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Stagestruck: Women in the Lead

Stagestruck: Women in the Lead

by Chris Rohmann | Oct 22, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck

Three productions by women-led theaters are playing in the Valley this weekend, and another opens in the Berkshires. They echo themes around gender – from activities women aren’t “supposed” to engage in, to a trans transition, to young men of color in the...
Podcast: Julia Clark on her post-transition return to music

Podcast: Julia Clark on her post-transition return to music

by Advocate Staff | Oct 21, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Podcast

Musician Julia Clark underwent a transition from male to female and gave up music for a long time because she believed no one would take her seriously, as reported by a recent story by Jennifer Levesque. After a period of homelessness and other difficult life...
V-Spot: He’s Having an Affair With Me

V-Spot: He’s Having an Affair With Me

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Oct 21, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, The V-Spot

Dear Yana, I had an affair and I feel like the worst person ever and I don’t know what to do. The guy is married with kids and says he’s basically living as roommates with his wife. I think she’s catching on and I want to end it because I feel like the worst person in...
Free Will Astrology: Your own demons are enough, Virgo

Free Will Astrology: Your own demons are enough, Virgo

by Rob Brezsny | Oct 21, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “We can’t change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see things differently,” wrote Aries psychologist James Hillman. I agree. And that’s very good news for you Aries people. In my view, you are more attracted to and...
Letters to the Editor: Tennessee Gas project puts my neighborhood at risk

Letters to the Editor: Tennessee Gas project puts my neighborhood at risk

by Our Readers | Oct 18, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers, News

Tennessee Gas project puts my neighborhood at risk In response to “Could it happen here?: Gas explosion in Merrimack Valley hangs over new pipeline efforts,” published Oct. 3-9. I live in a neighborhood in Longmeadow. The homes are not large and luxurious as those...
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