by Todd Crosset | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Letters from our Readers, News
We Had Our Own Brock Turner Situation in the ValleyThe sentencing of Brock Turner by California Judge Aaron Persky has sparked a national discussion of how we hold young drunk college men accountable for sexual assault. The general sentiment is that Persky was far...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
The Bunyadi opened in London in June for a three-month run as the world’s newest nude-dining experience, and, since it only seats 42, it now has a reservation waiting list of 40,000. Besides the nakedness, the Bunyadi creates “true liberation,” said...
by Jack Brown | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
Notes on WarWhen it comes to war and film, there will never be a shortage of stories. Whether tales of daring or death, on the front or at home, war can bring out the best and worst in us, and create lifelong strength — or leave one with lasting wounds. And while we...
by Will Meyer | Jun 20, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Basemental, Columns, Music, News
The magic of live music stems from the intimacy of being in the same room as the performer, but Sam Hadge’s talent is capturing that intimacy for the online world who couldn’t make it to the show.Since I started going to DIY shows with regularity about a year and a...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 20, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
When we set out to reinvigorate the Valley Advocate a little more than a year ago, we had some goals in mind. We wanted to bring our venerable newspaper back to its roots: alternative stories, for alternative people — and some mainstream folks who are still cool. We...
