistent sleep schedule.
Editorial: The Life of Frances Crowe
As all the world knows, Frances Crowe is an activist institution in the Valley, and well beyond.
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Blame Cadence on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Blame Cadence is a one woman chorus of looped soulful a cappella pop.
Sexual Chemistry
Do you have 11 protons? ‘Cause you’re sodium fine! Thirteen hours studying for my biology final and I still barely squeaked by with a C+. My high school language classes were a breeze, but algebra brought me to tears. But my sophomore chemistry class? Aced...
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Cinemadope: Musical Evolution
There have been many eulogies given over the years for the American Movie Musical. And while the popularity of the form is certainly not what it was during its heyday — superhero movies, with their own kinds of acrobatics and wish-fulfillment scenarios, seem to have grabbed today’s everyday American — it has never gone away, either.
