Clueless Parent: Choosing Truth Over Punishment
One of the reasons kids came to our house was because of a philosophy I live by as a parent — I called it my pact with the devil. I chose the truth over punishment.
Cinemadope: The gift of gifts
See “Gift” at Amherst Cinema or the Academy of Music this week.
Stagestruck: The Shrew Problem
The Taming of the Shrew is Shakespeare’s trickiest play to perform these days – a thoroughly misogynistic tale in which daughters are auctioned to the highest bidder and the “shrew” of the title is “tamed” by a cunning fortune hunter. He (of course, he) is Petruchio,...
Podcast: Michael Kusek talks about his new marijuana magazine, Different Leaf
Former Advocate marketing manager starts another magazine, this time covering cannabis.
That’s One Small Step for a Band: Bandella, a musical group including astronauts, will play Hawks & Reed on July 27
Three of its members have lived in space.
Free Will Astrology: Prepare for a ‘lovequake,’ Aries
Brainstorm about adventures and breakthroughs that will boost exciting togetherness.
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse to Challenge Richard Neal for Congress
Neal has been a target both of progressive groups and of rural members of his district, who have long complained that he has been absent from their communities.
Bad Tenants on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Valley Advocate Sessions performer is bluesy indie rock and soul pop group Bad Tenants.
Letters to the Editor: Chicopee Police and online bullying
“Police departments shouldn’t be on social media, period.”
Best of the V-Spot: Dry humping better than sex
Editor’s note: Sex and relationship advice columnist Yana Tallon-Hicks is currently on maternity leave. While she’s gone, we’re reprinting some of her best columns of the past several years, and are looking forward to her return in September. This column was...
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: How many people are actually going to show up to this Area 51 raid?
Dave and Trumpy talk about weird news this week.
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Sunshine Brothers Inc. on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Sunshine Brothers Inc is a funky psychedelic pop group with waves of synth and surf.
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Stagestruck: Three on the Screen
The National Theatre’s NT Live series of HD broadcasts from the London stage is back for its eighth season, starting with a mix of new productions and encore screenings. The Amherst Cinema has recently reprised Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge and...
