What the heck is an “Interrobang”?!?! WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster answer’s Cathy Gouch from Greenfield’s query about the word “interrobang.” https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-the-heck-is-an-interrobang-word-nerd?si=5145eaa1a6c94b03976c6fe14044c130

Censorship & Sensibility: The Case of Jason Montgomery & the Arts Council

There has been a rift in the Northampton arts world after the Northampton Arts Council cancelled a planned Biennial at…

Tell Hunger to Take A Hike!

Amherst Survival Center’s Executive Director Lev Ben-Ezra talks to Monte about how such a wealthy community, like Amherst, can be…

On Shatner and Hampshire: Mr. Universe

We have been critical of billionaires in space. But what about former Starfleet commanders? And Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman…

Rhonda Anderson on Indigenous People’s Day

The Western Mass Commissioner on Indian Affairs and one of the directors of Ohketeau Cultural Center, Rhonda Anderson, on the…

Finding Their Thrill, Reclaiming Blueberry Hill

Meredith Wecker from The Benson Place on Burnt Hill in Heath on their real-life “Blueberries for Sal” experience and reclaiming…

The Word Nerd’s last batch of Scrabble-winning words

Randkluft, yclept, diphthong, squdgy: they don’t look like real words. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster assures us they…

The Secret of Sinchanee

Come to a red-carpet movie premier at The Shea Theater, in the midst of where the movie The Secret of…

Dear Mister Ward…

Evan Gregg wants to publish his grandmother, Verna’s, collected letters from her time as correspondent for the catalogue company, Montgomery…

The Importance of Sputnik-Mr. Universe

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the enduring legacy of the first satellite. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-anniversary-of-sputnik-mr-universe?si=99eef672d61045af9dc7c3f244ee7c17