On March 13, 2021, the irreverent Mad magazine artist , a part-time Provincetown resident, turned 100 years old. Jaffee is best known for his “fold-in” comic illustrations, which transformed one […]
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Wellfleet’s Susan Wilson Tells of Shooting Stars
A show of her work honors women musicians
If you were to walk down Tremont Street in Boston, you’d come upon a digital show of photographs of women musicians on the marquee of the Boch Center. They’re by […]
AUTHORS
Revealing the Intimacy of Sex With Strangers
Michael Lowenthal explores the nexus of love, loneliness, and desire
“Intimacy is about the experience of saying to another person — not necessarily in words — ‘This is who truly I am and what I want. Who are you? What […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Wired for Stories
TONY KAHN / STORYTELLER / TRURO Tony Kahn worked in public TV and radio for more than 40 years. He hosted a news program, pioneered podcasts, and told stories of […]
BOOK REVIEW
Once Behind Bars, Forever Barred Entry
Reuben Jonathan Miller reckons with America’s ‘carceral system’
Michelle Alexander changed conversations about race-based discrimination in 2010 when she published The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Alexander explained that four in five Black […]
ARTISTS
For John Choly, Art Has to Have Heart
With deceptively simple paintings, he sends a message of love
“I paint like a child,” says John Choly with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. “And I own that.” In his Provincetown studio, he is surrounded by shelves […]
TV OR NOT TV
Binge-Watching: the Pandemic Addiction Continues
The picks of Independent staff and contributors
It’s a Sin Streaming on HBO Max (miniseries; 5 episodes) The British television import It’s a Sin follows a group of friends — four gay boys and a girl, Jill, […]
BOOK REVIEW
The Talented but Deplorable Patricia Highsmith
A new biography depicts a deeply flawed human being
In most biographies, the subject begins as a larger-than-life figure. Then, after we learn about imperfect relationships and personal quirks, he or she becomes more human. That’s not the case […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
An Aries Sun Heralds Rebirth
At the equinox, be ready to blossom into the light
Happy astrological new year! The Sun enters Aries this week on the day of the Spring Equinox. Light will overcome shadow, at last, and summer herself is no longer just […]
EXHIBITS
Local Artists Respond to Pandemic With a Show Called ‘When’
Traci Harmon-Hay is joined by Megan Hinton and Susie Nielsen
By Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher “When will this end? When will we go back to normal? When will we see each other again? These are questions we’ve been asking ourselves since […]
PROVINCETOWN CLASSICS
The Bold, Fantastic Art of Dorothy Loeb
Reckoning with a woman artist’s local legacy
If you want to see Dorothy Loeb’s paintings, the best place to go is not a museum but the Residences at Seashore Point, at 100 Alden St. in Provincetown. Specifically, […]
INDIE SCREEN
Hybrid Cinema: From Asia, With Love
Two beautiful films arise from a mix of cultural points of view
Although it has much to recommend it, the film Nomadland, which is playing in theaters (not locally) and streaming on Hulu (free to subscribers), can attribute its extraordinary success, including […]
BOOK REVIEW
In Colonial America, Thomas Morton Took the Pure out of Puritan
A new book examines a rebel antihero among the religious exiles
In the book of Joshua, the ancient Israelites settle upon the land that God had promised them, a land called Canaan, and they do so without slaughtering any of the […]
PAINTING
Erna Partoll’s Art Distills the Brilliant Colors of Her Emotions
Provincetown has been her home and inspiration for 50 years
“I think of painting as capturing time,” says artist Erna Partoll. In the sunny kitchen of her Provincetown home, where she has been holed up during the pandemic, Partoll points […]
