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Cinemadope: Cracking a Chestnut

Cinemadope: Cracking a Chestnut

by Jack Brown | Dec 12, 2016 | Articles, Cinemadope, Columns, Newsletter

When my wife and I began seeing each other — a decade ago, now — one of our early big dates was an afternoon out for a December performance of The Nutcracker, put on by the Pioneer Valley Ballet at the Academy of Music in Northampton. It felt special and somehow...
Back Talk: The US Flag and Electoral College

Back Talk: The US Flag and Electoral College

by Letters from our readers | Dec 12, 2016 | Articles, Letters from our Readers, News, Newsletter

US flag represents truths both inspiring and terrible We write to offer a veterans’ viewpoint different from those dominating the events at Hampshire College in Amherst. We are members of chapter 95, Veterans for Peace, an international veterans’ organization whose...
Staff Picks: Dinosaur Jr., Jim Breuer & the Loud and Rowdy

Staff Picks: Dinosaur Jr., Jim Breuer & the Loud and Rowdy

by Advocate Staff | Dec 6, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Music, News

Pantera Tribute and more \m/ • Saturday Trendkill “the ultimate Pantera tribute” is gonna blow up The Tank with a tribute night to Dimebag Darrell. Also on the bill to make the night even more metal and heavy are locals As Misery Fades, NIM, An Unction In Braille,...
Between the Lines: Are the Elections Rigged?

Between the Lines: Are the Elections Rigged?

by Kristin Palpini | Oct 24, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, News, Newsletter

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has spent the last several months asserting that the Nov. 8 election will be rigged against him.He doesn’t have any evidence to support this claim — except for all the polls that say the real estate developer and reality...
Cinemadope: The Nanny’s Gaze, discovering the secret world of little known Chicago street photog Vivian Maier

Cinemadope: The Nanny’s Gaze, discovering the secret world of little known Chicago street photog Vivian Maier

by Jack Brown | Oct 10, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Newsletter

A lifetime ago — maybe two lifetimes now — I was an art school student. I was a hard worker but probably too concerned with what others thought of my work, and even then I knew that was a problem. That feeling seemed confirmed by the work being done by a classmate of...
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