Don’t Stick to Sports, Part 2
In the WNBA, a sit-out, not a sit-in
Recently we wrote about Naomi Osaka’s ascendance, not only to triumph at the US Open but to the podium of... Read More
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What was your first concert?
The B52s
What was your favorite age growing up?
42
What was your first job?
Ice cream scooper
Against Efficiency
What Rube Goldberg is still teaching us
Unassailable evidence of a historic life: your name is synonymous with what you invented. By that definition, Rube Goldberg has... Read More
Pumping Up the Vote
The private sector goes to the polls
In the already-scarce weeks until Election Day, companies have begun to pin their branding to the issue of voting. The... Read More
Take a (Theater) Hike
Drama in the great outdoors
In our first story about live theater’s adaptation to the present circumstances, we focused on Berkshire Theatre Group’s revival of... Read More
Don’t Stick to Sports
Naomi Osaka puts the ball in our court
Unpredictable times call for unpredictable messaging, and therefore unpredictable messengers. Over the summer, with sports on hold, athletes moved to... Read More
Go Big Or Go Home
A new TBS show is chock-full of thrills & chills
The Turner television trio recently announced a new program, Go-Big Show, to premiere on WTBS in 2021. It’s now in... Read More
Prepare Ye: A Pandemic Production of Godspell
The show goes on, and goes outdoors
Probably no art form has taken a bigger hit this year than live theater. The music can play on(line), painters... Read More
Putting the U in F*CK
An innovative safety campaign from BU students
When is it time to start cussing? Now, apparently. No one asked the students if they wanted to come back... Read More
Pernice: The Basement Tapes
Joe Pernice checks out, drops down, and pipes up
Joe Pernice has been making records for nearly thirty years. His music, from his 1990’s alt-country band the Scud Mountain... Read More
Music for the Masses
A new record label dedicated to music by prisoners
Last year, a 30-year-old New Yorker who goes by the name of Fury Young went down south with a small... Read More
Story, Simplicity, Synthesis
Three ways to send a message
Back in March, it was fine, even comforting, for most of the ads to give us soft piano music, images... Read More
I Sing the Antibody Electric
An actor gives us the anthem we need
A pandemic needs an anthem: to raise morale, awareness and even funds. Thanks to the actor Nicholas Braun, 2020 now... Read More