On the blustery and rainy Sunday of the eve of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival, Bella Luna in Jamaica Plain was a welcome respite for residents of the city seeking out a laugh. Every third Sunday of the month, the female comedy collective, Comedy with Wings, assembles and tells jokes, does sketches and provides a forum for female comics to showcase their… Read more →
This generation’s music commands a vitriolic positivity that could burn heart-shaped holes into any old dude’s plan to frack New York City’s water supply. The ultra loud Walk the Moon show is Glee meets vintage Dr. Who beats. It’s polite boys from Ohio in tank tops psyched to be alive in 2012. At the Paradise Rock Club, it sounds like… Read more →
We recently heard from Brooklyn artist Keighty Alexander–a talented individual who is working on an interesting interactive/collaborative/installation piece called Color By #’s. Given her background working with internet sourced material, it’s interesting to note that her interactive/social works are not free from spam. And that her openness to public input creates an unusual environment where spam is welcome and is… Read more →
Maybe it’s a solstice. Maybe it’s vaguely your birthday. Maybe it’s a day you feel like disappearing under a pile of tortilla chips and Netflix because your job is frustrating or your heart is ice cubey. But almost every year, like cosmic clockwork, there arrives this unexpected package on your stoop. As you pick it up, you swear you see… Read more →
A few months ago, we randomly sent Amy Griffin an email asking if we could do a style shoot with her. With just a little coaxing she agreed to hang out with me and the “wolf.” Read more →
Carrie and I both grew up in Ilion, NY, which is home to the famous Remington gun factory. I think we should send them a copy of her work, cause I’m pretty sure that’s the hottest Remington that has ever been made. -Jen Read more →
There are times when a community feels a loss so deeply and so cohesively that it caulks the gauges of race, sex, age, and social class to bring together people in a shared time of mourning. Read more →
Sophia Glass is a 21 year old artist currently living in the Boston area. Her feminist and queer sensibilities largely inform her artwork. Read more →
Well, now, lemme tell you bout a crazy house, I’d suggest you don’t wear a nice blouse… Read more →
Mad Men has finally pissed me off. I’m concerned that this show is going to renew the “coolness” of smoking. Like it or not, we are all capable of being influenced. Read more →
