Bitch is the new black
I have a long Clinton/Obama post in the works, musing on the complicated gender dynamics of the campaign, which will culminate in a recent photo of Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, with his arm around the waist of Jessica Grogan, wife of me,...Radical chic and the apotheosis of Tom Vannah
By way of Tom Devine’s blog, I saw this wonderful infographic from the Springfield Republican’s Masslive website, comparing Valley Advocate editor (and local radio personality) Tom Vannah to recently retired Cuban dictator Fidel Castro (click on the link...
Wellness: Am I (Still) Ill?
I can’t resist quoting Morrissey on hypochondria and the mind-body connection. His musings on the topic are apt, and appropriately elusive and unequivocal. In the Smiths’ song “Still Ill,” he warbles:“I decreed today that life is simply...
There's a Hole…
The word "lacuna" means gap, missing information, the space between, a hiatus. It is appropriate, then, that Amherst college student Jonah Shepp chose Lacuna Park for the title of his play to be performed at Amherst College's intimate Studio 3. The play...E-Edition
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