by James Heflin | Apr 1, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
I hate it when my fellow Southerners make the stereotypes stick: Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did not install special facilities for Muslims to wash...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 1, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
My friend Megan took Saskia with her kids to the park on Wednesday. She snapped a photo and shared the day’s you know your kids live in Northampton moment: when to play grocery store, the cashier asks for your member number. Take pride in this River Valley...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 1, 2013 | Stage
The Rainbow Players don’t exactly reject terms like “tolerance,” “acceptance” and “inclusion,” they simply transcend them. This 13-year-old troupe of youth and adults with physical, developmental and learning disabilities uses...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 1, 2013 | Stage
“Willliam Shakespeare—a man from a hick town with a high school education.” With that disarming characterization, Shakespeare & Company demystifies the often daunting Bard of Avon. Shakespeare and the Language That Shaped a World, a 45-minute...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 1, 2013 | Stage
The Grey Goo Theory imagines the world ending, not in fire or ice, but in a global cancer of self-replicating nanotechnology that ultimately devours the biosphere. The idea has morphed into an omnibus term deploring the insidious penetration of digital technology into...