by Advocate Staff | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts, News, Scene Here
The Smith College Campus Center, a futuristic white building that rises over the campus like a spaceship, is full today. Where students usually walk through a mostly empty atrium, today almost every inch is packed, students and community members sprawling over floor...
by Amanda Drane | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Leisure
Devin Walker-Molaghan: “The lovable douche” Are You the One? (MTV reality series) Northampton native and beloved townie Devin Walker-Molaghan is stirring up the sex pot on Season 3 of MTV’s Are You the One? With his heady bravado, trash talking, ginormous ego,...
by Chuck Shepherd | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
Professional patients now help train would-be doctors, especially in the most delicate and dreaded of exams (gynecological and prostate), where a becalming technique improves outcomes. One “teaching associate” of Eastern Virginia Medical School told The Washington...
by Amanda Drane | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Music
For many, dancing is a slight rock of the hips that could easily be confused with scratching an itch. This was not the case with the late “Dancing Larry” Howes. Larry was the hallmark of a good party and the king of local dancefloors. His appreciation for area...
by Jack Brown | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
When I first moved to Northampton in 1997, the now classic Buena Vista Social Club had only recently been released. A collection of Cuban music performed by veterans of the Havana scene, it was a surprise hit that was originally meant to be a showcase for a...
