Culture
‘Recovering Ancient Spiro’: Remembering one of Native America’s most forgotten but important sites
April 12, 2022Spiro is considered by many scholars to have been at one time the single most powerful political and cultural entity in North America.
Read moreLost people, spaces and places: The 2022 crime novel
April 12, 2022One of the largest international crime writing festivals in the world, the Quais du Polar, just closed in Lyon.
Read moreClassical CDs highlight African-American and women’s contributions
April 11, 2022Under review here are three classical CDs featuring African-American composers with greater or lesser (mostly lesser) familiarity, and one non-Black Bostonian lady.
Read moreAnother European invasion: Corporate streamers and spring television preview
April 7, 2022The Dark Heart, a prizewinner at the festival that deserved its accolade, is a Swedish series about a controlling father who ravages the land and exerts his iron will over the town.
Read more‘A Death-Defying Escape!’ magically combines Jewish humor, lesbian romance, disability awareness
April 6, 2022Perhaps if there’s a single message Carter is trying to leave with her audience, it could be reduced to this quote from the show, addressed to the audience: “Live your life, people! It passes so quickly.”
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