‘Cat Alley’ Murals Honor Felines In Manchester, N.H.
Murals honoring cats fill the north side of Cat Alley, also known as Dean Avenue, just off Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, between Lala’s Hungarian Pastry (836 Elm St.)…Continue Reading →
In Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch,’ A Magazine Comes To Life With Nostalgia For The Post-War New Yorker And France
Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The French Dispatch”—finally arriving in theaters after a year and a half covid delay—is a wistful comedy nostalgic for the end of an era—well, two eras—the…Continue Reading →
Magnolias In Fruit At Arnold Arboretum
For some months now, we’ve been studying the Great Magnolia Swamp at Ravenswood Park in Gloucester, which is overseen by The Trustees of Reservations, for a documentary video we’re developing.…Continue Reading →
Janet Zweig’s ‘What Do We Have In Common?’ On Boston Common
“Who owns the atmosphere?” “Who owns the street?” “Who owns the power?” “Who owns community?” These are some of the questions written on small, flat boxes arrayed across the lawn…Continue Reading →
Where Anne Hutchinson Stopped On Her Way To Exile
In April 1638, Anne Hutchinson, the Boston midwife and spiritual leader, was exiled by court order and “tarried” at her family’s home in what’s now Quincy on her way to…Continue Reading →
Photos: Honk Festival In Somerville, Cambridge And Boston
Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, returned yesterday, after taking a year off from live performances to help stem the spread of covid. Bands from around greater Bsoton…Continue Reading →
Honk Band Festival Returns 10/9—In New Neighborhoods, With Covid Precautions
Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, returns Saturday, Oct. 9, after taking a year off from live performances to help stem the spread of covid. This weekend, “bands,…Continue Reading →
Moki Cherry’s Visionary Tapestries From Her ‘Total Art And Life Project’
Swedish artist Moki (Karlsson) Cherry and African American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry saw themselves as “modern nomads” as their toured the world with their art and music. “For traveling, fabric…Continue Reading →
Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Cosmic Nature’
“My pumpkins, beloved of all the plants in the world,” Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has said. “When I see pumpkins, I cannot efface the joy of them being my everything,…Continue Reading →
Goodbye To Nahant Artist Norman Laliberte
“We’re not here to do what has already been done,” Norman Laliberte said in a 2017 interview with Squash House Media. “That’s the most important thing about art.” Liberte, who…Continue Reading →