When Victor Powell handed her the reins of his 50-year-old Provincetown leather shop, Florence Mauclère felt “gratefulness and immense pride,” and, because the moment wasn’t one she’d actually anticipated, there […]
Archives for May 2021
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Fresh Air for Your Car
That little paper pine tree is not going to cut it
After a long winter, especially this one, it just feels right to air out your car. The weather warms up, you roll down your windows, people can hear you singing […]
CURRENTS: THIS WEEK IN PROVINCETOWN
Another OK for Old Reliable From Planning Board
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 20 Board of Health, 4 p.m. Zoning Board of […]
CURRENTS: THIS WEEK IN TRURO
Fund Set Up for Patrolman Roda
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, May 20 Housing […]
CURRENTS: THIS WEEK IN WELLFLEET
Books of Genesis
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to learn how […]
CURRENTS: THIS WEEK IN EASTHAM
Limited Parking at Nauset Light Beach
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to read its agenda and find information on how to view and take part […]
ARCHITECTURE
The Cultural Memory of Deaf Spaces
Jeffrey Yasuo Mansfield, whose Twenty Summers talk is Saturday, encourages other architects to do better
When Jeffrey Yasuo Mansfield was eight years old, he “lost” his hearing aids — much to the chagrin of his parents. “They constantly buzzed whenever the batteries ran low,” he […]
BOOK REVIEW
Marga Vicedo Dismantles the Myth of the ‘Refrigerator Mother’
Her biography of Clara Park is also a history of autism
Teaching English to G.I.s returning to peacetime America after World War II, Clara Park wrote her mother of her frustration with Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Her students, she noted, “had […]
INDIE SCREEN
Three Films That Alter Perceptions
With Oscar finding a new normal, documentaries lead the way
It was a strange Academy Awards in 2021. Diversity was the most visible change in the world of Oscar glitz, but the pandemic, with its enforced social distancing and lack […]
SQUID INK
We Call It Ink, but What Is the Stuff Squid Squirt?
Pseudomorphs and other cephalopod strategies
“I already have plans.” I hear myself allow that particular evasive phrase to slip out more as the weather warms and the squidding season arrives. Especially when someone tries to […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Get Lost, Get Lucky, and Stay Hopeful
A full Moon eclipse in Sagittarius brings newfound purpose and freedom
Just when we were ready to resolve ourselves to an uncertain summer, the CDC’s announcement that fully vaccinated folks can look forward to a maskless future seems to have been […]
VIGNETTE
Common Touristicus Sighting
SKETCHBOOK
Pollen Season
CLIMATE CHANGE
Young Activists Want a Voice in Local Policymaking
Another regional youth-led climate summit is in the works
A year of isolation and mask mandates has fostered a new appreciation for fresh air. Whether it’s to find peace and quiet or a place to safely reconnect with friends, […]
OP-ED
A Collective Maternity Leave
Finding the compassion we need in our stories
Sharing stories in a group of 15 friends and strangers on Mother’s Day revealed something to me about how we have been affected in different ways this past year. Let’s […]
