by Barbara Pelissier | Dec 4, 2012 | The Public Humanist
A single black and white photograph. The familiar New England scene depicts the center of Westhampton at the turn of the twentieth century. The white church and town hall, three tall trees and a little grassy knoll with a cast iron fountain and a bench. The fountain,...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 4, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
It’s that time of year, the one when all the catalogues arrive and all the email blasts promise you holiday success and to the extent that the little girl says she wants any toy or thing it’s a Barbie (but that’s another story—although I did...
by On Springfield | Dec 4, 2012 | On Springfield
Oh, dear. So after reading this report by MassLive’s Greg Saulmon, on arch-conservative minister Scott Lively’s suggestion that perhaps God caused last week’s strip club explosion as a form of punishment for wickedness, I feel compelled to say that...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 4, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Back in March of 2011, I sat down for a conversation with alternative musician Lou Barlow (see photo, middle) prior to an appearance by his group Sebadoh at the Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton. Since that time, Barlow has returned to the Pioneer Valley on...
by Free Sport | Dec 4, 2012 | Free Sport
The fluid line between competition and entertainment just got a bit more blurred. NBA Commissioner David Stern hit the San Antonio Spurs with a fine of a quarter million dollars because their coach, Greg Popovich, arguably the third best coach in the history of the...