PROVINCETOWN — Last September, Luther Bumps of North Truro drove from one end of the Cape to the other, taking photographs along the way. His pictures were not pretty. They […]
Visual Stories
FROM THE LARDER
Congee’s Good for Anything That Ails You
A silky rice porridge is a palette for color, crunch, and heat
As the Outer Cape’s long trek to spring begins, Christopher and I are grateful for the reprieves we’ve had this year from winter’s cold grip. A good number of magically […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Sarah Cleverly Atwood, Keeper of the Light
After tragic losses, a Wellfleet family’s new beginnings
With the April 1861 bombardment of Fort Sumter — the Union garrison in Charleston Harbor — civil war became a certainty. Appeals were made in the Northern states for troops, […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 3 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
Crispy Fried Shallots
A sweet, salty pick-me-up for almost any winter soup
There was one good thing about those green bean casseroles. It wasn’t the beans, which tasted metallic, like the inside of the can where they’d been biding their time before […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Hour of the Pearl
In the moments before nightfall, there is magic in the air
John Steinbeck described it as “the hour of the pearl.” For him it was a magical interlude just before dawn: “The interval between day and night when time stops and […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
THAT’S A WRAP
WARRIORS WATCH
Poulin Has a Third Hat Trick in Newton North Win
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The boys ice hockey team’s dominant performance against Division 1 Newton North High School last Friday highlighted the winter break for Nauset Regional High School athletics. It was […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Full Moon in Cancer Brings Light and Emotions
It’s your party, cry if you want to. Or focus on the facts.
Happy New Year! Well, I mean, may it be as happy as it can be, considering the holidays are over, both Mars and Mercury are retrograde, and it’s winter. To […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Gougères Are the Little Black Dress of Hors d’Oeuvres
Simple and elegant crisp-tender cheese puffs are the ideal bites with bubbly
Of all the dips, spreads, noshes, and nibbles I have served, there is one that I make for holiday parties year after year: gougères. They always get raves. Gougères are […]
SURFING
The Surfer’s Curse
Blind spots, optimism, and the pursuit of novelty waves
You might see surfing as a virtuous thing. It provides a rewarding focus. It ignites a sense of passion and serves as a creative pursuit. Surfing tunes you into your […]
FORAGING
A Restorative Sip for the New Year
White pine needle tea is ‘like drinking the forest in winter’
My friend Ingrid Bratberg knows all the best places to find stinging nettles, wild onions, blackberries, and elderflowers. Ingrid’s a professional baker by day — her shortbread is legendary — […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Is Your Car Blizzard-Ready?
Five things you need for winter car safety
I’ve been late for dinner before, but there are people in Buffalo who left work on Friday afternoon and still hadn’t gotten home by Christmas. The weather this week inspired […]
PHOTOJOURNALISM
In Review: Visual Histories, 2022
Two photographers revisit their favorite images of the year
THE COMMUNICATOR
Marcel, a Hamster Without Borders, Dreams Big
When your world is spinning, look forward, never up
“Tell me, good sir, have you ever seen a hawk?” Marcel asked. I’m the one who’s supposed to be asking questions as part of my ongoing investigation into the minds […]
