Clueless Parent: Another one on the way
We’ve told our 3-year-old son. Sort of.
Stagestruck: Grand Openings – Summer theaters busting out all over
The summer season has been slowly gaining momentum, and this week it explodes, with 10 shows in the Valley and Berkshires opening or already up and running. Among these are a pair of classic musicals, two uncommon love stories set in Ireland, a satirical look at...
Valley Advocate Podcast – David Daley
Author of the book “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy,” David Daley has also served as the editor of Salon.com.
The V-Spot: We’ve Got Different Love Languages
Hi Yana! My partner and I have been together for three years. In general we have a really great relationship with solid long-term goals in common and enjoy each other in many ways. However, it seems like occasionally we go through long stretches of poor communication,...
Free Will Astrology: Time for a spanking, Aquarius
By enacting this humorous yet serious ritual, you will set in motion corrective forces that tweak your unconscious mind in just the right way so as to prevent you from getting too much of a good thing; you will avoid asking for too much or venturing too far.
Introducing: The Bizarro Briefs Podcast
Since the retirement of longtime "News of the Weird" columnist Chuck Shepherd, the Advocate has done "Bizarro Briefs," our own collection of weekly weird news we find. Thanks to a partnership with Trumpy from Hits 94.3, with a similar fascination with finding weird...
Letters to the Editor: Burn biomass for the sake of the forest
“Millions of tons of timber are dying every year.”
Big Sav on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Auto-biographical rap that turns the pains of life into music.
Q&A: Amherst Rapper Big Sav turns pain and probation into music (with audio)
“I’m the burnt up man at the end of the fire, telling you to not go this way.”
Is Drag Really Just a Drag?: A Q&A with local genderflux drag performer Hors D’oeuvres
I was curious how Hors herself thinks about the role of misogyny, feminism, and the inclusion of drag in pride spaces.
Staff Picks: Drag Brunch, Breastless, Hip Hop and ramen,
Drag Brunch with Hors and Friends for Franklin County Pride at Hawks & Reed // SATURDAY You can support Franklin County Pride and your local drag queens on Saturday morning in downtown Greenfield with a special drag brunch featuring the always magnificent and...
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VIDEO: Darklight on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Darklight creates dark ambient electronic meditations and is this week’s Valley Advocate Sessions performer.
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StageStruck: Not Just Child’s Play
One thing these two very different children’s theaters share is respect for their audience. They don’t talk down to the kids sitting before them, they don’t ludicrously overact or get synthetically hyperactive in order to whip up some energy. The scripts are witty,...











