by Advocate Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News
Swedish seagull swipes stash Sweden has among the toughest marijuana laws in the world, with no allowance for recreational or medical use, and a punishment of a large fine and up to six months in prison. That would have been bad news for a Gothenburg man, who had a...
by Will Meyer | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured
Brattleboro singer-songwriter Ruth Garbus strikes a deep place in the human psyche. Her strange earworm melodies and narrative lyrics have a way of lodging deep. This is especially true for Garbus’s new album, Kleinmeister — German for “small master,” which is set to...
by Advocate Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News, Podcast
In a piece looking at the upcoming mayoral election in Springfield, writer Chris Goudreau interviewed Mayor Domenic Sarno’s challengers as well as leaders in the activist community. Sarno himself declined an interview. Goudreau speaks about what he learned...
by Jack Brown | Aug 26, 2019 | Articles, Cinemadope, Columns, Featured, Film
When the writer Toni Morrison passed away in early August, she left behind worlds. Her own, certainly, brought so vividly to life in works like The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Beloved — carefully crafted and filled with a vitality that carried a sometimes brutal truth about...
by Rob Brezsny | Aug 26, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are examples of activities I recommend you try in the coming days. 1.) Build a campfire on the beach with friends and regale each other with stories of your most interesting successes. 2.) Buy eccentric treasures at a flea market and...