World War I-style biplanes bomb a restaurant, orphaning the proprietor’s daughter. French newspaper headlines warn of the advance of Macbeth’s army and urge resistance. The girl flees into a tangled…Continue Reading →
“Wooden friends” began appearing in illustrator Lesley Barnes’s social media in 2019—along with her pop-up book “Bauhaus Ballet.” They were like flat, graphic, modernist geometric illustrations come to life. Some…Continue Reading →
We recently bumped into Muffy Pendergast, who for some years now has organized “The Giant Puppet And People Making Mayhem Parade” in New Haven, Connecticut. The “Empress of Westville,” as…Continue Reading →
We paid a visit to the 207th Topsfield Fair, which runs from Oct. 3 to 13, 2025. Descended from an 1820 “Cattle Show,” it’s billed as “America’s oldest,” and its…Continue Reading →