Patrick MacDonald and Cheryl Napolitano are tattoo artists at Lucky’s Tattoo and Piercing, one of Northampton’s premier body modification shops. They each hail from Connecticut […]
Amherst’s Glazed Doughnut Shop raises funds for a new location
Owners discuss their love for the breakfast treats – and the store's future
Glazed Doughnut Shop, located in the Amherst Carriage Shops in the center of the college town, is currently crowdfunding $15,000 to help with a mandatory […]
The American Missionaries and the Armenians
Successes and Limitations of Humanitarianism
Dr. Barbara Merguerian, Vice President of the Armenian Library & Museum of America, speaks about the role of American missionaries and the broad range of […]
Deconstructing LuieGo: there’s no ego behind this local rapper
LuieGo, aka Luis Fernandez, is a 21-year-old rapper that also acts as frontman to Amherst band the eGOmaniAKs. Born in Miami, he’s learned a lot from Amherst, where he says he “became a man,” and he gives credit to fellow local rapper Nickali Vocals, his sister and…
Ghosts in the Machine: the Autobiography of Pronoun
Poet Joan Houlihan delineates the use of pronouns in her work and selections by other poets
As part of her one-week residency at Northampton’s Smith College, Joan Houlihan delivered a craft lecture about the use of pronouns in poetry, including selections […]
The Berkshires and the Burghardts
The Interesting Story of the W. E. B. Du Bois Homesite
UMass Amherst professor Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste talks about W. E. B. Du Bois’s early life in the home of the Burghardts in Great Barrington. This […]