John Adams' Advice for the Nation

In the election of 1800, a good human being (a flawed person, as are we all) won; a good human being (also flawed) was savaged and lost. Both Federalists and Jeffersonians feared that the other party would destroy American democracy. But our democracy has survived. In...
Barefoot in the Park at the Majestic

Barefoot in the Park at the Majestic

The Majestic Theater presents Barefoot in the Park, the classic Neil Simon play, directed by Rand Foerster. See www.majestictheater.com for tickets and showtimes. Nov. 22-28, $19-28, Majestic Theater, 131 Elm St., West Springfield, (413) 747-7797.
StageStruck: The Tempest, Twice-told

StageStruck: The Tempest, Twice-told

In Shakespeare’s Tempest, the magician Prospero conjures up a storm that shipwrecks his enemies on the island where they marooned him years ago. In Kidd Pivot’s Tempest Replica, Prospero carefully folds a paper boat and gives it to his servant spirit,...

Between the Lines: Warren?s Hick Problem

In October of 2011, a month after she entered the Massachusetts Senate race, Elizabeth Warren was interviewed by a group of liberal bloggers for a podcast called “Left Ahead.” It was a friendly interview, to say the least; “I’ve got to say,...

Black Friday Blues for Walmart

What would get you out of your post-Thanksgiving, couch-bound stupor and to the strip mall on the infamous shopping day known as “Black Friday”? A break on a Prius-sized television? A chance to grab a LEGO Star Wars Death Star at half price (oh, we...