Reconsidering Ancient Nubia At The MFA
“Ancient Nubia Now”—on view at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts from Oct. 13, 2019, to Jan. 20, 2020—showcases treasures from ancient north African kingdoms that flourished along the Nile Valley…Continue Reading →
Monkeyhouse Dance At ‘Malden Reads’ Kickoff
Karen Krolak, artistic director of Monkeyhouse dance company, performs at the kickoff celebration for the 2020 “Malden Reads,” one-city, one-book reading program, at the Malden Senior Community Center on Saturday,…Continue Reading →
Jeffu Warmouth’s Giant Inflated Head Stuffed With Ideas, Daily Concerns, Neuroses
The centerpiece of Jeffu Warmouth’s exhibition “Urgent Blowout,” at Boston Sculptors Gallery from Dec. 11, 2019, to Jan. 26, 2020, is the Groton sculptor’s funny, freaky self-portrait. Also titled “Urgent…Continue Reading →
Joseph Wheelwright Found The Fairy Tales Within Sticks And Stones And Bones
Joseph Wheelwright’s sculptures originate in myths or fairy tales—crescent moons with dreamy faces; ancient personages that seem to emerge from within boulders; magical forest-people created from uprooted trees towering nearly…Continue Reading →
‘1917’—A World War I Mission Impossible To Save A Battalion From A Trap
The First World War film “1917”—which took home Golden Globe Awards for best dramatic picture and best director on Jan. 5—jumps off when a British general summons a couple of…Continue Reading →
Free! How To Get Into New England Museums Without Paying
Wondering how to get into a New England museum without paying? Below is Wonderland’s guide to free days at institutions when an average Massachusetts grownup resident can get in for…Continue Reading →
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’—The Lots Of Spoilers Review
In “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”—the ninth film in the Skywalker family saga launched by George Lucas in 1977—Palpatine (played again by Ian McDiarmid), the crypt creeper emperor, is…Continue Reading →
Can You Recognize These Gingerbread Landmarks From Boston Architects?
Each year the Boston Society of Architects’ “Gingerbread Design Competition and Exhibition”–on view at BSA Space, 290 Congress St., Boston, from Dec. 7, 2019, to Jan. 2, 2020–invites local landscape…Continue Reading →
Photos: Winter Solstice Sunrise At Revere Beach
Winter solstice sunrise at Revere Beach, Massachusetts, Dec. 21, 2019. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing to…Continue Reading →
Lost Glove
Lost glove spotted at Cambridge City Hall Annex, Inman Street at Broadway, Dec. 22, 2019. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please…Continue Reading →