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Western Mass Missed Connections — 1st dates SUCK

Western Mass Missed Connections — 1st dates SUCK

by Compiled By Kristin Palpini | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Missed Connections, Newsletter

The Missed Connections forum on Craigslist is a wasteland of terrible poetry, dick pics, and whining, but among the detritus are some truly fascinating, funny, and occasionally sweet entries. The following are highlights from the Western Mass Missed Connections forum,...
Cinemadope: That Time the MoMA Refused to Return Nazi-Stolen Art

Cinemadope: That Time the MoMA Refused to Return Nazi-Stolen Art

by Jack Brown | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Newsletter

My first exposure to Egon Schiele came via Deane G. Keller, an artist and professor whose figure drawing classes remain one of my most lasting memories of art school. We had been working on some hand studies when he suggested I might enjoy the Austrian artist’s work,...
Can Western Mass Support Farm-To-Table For Everyone?

Can Western Mass Support Farm-To-Table For Everyone?

by Kristin Palpini | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Food + Booze, News

Nathan pulls his mother by the hand through the Springfield downtown farmers market stopping at none of the booths she wants to visit: the cookie stand, the hand-made jewlery display, the gourmet chips, and honey. The 2-year-old loves the farmers market, his mother...
Where You Can U-Pick In Western Mass Farms

Where You Can U-Pick In Western Mass Farms

by Dave Eisenstadter | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Food + Booze, Food Booze and Beyond, News, Wellness

Why should the farmers have all the fun harvesting the fresh fruits and vegetables from their own farms? U-pick farms abound in the Pioneer Valley. Strawberry season has mostly gone by, but blueberries are ripe for the pickin’, and it won’t be long before apple season...
Free Will Astrology: Libra, You’re Nobler and Sparklier Than the Rest of Us

Free Will Astrology: Libra, You’re Nobler and Sparklier Than the Rest of Us

by Rob Brezsny | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you feeling as daring about romance as I suspect? If so, I’ve composed a provocative note for you to give to anyone you have good reason to believe will be glad to receive it. Feel free to copy it word-for-word or edit it to suit your...
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