Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.
INTERVIEW: JESSICA PRESSLER
Jessica Pressler is an American journalist who currently works as a contributing editor at New York Magazine. Her article “The Hustlers at Scores”, originally published in 2015, is the source material for the new film Hustlers (2019), written for the screen and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The true-crime narrative concerns a small group of former […]
FESTIVAL REPORT: ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Though her next milestone birthday will arrive in 2021, acclaimed 88-year-old novelist Toni Morrison is receiving many bouquets now thanks to the Timothy Greenfield-Sanders film Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am. Alongside Una Great Movie, it also kickstarted the 21st Annual Roxbury International Film Festival (June 19-29) on opening night at the Museum of Fine […]
ALLSTON LIVING ROOM READ: WHERE QUEER STORIES AND MORE TAKE THE FLOOR
“I think it is very powerful, but also complicated. Queerness is like this big abstract concept and how do you put a border around that? And more importantly, should you?”
HERE’S TO A MILLION MORE
Legendary Harvard Square comic book shop celebrates 45 years of independence
REMIXED AND UPCYCLED: HOW NICOLE LYONS OF LOLA’S URBAN VINTAGE CREATES AND SELLS IN BOSTON
“I want Lola’s to be the place to go if you want something that makes you stand out from the crowd and feel fierce,” Lyons said. “It’s an experience store that gives you the feeling of something tangible.”
UNDERSTANDING AND REMEMBERING: ON “ANTONIO LOPEZ 1970”
As a recently christened aficionado of renowned fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, it’s hard for me to comprehend that, about five years ago, his legacy nearly passed me by. I remember stopping in front of the M.A.C. Cosmetics shop, in Soho, to look at the window advert for their latest capsule collection, “Antonio’s Girls”. And I […]
BOYS ON THE SIDE: JP’S GUY-FREE FILM NIGHT IS THE PERFECT POST-WEINSTEIN OUTPOST
The viewing and discussion group is held at Video Underground in Jamaica Plain, and connects women fans of movies who watch films by women, often about women (in which case male protagonists are allowed), in a room of women (cis-, LGBTQ, non-binary) viewers only.
DUDLEY ROOTS: KAI GRANT OF BLACK MARKET IN ROXBURY ON CREATING, SHOPPING, AND SELLING WITH A PURPOSE
“We are trying to eradicate that wealth gap, Boston is number one in wealth inequality in the country. But our second mission is to really lend our platform for arts and culture. There’s a lot of innovation going on here, in particular with black artists who don’t have a lot of platforms to make and create and also showcase and sell.”
FLEA SCENE: A NEAR-DEFINITIVE LIST OF HOLIDAY MARKETS
Boston has a great flea market set and, next to the summertime, December is when it especially thrives in the name of holiday shopping and treat yo’ self fever.
