it feels like a great time to celebrate Boston theater in all of its delicious fertility.
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ORGANIZED INSANITY: ON THE PLEASURABLE CHAOS OF THE TWILLERAMA ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Twillerama bares its soul in the very first shot of its very first volume.
INTERVIEW: JEN KIRKMAN ON DRUNK HISTORY, CHELSEA HANDLER, AND NOT HAVING A SHOW SET IN BOSTON
"Wouldn’t you rather see Chelsea Handler with her top off then Seth Rogen one more time?"
FARCE TO THE FUTURE: THREE GENERATIONS OF COMEDY FILMMAKERS RELEASE LATEST
A judge and a detective get involved as the seventh and eighth wheels, because this is that type of movie—the type of comedy they might’ve made in the ’30s, when detectives and judges were always walking into farcical scenes at the wrong time.
EXCERPT: CAPTAIN SWORD AND THE FIRST GREAT AMERICAN ART FRAUD
Capt. Sword boarded the Connecticut, with his George Washington in tow. However, his destination was not Virginia—it was the Far East.
Q&A WITH ‘ART OF THE CON’ AUTHOR ANTHONY M. AMORE: FAKES, FRAUDS, AND FORGERIES
I consider myself an investigator first, and I like to think I am an old-fashioned sleuth because my mentors have been retired agents and detectives who put emphasis on expending shoe-leather
ABSO-BLOOMIN-LUTELY: MY FAIR LADY GETS A FRESH FACE FOR FALL
"...it’s a wonderful moment to revisit what some people have called the most perfect musical ever written."
STRAIGHT OUTTA CORPORATE
That’s why it’s all a mixed message, one old and radical, one new and corporate-friendly—fuck tha police, yes, but buy some Beats headphones, too.
FIBER ONE: FEMINIST ART EXHIBIT LAUNCHES IN SOMERVILLE
While a good chunk of the artists were from Massachusetts, most were from places all around the world, creating a sense of universal solidarity between the art and the feminist themes peppering the projects.
SPECIAL GUEST POST BY AKROBATIK: THE BEST MUSIC I HEARD ALL SUMMER WAS MADE BY A BUNCH OF 16-YEAR-OLDS IN CAMBRIDGE
It’s a widely accepted notion that mainstream hip-hop artists, as well as their fans, have lowered the bar for what’s considered talent, or entertainment.