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Antique book fair features human-skin-bound book
Boston has been abound in book fairs lately, but none have yet to feature a text made out of actual human skin. The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair kicked off this week, and amongst the rare and aged texts you can find Hans Holbein’s “Dance of Death,” in an 1813 reprint of the original 1538 […]
It’s A Woman’s World: The Massachusetts Conference For Women
This year, over 5000 women are expected to attend the 5th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women. Held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, the event offers women a chance to network with people in every field, listen to dynamic speakers ranging from financial whiz Suze Orman to Massachusetts First Lady Diane Patrick, and to […]
Finding Fall Foliage on the Emerald Necklace
Autumn is, unfortunately, the most fickle season. For a few fleeting weeks, the air is crisp and the leaves burn gold and crimson. Suddenly though, the nights grow cold and the trees turn barren, their lanky limbs gradually exposed. While it’s been a beautiful autumn, the increasingly bleak branches indicate that this season is all […]
John Krasinski debuts film tonight in Boston
John Krasinski, the Newton raised actor best known for his role as Jim on The Office, is making his directorial debut in the new film, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men. Krasinski will be in town tonight for a showing of the film at Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, after which he’ll do a Q & […]
Get in the Samhain Spirit: Six Ghastly Halloween Happenings
Fiends, ghouls, and misfits, delight! Halloween is almost here; the spirit of Samhain hangs palpably in the, mingling with the ubiquitous scents of cider and crisp leaves. Though the holiday is far removed from its Celtic and Christian origins—celebrations of the autumn harvest (Celtic) and saints (Christian) having been replaced long ago by gluttonous candy […]
Lantern Parade Lights Up Jamaica Pond
A tyrannosaurus roared at me yesterday. He was chasing three princesses, though when they proved elusive he unleashed his rage at me. The whole ordeal would have been terrifying were it not for the dinosaur’s miniature size, overt disinterest in eating me, and fuzzy cotton hide. That dinosaur—and hundreds of other equally eager costumed children, […]
Boston Book Festival Literally Awesome
Bookworms and word-nerds had plenty of reasons to rejoice yesterday as the Boston Book Festival presented a jam-packed day of forums, signings, and, of course, book sales in Copley Square. The festival, three years in the making according to organizers, brought together a disparate group of authors to talk about writing across virtually every genre. […]
Artist Bill Flynn’s New Exhibition To Open At Simmons College
When Bill Flynn graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in the late 1960’s, he didn’t expect that he would end up teaching there years later. But as a distinguished professor at the school, Flynn has continued his acclaimed drawing career while leading today’s young students through the creative process. His newest […]
Charles River Rises to the Occasion: Flooding Forecasted for Regatta’s Second Day
As if it weren’t already bad enough to have to float around in the dangerously toxic Charles River all day, rowers at this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta are now also being threatened by water from the air. With a forecast of heavy rain and gusting winds throughout the city today, crews will shake […]
Haunted Happenings in Salem MA
Whether those young ladies of the Salem Witch Trials were real witches or just misunderstood (or misguided) youths, the reality is there are self-declared witches and warlocks who today call Salem home year round. Thus the reason for making Salem, MA the most fitting spot to celebrate Halloween, so long as large crowds of ghoulish […]
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