“I think it was important, a way of restoring their humanity, to give them back their names.”
POET AND UMASS AMHERST PROF MARTÍN ESPADA: “THIS BOOK IS … MASSACHUSETTS. IT’S WHO I AM.”
Books
ADAPTATION: A NEW ENGLAND “ROGUE SCHOLAR” SHAKES UP SHAKESPEARE
Michael Blanding’s new book goes beyond what “scholars have previously realized.” “At the very least it should be explored.”
DISASTER AND BUREAUCRACY: KIM STANLEY ROBINSON’S “THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE”
Robinson also passionately advocates direct democracy and popular participation in small scale, but he is oddly reserved about capitalism, which underlies climate change and prevents action to abate it.
ONTOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE
Slavoj Zizek and how the pandemic has undermined “the coordinates of our basic access to reality.”
ZEITGEIST PRESS RELEASING WORK BY LATE BOSTON POET MELINDA KWESKIN
Virtual event this weekend.
THE ANOMALIES OF ‘OUMUAMUA
Our interview with Avi Loeb, author of “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth."
INTERVIEW WITH “RURAL REBELLION” AUTHOR ROSS BENES
“Then this thing happened. I decided to pivot. It was probably my best shot at attracting some national attention to Nebraska.”
BOOK REVIEW: A PANDEMIC NURSE’S DIARY
A straightforward telling of one health worker’s story and her dedication to public health.
FOREVER STRUGGLE: ACTIVISM, IDENTITY, AND SURVIVAL IN BOSTON’S CHINATOWN
“According to descriptions of that life, frugal laundrymen saved money by sleeping and cooking meals of white rice in their tiny shops, only occasionally allowing themselves vegetables and meat.”
WORKSHOPPING HUB HISTORY: AN A+ FOR BOSTON MUSIC ICON FRED TAYLOR’S NEW A-LIST MEMOIR
"Taylor developed and maintained relationships with musicians that lasted a lifetime."
