Must Love Dogs: Dating Apps for Everyone
If you have a cellphone and the ability to access the internet,no one has to celebrate a Valentine’s day alone anymore. Now there is...
Down to Earth: The Power of Nurture, the Antidote to Fear
Nurturing. It’s so often a feminine term, bringing thoughts of mothers, sisters, daughters; of Gaia, the Mother Earth. For a synonym, my thesaurus gives...
Between the Lines: Is Science Under Attack?
The Trump administration’s order that all presentations and publications by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency be vetted by political appointees before their release to...
The Simple Pleasure of Wireless Headphones
I am not an audiophile, but I do love convenience. And comfort. And it is quite inconvenient when you just want to use your...
Out of Their Comfort Zones
Two shows this week find performers venturing beyond the usual parameters of their craft. At UMass, students in the music department’s Opera Workshop take...
The Super Bowl Halftime Show’s Biggest Acts & Their Fans On YouTube
From iconic solo performers such as James Brown and Michael Jackson, to supergroups like The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street...
Jake Cinninger Returns & Holly Bowling Sits-In In Grand Rapids
Umphrey's McGee kicked off the Mitten Run in fine fashion with a huge bust out, fun sit-in and by welcoming Jake Cinninger back.
Stagestruck: Identity Crises
The two shows now playing at Hartford’s rep theaters couldn’t be more different, but they still share some core themes. They are Shakespeare’s rambunctious,...
Cinemadope: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
Building a Wall
Over the last few years, a regular appointment in Boston meant that I was frequently traveling along Route 2 between Franklin County...
Missed Connections: ‘So gentlemanly of you that it turned me on’
Wash and Dry (Easthampton)
Wanted to comment on the man I saw at the laundromat in Easthampton on Tuesday afternoon. you have beautiful blue...