Arts
From Our Bookshelves: ‘The Hunger Games’
Reading the novel filled in the blanks of the story I saw on the screen — building a foundation for my admiration for Collin’s series that has lasted for over ten years.
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A reading at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop's 95th anniversary celebration.
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Ben Platt performs at Agganis on the fourth stop of his Reverie tour.
Gorillaz Concert Review: Make Boston ‘Feel Good’
Gorillaz remain as they should be: perfectly singular and strange.
'Fickle Game' Retrospective: Amber Run is Haunted and Haunting
“Fickle Game” is a desperate outcry against the disorienting absurdity and impermanence of life, a haunted yearning for stability and control, a solitary search for meaning. How, then, shall we play this fickle game?
‘Sidney' Review: Sidney Poitier Is A Trailblazer but ‘Sidney’ Refutes the Trail Blazed for Him
What happens when a beacon of light dies? The Oprah Winfrey produced, Reginald Hudlin directed documentary “Sidney” suggests that it continues to shine on the people it has warmed.
‘Blonde’ Review: Please Let Marilyn Rest in Peace
Instead of being able to become her own person, Marilyn is chained to two different forms of misogyny.
Bertil Jean-Chronberg: Bonde Fine Wine's Artisan Curator
“Bonde is a culture, it’s a culture of simple space.”
Artist Profile: Shirley Chen on History, Identity, and ‘Chinatown, My Chinatown’
On Oct. 21 and 22, Chen’s senior thesis “Chinatown, My Chinatown” will come to life in two parts: first, a 25-minute "living museum" installation, followed by a 60-minute one-woman one-act show.
‘Bliss Montage’ Review: Ling Ma’s Second Release Exceeds High Expectations
Ma’s mastery of language entices readers to step into her narrative world.
“Galatea” Review: Female Pain, Male Pleasure
Madeline Miller’s “Galatea” is a 21st century “response” to Ovid’s interpretation of the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, told from the perspective of the previously nameless sculpture turned human, Galatea herself.
‘Alive at the End of the World’ Review: A Raw and Poignant Homage to Apocalypses Big and Small
The latest poetry collection from award-winning memoirist, essayist, and poet Saeed Jones delivers on its titular promise of a living, breathing read in the face of grief, loss, and apocalypse.
Ben Platt Concert Review: Reverie Tour and Platt's Escape from Musical Theatre
Platt’s work shows his path as an artist and creator is ever changing, as he is also figuring himself out, as we all are.
‘Smile’ Review: A Shallow Treatment of Mental Illness in the World of the Supernatural
Although “Smile” fails to evince any artful portrayal of mental illness, it at least succeeds in a more fundamental, instinctual task of the horror genre — to scare, and to scare thoroughly.
'Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire' Review: The Vampire Flick We Need in 2022
AMC may have begun the next vampire dynasty: "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" brings the seduction, murder, and escapism of the genre to today's high-quality television landscape.
In Photos: Denzel Curry at Roadrunner
“Ultimate” rapper Denzel Curry hosted the ultimate show of his 2022 tour “Melt My Eyez, See Your Future” at Boston’s Roadrunner last week. Experience his hype performance through these photos.
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Joji’s team relied mostly on LED backlighting, which cast his silhouette into the audience.