by Kristin Palpini | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Columns, News, O Cannabis!
It’s summer! The season in which most Americans seek to do some deep unwinding by hopping in the car, on a plane, or a ship and getting away from it all. There is one thing millions of people aren’t seeking to leave behind, though, and it’s also headily conducive to a...
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 Peter Vancini | Jun 20, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Featured, News, Scene Here
In a cozy courtyard in downtown Springfield, nestled among red brick buildings and gray concrete parking garages, a small white quadcopter suddenly whirs to life on a makeshift launch pad in small patch of grass. At the controls is 16-year-old Briyanna Henry, who’s...
