Visual Stories
BARDS
Much Ado About Molly
Nauset High senior is headed to nationals — in Shakespeare
EASTHAM — When to the sessions of sweet silent thought she summons up remembrance of things past, Molly Shafnacker may well be thinking about the last two summers that she […]
NATURA VIVA
Witch Hazel
HISTORY
Mary Heaton Vorse on the Marriage of Thought and Action
A Provincetown social critic who turned her eye on the world
In Time and the Town, her 1942 chronicle about Provincetown, Mary Heaton Vorse lovingly recounts her experience with this changeable “end of land” surrounded by sea. Far from quaint, this […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Watching a Red Supergiant Die
One of Orion’s stars could blow any time now, or in 100,000 years
Betelgeuse — the star with the funny name. Maybe you know it from the 1988 movie Beetlejuice, about the eponymous poltergeist-for-hire. Or maybe you’ve heard the name in the news […]
BODY/MIND
The Inner Marathon of a Silent Meditation
Embracing stillness, with an itchy nose
For as long as I can remember, there’s been a raucous dialogue in my head. Do this. Definitely don’t do that. Is that thing I said okay? Do they like […]
GALLERY
A Collage of Technicolor Curiosities
When you have hundreds, throwaway plastic objects are art
“We prefer to say that we’ve curated a collection rather than decorated a house,” Robert Rindler says about the Wellfleet home he shares with his husband, James Connors. To wander […]
DOVETAIL JOINT
Built-ins Make the Most of Every Corner
Storage solutions should reflect the way you live
The Question: I need additional storage in my home. I’m tired of the bins and baskets I’ve been piling things into. But the truth is I don’t have a lot […]
Rara Avis
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass. Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Take a Walk on the Other Side of Town
Provincetown’s cemeteries are an en plein air art gallery
Until summer returns, the art galleries in Provincetown are mostly quiet, though surely planning for next season’s traditional Friday evening strolls. That’s when everyone takes to the streets, zigging and […]
off the avenue
Treasure Hunting at the Methodist Thrift Shop
Pro Tip: Tour the merchandise three times, so you don’t miss anything
PROVINCETOWN — Finding buried treasure, the pearl in the oyster, or spinning gold out of straw — this is what gets me out of bed in the morning. The […]
BABYCAKES
Harper Rose Is Welcomed
Harper Rose Richter was born on Nov. 25, 2019 to parents Vida and Raphael Richter and big brother Mica of Truro. She is the fourth generation of women in the […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
So Much to Love, So Little Time
“Teacake’s Take on Romance” by Ellen LeBow
THIS THING CALLED LOVE
Buddy and Marla Perkel’s Long Run
After nearly 60 years, the kindest intimacy happens
On Dec. 10, 1960, Marla Perkel arrived at a party in Manhattan with a date named Charlie. There she met Bertram “Buddy” Perkel, a labor lawyer whose blind date had […]
VIGNETTE
Amphibian Love
Vignette by Daniel Dejean
