THE STRANGERER
Archives for October 2015
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? BREAK UP
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE SCARIEST HOUSE IN TOWN
NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLINE: ON THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE’S ANNUAL HORROR MOVIE MARATHON
To describe the mood of the room at 5am, you’d have to divide fear by fun. The audience is somewhere on the spectrum between “terrified prisoners held for ransom” and “exhilarated audience at a rock concert.” Your eyes start to sag, but then the next violent ...
CHARTER TANK: A ROUNDUP OF ARCANE AND ONGOING ‘SCHOOL REFORM’ SNOW JOBS IN MASS AND BEYOND
As one of the few writers who cover charter shenanigans, I’ve become something of a “Dear Abby” in this niche.
AYE NAKO: QUEERCORE FOR THE HEART AND SOUL
Queercore group Aye Nako push through physical and verbal abuse to create pop punk for people of color, the LGBTQ community, and listeners seeking inclusion in a time where that's hard to find.
“THINGS FALL AWAY AT EVERY STAGE”: AUTHOR EMMA DONOGHUE ON ADAPTING HER OWN ‘ROOM’
Quite a few years ago, local crime author Dennis Lehane spoke to a group of Suffolk University students, on the subject of screenwriting. But when he was asked if he had given any thought to adapting one of his own books—all of the screenplays for those movies had ...
HONEST PINT: HOW MUCH FOR YOUR TAP LINES?
Pay to play is here to stay
AS IF BY LIGHTNING: CARLO CRIVELLI
Crivelli’s first US exhibition, courtesy of the Gardner Museum
DIG THIS: COSTUME DASH 5K, FRIGHT NIGHT, AND ILLEGALLY BLIND HALLOWEEN PARTY
This week it's all about the Halloween!!!
FOTOBOM: PEACHES AT PARADISE ROCK CLUB
To see a live performance of Peaches is not just a concert. It’s partially a Gwar show, partially a thesis presentation, and partially a hiphop lesson. Overtly sexual and empowering, it's a party for all.
APPARENT HORIZON: SHUT PILGRIM NOW … AND SAVE MASS FROM NUCLEAR DISASTER
Given that there are no evacuation plans for the less densely populated communities near Pilgrim, what exactly would we do in Boston if Pilgrim were to suffer a similar disaster?
HACKS AND HACKERS: GIDDY MEDIA INFANTS SENSATIONALIZE POT ANGLE IN CIA EMAIL STORY
Most news organizations remain run by straights and closet tokers, the newsroom equivalents of covert gay Republican congressmen who oppose same-sex marriage.
BLOODFEAST LIVES: JOURNALISTS AND HALLOWEEN RETURN TO MACHINE
"We had a good run, throwing a Halloween party every year for a decade."
FOTOBOM: GARBAGE + TORRES @ THE ORPHEUM, WED 10/21
The 20 Years Queer tour hits town, with a look back at Garbage's debut record and associated B sides.
THE STRANGERER
WHAT’s FOR BREAKFAST? HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: AGREE TO DISAGREE
MASSACHUSETTS TO MISSOURI, MISSOURI TO MASSACHUSETTS: AN INTERVIEW WITH “STRAY DOG” DIRECTOR DEBRA GRANIK
When Debra Granik brings her film Stray Dog to the Brattle Theatre this weekend, it’ll be something like a homecoming. The filmmaker—she previously directed ...
YES, WE CANN: HOW BAKER CAN REDUCE OPIATE ABUSE IN THREE EASY STEPS
In light of these statements, it’s time for the new administration to go beyond their mere acknowledgement of science, and to actually remove the roadblocks that currently deny many legal marijuana patients from gaining access to their medicine.
SHAKE IT UP: A LOOK INSIDE CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS WITH AZIZ THE SHAKE
Boston-based rapper Aziz the Shake sets up at Converse Rubber Tracks Studio to lay down material for his new album.
GOING DUTCH: CLASS DISTINCTIONS: DUTCH PAINTING IN THE AGE OF REMBRANDT AND VERMEER
A stunning, invaluable exhibit opens at the MFA.
Capital One “Money, Careers, and You” connects community with financial & career experts
As guest Janice Wilbone put it, "I was really surprised by how much use-able information we came away with....oh, and the food was great!"
GREAT EXPECTATIONS: ON DEBRA GRANIK’S “STRAY DOG”
On the quietly subversive qualities of Debra Granik’s astounding Stray Dog
FROM TIFF TO FLIX: BEASTS OF NO NATION
Brutally emotional and physical warfare played out across children's faces
IF THE RAINDROPS UNITED: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUDAH FRIEDLANDER (PLUS IMAGE EXCERPTS FROM HIS NEW BOOK OF DRAWINGS)
The first time I name-dropped Judah Friedlander, the barfly I was trying to impress was confused and combative.
DIG THIS: BACK TO THE FUTURE, HAND IN HAND GALLERY, BOSTON VEGETARIAN FOOD FESTIVAL
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."
YOU’RE NOT ALONE: BOSTON ACTS LEND A HAND FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
After all, money solves a lot of problems, but knowing someone’s there for you helps even more.
APPARENT HORIZON: SANDERS SHRUGGED
The Boston Globe should foster an honest discussion about socialism (and maybe even give Chomsky a call)
VIOLENCE DOESN’T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM
It seems like the bad news never ceases at the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families.
