Anya Klepacki's Fantasy Spaces in the 21st Century. By Kate Nadel Anya Klepacki’s debut solo show at the Taber Art Gallery, located in the library of Holyoke Community College, is a space for participants to escape from the mundane. While the gallery itself is an escape from the outside world, Klepacki asks us to intentionally … Continue reading If the Future of This World Can’t Be Depended On, I’ll Make My Own
A Weekly Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a new weekly media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. Keep Your Yuppies Last week WGBH Boston, an NPR affiliate, ran a story about State Senator Eric Lesser’s proposal to create an incentive for families to move from the Boston area to Western Mass. … Continue reading See Something, Say Something #7
New hospital, renewed Medicare for all campaign on the way in Holyoke by David T. City Council Approves Land Sale for For-Profit Psych Hospital The Massachusetts Nurses Association has zero pull in Hampden County, if we can take as any indication the enthusiasm with which the Holyoke City Council at it’s March 5th meeting endorsed … Continue reading Holyoke Notes #3
Can Hampshire College Survive its “Manufactured” Crisis? By Brian Zayatz The January 15 announcement by Hampshire College president Miriam “Mim” Nelson that the college is seeking a “strategic partner,” and the subsequent announcement that it will not be admitting a full class for Fall 2019 enrollment, has incited a reflective mood with regards to the … Continue reading The Fight for an Ideal
