Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 30 this year! Despite Amazon’s greedy clutches, Boston is still home to many wonderful independent bookstores. These are just a few of my favorites that warrant a stop to celebrate the holiday. Brookline Booksmith Brookline Booksmith is a Coolidge Corner institution. For decades they’ve been a source of new…Read More
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Immersive Frida Kahlo
The immersive digital experiences that have been flooding Boston and other cities are not Art with a capital “A.” But they do serve the purpose of making complex art historical figures more approachable, and perhaps more entertaining, to a wide audience. “Immersive Frida Kahlo,” showing at The Castle on Columbus Avenue in Boston, was particularly difficult…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Knitting away. 2) Birthday season. 3) Empanadas for Celina Senior’s birthday. 4) Currently reading. 5) Celebrating 80 years of Casablanca. 6) In my old neighborhood.
Pandemic Portraits of Fenway
During the COVID-19 shutdowns I was extremely grateful for my neighborhood. Though we lost the restaurant and nightlife vibrancy of Fenway, the are has a lot that fortified me during the pandemic. For those that live here (the longtime residents, not the transient students) it’s a tight knit community and running into neighbors at the…Read More
Briar Barn Inn
A few weeks ago I spent a couple glorious days in the Ipswich/Rowley area at the Briar Barn Inn. Just an hour from Boston and easily accessibly on the Commuter Rail, the Briar Barn provides a quiet, luxurious escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. It’s conveniently located between Newburyport and Ipswich so…Read More
‘Hype Man’ Hits the Screen
When Idris Goodwin’s “Hype Man: a break beat play” debuted at Boston’s Company One Theatre in 2018, it shook the theater scene to its very core. Now the poignant and captivating show hits the screen, running in film format from April 8–May 9 at the American Repertory Theater’s virtual Oberon stage. “Hype Man” follows a hip-hop group on the…Read More