Arts & Culture
Mafia II: Great story, but limited gameplay
The original Mafia game, Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, was a story that took place in the 1930s, when the bootlegging of alcohol ruled the streets. In Mafia II, we move up to the 1940s in the midst of World War II and the mob still looking for ways to make money ...
Innisfree makes a big, if short, move
Moving can be a scary word for independent businesses and their customers. Sometimes shops close their doors and reopen miles away, out of reach...
Movies to look forward to in 2014
Blame it on kismet, chance or “the rain,” but something funky worked in 2013’s favor. For no discernible reason, the year offered up wildly brilliant unexpected gems (Upstream Color, Spring Breakers) and triumphant blockbusters with brains (The Hunger Games: Catching...
Shear zone
Wandering aimlessly about the internet in the early, lockdown days of the pandemic, Marina Kassianidou stumbled onto some research out of Harvard that proves...
The lasting mark of art
In any given art gallery, viewers know not to reach out and touch a piece of art, no matter how tempting it seems. But...
Performance soul in black and white
When Lisa Siciliano bought her neighbor’s camera on a whim in 2002, she had no idea that such a small decision would alter the course of her life...
Written with a needle
As Kerry Larkin has traveled the country with her handmade quilts, she’s discovered that people in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. — just like people in rural Pennsylvania where she grew up and her current home in Colorado — have stories about quilts...
Art show goes B.L.A.M. in your face
Art is often made in isolation, but the community around its maker can inspire and influence the final result. Sometimes, an art scene is more than the sum of its parts...
It’s no invasion
Ed Sullivan isn’t around to introduce them, and you’re not gonna want to slug your partner every time you spot one. Yet for those who aren’t bugged by the sight of crawling creatures, a local exhibit showcasing an interesting and diverse culture will finally bring ...
A litte crazypants
Walking down the steps to the basement of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) there’s a graffiti sign that reads: The Dramastics are Loud....
Stitching through it
The week of Feb. 11, 2013, Time Magazine looked at the impact caused by the rising number of drones, while People Magazine ran a...
