Around Town
Harvard’s Best Kept Non-Secret
Two full-size VHS players — the kind that elementary school teachers used to wheel into the classroom — rest like gentle giants on a white counter.
Change of Pace
Terry G. Ni ’20-’21 gestures proudly towards the weathered road sign at the intersection. On it, stamped underneath an arrow that points backwards in the direction that we walked from are the words “Harvard Square.” We’ve made it to the final destination of our Saturday morning walk.
Sailing Back In Time
Love is a necessary criterion for model ship building, considering the arduous, intensive process required. Love — a lot of it — is the driving motivation of these loyal hobbyists.
The Kings and Queens of Radcliffe
The sisters’ film project, six years in the making, emerged from one of Gabrielle Burton’s experiences: She attended a drag show starring her friend’s husband, aka Virginia West, an award-winning drag queen in Columbus, Ohio.
Old Walls and New Paint in Central Square
“Each artist is mindful about Central Square, its past, its present, its future,” Monestime says. “The neighborhood is changing, the property ownership is changing. The neighborhood could lose its authenticity, and we don’t want that to happen.”
Buying Art Like Vegetables
The “harvest” featured at this market, however, isn’t farmers’ produce. Cambridge’s Community Supported Art is a unique program — purportedly the only one of its kind in the country — that sells local artwork using the traditional farmshare model.
Please Laugh
Sometimes, the room laughs when no one tells a joke. Other times it remains dead silent after a punchline.
Art at the Harvest Party
Cambridge residents view art at the annual Harvest Party organized by Cambridge's Community Supported Art program.
the-laughing-room
Cambridge residents try out The Laughing Room in the lobby of the Cambridge Public Library.
Pod Save… the World?
"This is the silver bullet. This is the silver bullet for not just transportation, but for happiness. This is the happiness pill."
Colonial Print Master
Gary Gregory uses colonial ink balls to ink his type at the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston. Gregory, a salesman turned modern-day colonial print master, founded this colonial printing museum and exhibit in 2010.
70 Percent Pad Thai
I feel ready. I’ve been fasting since, well, lunch, and my stomach is as prepared as it will ever be to endure a pad thai eating contest. If I can eat an entire plate of Spice pad thai the restaurant will award me $100 in cash and a $100 gift certificate
A Walk With Boston's Feminist Bird Club
Karla M. Noboa, who founded and runs the Boston branch of the Feminist Bird Club, greets each individual birder as they arrive. She takes on the task of leading the walk with a hope that no one feels intimidated.
