A story of 1950s teenagers falling in, out, and back into love may sound sentimental, but the latest production of “Grease” delves into the darker side of this romantic narrative.

The Boston Bike Film Festival, which featured 14 non-fiction films that celebrate cycling culture, attracted approximately 200 people to the Brattle Theatre this weekend.

The annual Ig Nobel Prizes, held to honor practitioners of unconventional scientific research, also spotlighted another kind of unusual star ...