June 23, 2025, 8:02 a.m., Truro The first carrots and beets of the season have made an appearance, but it’s the garlic scapes that are really having their moment. […]
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Discovering the ‘Kapow!’ of a Homemade Smoothie
Favorite summer blends in a rainbow of colors
Each summer for a couple of weeks, my family trades our hometown tourist destination for another one: we make the short trip across Nantucket Sound to Martha’s Vineyard. Like all […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Double the Bok Choy
June 11, 2025 8:15 a.m., Wellfleet Chris Murphy of Truro’s Nestwood Farm has two kinds of bok choy on offer, Mei Qing Choy and Black Forest. They come complete with […]
COLOR AND FORM
Laurie Skantzos Teases and Intrigues
Her seemingly simple artworks complicate notions of how a painting occupies space
Canadian artist Laurie Skantzos makes thick plywood constructions with vibrant, painted edges that blur the line between painting and sculpture. She thinks of them as “wall sculptures.” Approaching a piece […]
FIELD WORK
Painting Out in the Open
Three artists on finding inspiration in the woods or on a coffeeshop patio
It is not uncommon in Provincetown to come across artists with their easels and paints set up along Commercial Street or out in the dunes. Painting en plein air — […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Look Once, Look Twice
William P. Hamlin conjures time, decay, and movement in his woven prints
Provincetown photographer William P. Hamlin uses weaving, an ancient artisan technique, to create his photographic prints. While studying at New York University in the 1980s, Hamlin had the idea to […]
RETREAT
Claiming the Right to Grieve
Geraldine Brooks reflects on her husband’s death in a new memoir
In her new memoir, Memorial Days (Viking, 2025), Geraldine Brooks with matter-of-fact and elegant prose delves into a universal experience that, as a culture, we try our best to push […]
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Mastering the Art of a French-Style Potato Salad
A fan changes a recipe, but in ways Julia wouldn’t have minded
As the late-night television personality David Letterman used to say, my guest needs no introduction. But I’m going to give her one anyway. She is the American queen of French […]
HISTORICAL FICTION
Never Quite Free
In The Lilac People, Milo Todd sheds light on the trans experience in Nazi Germany
So many stories, both harrowing and heartwarming, have been told about World War II that it can be hard to imagine what a new novel might add. But as we […]
BIG PICTURE
Feeling Yellow
Dee Shippelhute works with severe contrasts and her son’s favorite color
Dee Shippelhute, an artist living in Chatham, has twice traveled to China to study painting. In 2008, she had a residency at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in Tianjin and […]
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Enchantment in the Land of Chard
Turning a leafy green mountain into lovable mini gratins
You know how it is with cookbooks. There are certain ones you delve into over and over again, becoming friends with the authors as they tell you about their favorite […]
SMALL TOWN SCENES
Provincetown in Miniature
Elizabeth Kirby evokes the feeling of a place in intricate detail
Commercial Street in Provincetown is a theatrical place. In the summer, it’s filled with drag queens, street performers, and colorful characters. Similarly, many of its buildings embody outsize personalities. There’s […]
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Bread, Glorious (Flat) Bread
A user-friendly primer on gluten-free flours and one of the best ways to satisfy a carb craving
It is no exaggeration to say that I went into a kind of mourning when I discovered I could no longer eat gluten. I had a deep feeling of loss […]
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The Mighty Sweet Potato
A tuber that’s not really a potato satisfies, especially with a little butter and salt
I have always had, and probably always will have, a great love for a particular type of tuber: the sweet potato. This root crop fights for the top spot on […]
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An Ode to the Overripe Banana
A baker’s quest turns up the perfect (gluten-free) banana muffin recipe
The cookbook that first got me interested in baking was Flour by Joanne Chang. I was still a teenager when I brought it home after a delicious lunch at one […]
