When I was growing up in Mississippi, it was common for folks to talk about young women in terms of their marriage prospects. Despite any number of role models out […]
COOKIE SWAP
In Praise of the Joe Frogger
The cookie for a town’s sailors and those who didn’t fit the Puritan ideal
The Joe Frogger deserves wider recognition, full stop. It’s a historical American cookie made with pantry staples and features a molasses base spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. It’s firm […]
THEATER
Less Stella, More Stellar
The Tennessee Williams Festival delves into the author’s obscure science fiction catalog
PROVINCETOWN — The Tennessee Williams Theater Festival blasts off next weekend, and this year, things are going to be a little extraterrestrial. Put your tray tables up and your expectations […]
BOOKS
A Voyage Through the Ildarwood
A Provincetown writer creates a fantasy world for young adult readers
J.R.R. Tolkien grew up reading mythology and folk tales, which had a profound effect on the books he wrote as an adult. Fantasy author Neil Gaiman has cited Michael Moorcock’s […]
QUEER ‘I’
Mapp and Lucia and Me
From coastal England to the shores of Provincetown, some things never change
At first glance, it’s a postcard-perfect seaside town, brimming with music, theater, and art. Look closer, though, and you’ll see that beneath the quaint village veneer lies a hotbed of […]
THEATER
Going All In on Tennessee Williams
The classics, with some twists, at this year’s festival
Tennessee Williams was drawn to the edges of America. Among his favorite places in the world were the port city of New Orleans, on the banks of the Mississippi; Key […]
