AltWeeklies Wire
Homegrown Aquariansnew
Western Massachusetts' Michael Metelica and the Renaissance Community are remembered in this film.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
05-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce Geisler, Free Spirits
Some Poetnew
In the 50 years since his first book was published, John Ashbery has led the avant garde's poetry coup d'etat.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
04-28-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Ashbery
Monkey Trial, Take Twonew
Evolution vs. creationism made Hollywood courtroom drama in Inherit the Wind: what might the Intelligent Design sequel look like?
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
01-19-2006 |
Education
Kooser for Presidentnew
Nebraskan poet Ted Kooser is America's ambassador for poetry.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
12-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sounds Like Science, but ...new
The Bush administration creates an environment toxic for science, says journalist Chris Mooney.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
11-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
It's Getting Hot in Herenew
Climate scientist Raymond Bradley's work on global warming is not controversial among scientists, but a Republican Congressman thinks it is.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
10-06-2005 |
Environment
Chris Martin Is A Golden God of Rocknew
Dear Dexter, America's premiere pop culturist, helps one of his readers pry apart the Chris Martin Conundrum.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
09-29-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Diddy Loses His Pnew
In this week's pop culture advice column, Dear Dexter, Dexter goes looking for Sean Combs' missing nicknames.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
09-02-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Luther Lovenew
This week in Dear Dexter, a pop culture advice column, Dexter muses on the mysteries of Luther Vandross's sexuality and reality TV stardom.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
08-25-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Mr. Poetry Nexusnew
Poet Peter Gizzi has tramped though the poetry backwaters from C-Span to Housatonic and perhaps on to Calcutta.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
06-16-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Gizzi
David Horowitz: American Gladiatornew
Culture warrior David Horowitz is an American original, a strange blend of Che Guevara, Whittaker Chambers and Puck from Real World: San Francisco.
Valley Advocate |
Daniel Oppenheimer |
06-14-2005 |
Commentary
The Female Beatles Are Backnew
Dexter, America's snazziest dispenser of pop cultural advice, riffs on the Spice Girls, Lindsay Lohan, astrology and John Travolta.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
06-02-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
New England's Obama?new
Whether or not he can win the race for governor, Deval Patrick is raising the excitement level of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
05-26-2005 |
Politics
Poking the White Underbellynew
Meet the Air America Radio personality that has Rush Limbaugh asking, "Has anyone heard of Rachel Maddow?"
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
05-19-2005 |
Media
The Keebler Popenew
Pop cultural advice columnist Dexter waxes eloquent on kitsch and the Catholic Church.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
05-09-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
