Eileen Myles Privileges the Pathetic “In general poems are pathetic and diaries are pathetic,” writes Eileen Myles in the introduction to Pathetic Literature, an anthology published last month by Grove […]
Arts & Minds
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IN THE STUDIO
Cole Barash’s Photographic Adventures, Near and Far
Exploring subcultures, communities, and the relationship between humans and the natural world
WELLFLEET — Last April, Cole Barash spent three days on the back shore making photographs to accompany a Thoreau-inspired essay by Eileen Myles called A Walk on Cape Cod. During […]
OPERA
Michael Cunningham’s ‘The Hours’ Unfolds on the Stage
The author discusses adaptation — and resurrection — in the Metropolitan Opera’s rendition of his novel
Michael Cunningham isn’t particularly interested in faithful adaptations of his work. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, which was turned into an acclaimed film by Stephen Daldry, has now become […]
BOOKS
Going Out in Search of Identity
Jeremy Atherton Lin’s memoir looks back at the gay bars that made him who he is
Jeremy Atherton Lin’s Gay Bar: Why We Went Out is a memoir of a booze- and sex-soaked search for identity. Despite the subtitle, it’s really about why he went out: […]
INDIE SCREEN
Reporters Are the Heroes in ‘She Said’
Unearthing the truth about sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood
In the movie industry, nearly everyone knew that Harvey Weinstein was a monster. More accurately, they knew that he was an exceptionally brutal monster — because among the men (and […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec. 8 through Dec. 15, 2022
Nathan Tavares Explores Infinite Worlds Boston-based author Nathan Tavares will read from and sign his new book, A Fractured Infinity, at the Provincetown Bookshop (229 Commercial St.) on Sunday, Dec. […]
CROSSWORD #37
Gobble It Up
IMAGE AND MEMORY
Life in the Dunes Through Jane Paradise’s Eyes
The photographer’s story of Provincetown’s dune shacks in pictures and the words of those who love them
The 19 dune shacks in the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District of the Cape Cod National Seashore might be the most famous Outer Cape landmarks that many people have never […]
INDIE SCREEN
When La Dolce Vita Is Anything but Sweet
Mike White takes The White Lotus to Sicily for its second season
In the National Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy, there’s a section known as the Gabinetto Segreto (“Secret Cabinet”). It contains all the erotic art and artifacts — depicting penises, omnisexual […]
SACRED SPACE
Continuing a Legacy of Art, Devotion, and Community
Once a ship’s galley, an art gallery in Orleans resonates with history and tradition
ORLEANS — There’s a cleaver clamped to the ceiling of the Galley West Art Gallery on Monument Road. It was left there by the cook of the Orissa, a ship […]
BOOK REVIEW
When Women Rule the Workplace
The story of the workers and organizers who inspired a movement and a hit movie
While the phrase “workin’ 9 to 5” immediately evokes the bouncy vocals of Dolly Parton, her song — and the movie it was written for — are indebted to a […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec. 1 through Dec. 8, 2022
First Fridays at the Fine Arts Work Center Last month, the Fine Arts Work Center (24 Pearl St., Provincetown) held a sneak preview of a new monthly program featuring open […]
TRADITIONS
Art That Sustains and Perseveres
A new book explores how the Wampanoag connect the spiritual and the material
Most cultural histories of Cape Cod begin with Charles Hawthorne’s establishment of an art school in Provincetown in 1899. But Lee Roscoe knows the story is much older than that. […]
THEATER REVIEW
‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Is a Potent Spoonful of Sugar
Cheryl Strayed’s advice column comes brilliantly to life in Provincetown
The notion of an advice columnist brings up strange memories. There’s Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts, the dark novella about a Depression-era newspaper columnist who is driven mad by the horrific […]
IN THE STUDIO
Margot Stage Brings the Discarded Back to Life
After a career in radio journalism, Stage finds joy in telling a different kind of story
EASTHAM — Margot Stage had a career in public radio as a producer for WGBH in Boston where she worked primarily with words and sounds, creating stories by combining interview […]
