Arts
‘DREAMstate’ Review: Boston Ballet Explores the Liminal
Boston Ballet's "DREAMstate" featured a triple bill of three stunning contemporary ballets: George Balanchine’s 1976 ballet “Chaconne,” Stephen Galloway’s world premiere DEVIL’S/eye, and Jiří Kylián’s 1996 “Bella Figura.”
John Lam in Boston Ballet's DREAMstate
John Lam, who also teaches ballet classes at the Harvard Dance Center, was one of the principal dancers featured in the world premiere of Stephen Galloway's "DEVIL'S/eye."
See Hye Han and Haley Schwan in "DREAMstate"
Seo Hye Han and Haley Schwan in Jiří Kylián's "Bella Figura."
Ilana Peña Photograph
Ilana Peña is a screenwriter and the creator, showrunner, and director of “Diary of a Future President” on Disney+.
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On a warm day, nothing sounds better than a cold, sweet scoop of ice cream! But with plenty of ice cream shops in Harvard Square, which is the best one to go to?
‘Killing Eve’ Series Finale Review: A Disappointingly Gray Ending to an Otherwise Colorful Series
Above all, the mediocrity of the finale feels like a betrayal to the bold, unapologetic nature of the series.
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Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri and Jodie Comer as Villanelle in the series finale of "Killing Eve."
The Rationale Behind the Modern Obsession with Period Dramas
What’s not to love about period dramas?
Artist Profile: Showrunner Ilana Peña is Loud and Specific
Peña’s outstanding career is fueled by her ability to ask for what she wants — and she is not done yet.
Food Guide: Harvard Square Ice Cream Shops
With plenty of ice cream shops in Harvard Square, which is the best one to go to?
Batman Collage
The beauty of Batman is that he doesn’t work alone, and the irony of Batman is that he insists he does.
Lorde Concert Review: Pop Icon Brings Intimate Artistry to Boston
The “Green Light” singer didn’t set aside her older music — despite how much her sound has evolved over the years — but was rather spurred on by it.
What The Hell Happened: BTS Confirm New Album
While Big Hit Music has yet to release any further information about the upcoming release, that hasn’t deterred ARMYs from making their own predictions. Proposed hypotheses include that the name of the album will be “WE” to reflect “ME,” and that the album’s cover will be purple to symbolize BTS’s growth.
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From left to right, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, KingHavoc, and Daniel Bernard Roumain in Celebrity Series of Boston's production of "The Just and the Blind."
Carmen Maria Machado’s Reading Dives Into the Queer, the Sexy, and the Apocalyptic
Within the dystopian world of “A Bright and Fearful Star” — told in the confines of Barker’s austere Plimpton room — were tales rich with queer intimacy and raw desire.
From The Boston Underground Film Festival: ‘Medusa’ is a Sensuous and Stunning Exploration of Patriarchy and Liberation
Silveira’s antiheroes are at once repulsive and sympathetic, appearing not as caricatures or fools but as complex young people seduced and ultimately alienated by an ultra-conservative religious movement.
Cultural Rhythms: Back and Here to Stay for the 36th Year in a Row
The extravagant showcase of culturally diverse individual and group student performances has become the largest event that the Foundation plans each year alongside smaller initiatives like dialogues and peer-to-peer workshops promoting equity and inclusion.
‘Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head’ Review: Warsan Shire Moves Out of Pop Culture’s Shadow
Shire boldly weaves together a narrative of what it means to be displaced, disconnected from home, and incredibly vulnerable.
‘Truth or Consequences’: Carnivorous Motel Rooms, Allegorical Sci-Fi and the Bold Vision of Fresh Ink Theatre
The team at Fresh Ink hope that once “Truth or Consequences” opens, people will indeed read it, love it and share it. That is, if they aren’t devoured by a sentient motel room in the meantime.
Specialty Coffee Expo Reflections: A Refreshing Return to Authenticity in a Post-Covid-19 World
Over the weekend of March 7, coffee professionals and enthusiasts gathered in Boston’s colossal Convention Center for the annual Specialty Coffee Expo.
The Words We Lose: The Merits and Disadvantages of Reading Translated Literature
Translating a text from one language to another is doubtless a difficult undertaking for myriad reasons, but the reality of an untranslatable word or phrase presents perhaps the most thought-provoking dilemma for translators and linguists everywhere.