A powerful document about the persecution of an American icon and the government that tried to destroy him.
Visual Arts Commentary: An Enduring New England Design Influence — The Shaker Style
As we move into the 21st Century, with the Climate Crisis and consumerism on the rise, the Shaker’s “less is so much more” sensibility takes on even more significance, practical as well as spiritual.
Opera Preview: Boston Lyric Opera Revamps Philip Glass’s “Fall of the House of Usher” for Today
How do you make filmed opera relevant in the Age of COVID? The BLO isolated the performers from one another and made E.A. Poe’s story the dream of an immigrant child in detention on the US/Mexico border.
Book Review: “World of Wonders” — A Natural Counter to the Chaos of Our Political Moment
These essays aren’t overly scientific; instead, they remind us, with a gentle nudge, to take delight in nature, to pay attention to it, to be observant.
Film Review: “Pieces of a Woman” — “They give birth astride of a grave…”
Pieces of a Woman is an affecting film about the depths of mourning highlighted by Vanessa Kirby’s gut-wrenching lead performance.
Film Review: “Herself” — “Safe as Houses”
While the film is determinedly called “Herself “(“you got this, girl…”), the subtitle could equally have been “It Takes a Village…”
Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Two Years On, More Anger and Resistance
Those who value serious journalism (as well as the rights of journalists) should be quite worried about just how lethally Boston Globe management is attempting to undercut the newspaper’s union.
Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much
Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.
Television Review: “Surviving Death” — Probing Death and The Great Beyond
Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.
Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable
BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.