Photos: Cliff Notez Raps At Verb Hotel
“Thank for coming out to my protest tonight,” Cliff Notez said in introduction to his performance at Hojoko at the Verb Hotel last night. The event was part of the…Continue Reading →
Do Crocodiles Make Good Pets And Other Important Facts We Learned At The Museum Of Science’s New ‘Crocs’ Exhibit
Crocodiles, alligators and other crocodilians have flourished for more than 200 million years and now they’ve come to Boston’s Museum of Science in the exhibit “Crocs: Ancient Predators in a…Continue Reading →
Nicole Duennebier’s Sumptuous Paintings Evoke The Old Masters—If They Painted Oozing Piles Of Meat
Nicole Duennebier is one of the most sumptuous painters around. Her new paintings evoke the elegance of 16th century Dutch still-lifes and the fecundity of French rococo garden scenes. But…Continue Reading →
‘The Wiz’ Returns With An All-People-Of-Color Cast And New Orleans Atmosphere
At the heart of the Lyric Stage Company’s production of “The Wiz” are questions of home, says director Dawn M. Simmons. “Do you run away from it or do you…Continue Reading →
Providence Comics Consortium Invites You To Draw Mutants And Monsters At ‘Sketchbook Church’
The Providence Comics Consortium’s “Sketchbook Church,” writes artist Walker Mettling, is “not church in the religious way, church in the Sunday morning way. Maybe in the coffee and bagels way.” It’s…Continue Reading →
Boston Arts Chief Julie Burros Leaving After 3.5 Years
Julie Burros—“Boston’s first Chief of Arts and Culture in more than 20 years,” according to the Mayor Marty Walsh administration—will be leaving the position on June 29 to become “principal…Continue Reading →
Photos: Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band Plays PorchFest
Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band performed at Somerville’s Quincy Street Open Space as part of the annual PorchFest today. Photos copyright 2018 Greg Cook. Help Wonderland…Continue Reading →
‘How Does It End?’ 22 Annual Mother’s Day Walk For Peace In Dorchester
“Twenty-two years and still no resolution to our children being lost to gun violence,” said Elisha Ross of Dorchester, whose son Michael Ross was killed by gunfire on March 30.…Continue Reading →
At Breast Pump Hackathon, Asking Why Visions Of The Future So Often Ignore Mothers And Babies
The idea for the Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon originated with a bad day in a bathroom at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. After the birth of…Continue Reading →
Atlas Robot From Boston Dynamics Very, Very Not Like The Terminator, Really
Check out this new video of the Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics. The Waltham, Massachusetts, company proclaims: “Atlas is the latest in a line of advanced humanoid robots we are…Continue Reading →