Once upon a time, there was an artist named Laura Peturson. She lived in a forest in northern Ontario with her husband, daughter, and son. The children spent their days […]
Archives for July 2021
THEATER REVIEW
Finding Love Amid the Culture Wars
The Provincetown Theater puts pink icing on The Cake
Della, the North Carolina baker at the center of Bekah Brunstetter’s play The Cake, is a deeply conflicted woman. She’s not a cultural punching bag — a Paula Deen or […]
ARTISTS
Blair Thornley’s Emotional Clearinghouse
Theatrical paintings of East and West Coast banality
“What humans do on the Earth is fascinating to me,” says artist Blair Thornley from her home in San Diego. Her paintings feel theatrical — outdoor stage sets populated by […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Guardian of the Courts
STEVE OLIVER / TENNIS CLUB OWNER / WELLFLEET As youngsters, Steve Oliver and his siblings spent summers sweeping the red clay courts on Route 6 in Wellfleet. It was […]
ARTISTRY AND HEALING
Painting Before and After the Stroke
R. Mark Melnick’s show invites deep comparisons
Two paintings — Scenic New Mexico, which depicts a jagged butte seen from the perspective of someone standing farther back on its edge, and Mayo Beach Wellfleet, a view of […]
BOOK REVIEW
Re-evaluating the Guilt of Ethel Rosenberg
Anne Sebba’s biography of an infamous woman
The American press largely supported Judge Irving Kaufman’s decision at the height of the Red Scare to sentence Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. In March 1951, a jury found […]
BOOK REVIEW
A Romance Set on the Outer Cape
Miranda Cowley Heller’s debut novel
Miranda Cowley Heller’s novel The Paper Palace tells the story of Elle, a woman whose life is both troubled and complicated. She must choose which man to share her life […]
VIGNETTE
Surfers X-ing
INDEPENDENCE
What We See in the Flag
Is America’s brand tarnished?
I remember a time before the Vietnam War when the American flag evoked only positive feelings in me. When JFK was president, when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, I […]
COUNTY LINE
We’ve Learned to Collaborate. Let’s Keep Going.
What if the pandemic response were to be expanded and broadened?
The more stories I hear from friends and colleagues, the more I am convinced that the numerous changes in our lives resulting from the pandemic response have not been all […]
UP A CREEK
Re-entry, a Quiz
How will you face the awkwardness of now?
Welcome back! Your entire face is a sight to behold, and it’s absolutely beautiful, but being with you — or any other person, outside of one’s own home — remains […]
STEAMERS
Name That Thing
Charles Welsh Service Saturday
A Funeral Mass for Charles F. Welsh, former first assistant clerk-magistrate of the Orleans District Court, will be celebrated this Saturday, July 10 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter the […]
Elizabeth Kelly, 94, Choral Conductor, Performer, and Teacher
Elizabeth Ellen Kelly of Wellfleet died on June 28, 2021 at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief illness. She was 94. Betty was born on Dec. 5, 1926 to the […]
Memorial for Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus
A memorial service celebrating the life of the late Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus, XI episcopal bishop of Connecticut and longtime Cape Cod resident, will be held on Saturday, July 17 […]
