In her upcoming series of plays, dubbed the Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy, playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil—who is half-Indian, half-Bulgarian, and grew up in Sweden before ultimately settling in the US—explores a phenomenon she calls “re-mythologizing.”
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BAR HAVOC: OF BOOZE AND BARF
There are a handful of sounds that exist in the universe that only bartenders understand. Our ears are trained to pick these things up from just a few feet off to entire rooms away. Say, the tap-slap of a credit card being placed down after a meal, or the clunk-splash of a 16oz glass being knocked over and spilling. And, of course, the unmistakable sploosh-splat of vomit.
FREE RADICAL: MODERN COLLEGE CULTURE RUINS EVERYTHING
I’m not talking about Ferguson, Missouri. I’m talking about Keene, New Hampshire.
BIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Chew-Lab sports a large illuminated carrot on its façade, leaving passerbys curious about the space. It's an homage to their ability to see food as food, and not just a commodity.
HONEST PINT: LORD HOBO BREWING COMPANY
Along with his years of experience presiding over ever-changing, handpicked drafts, dispensing domestic all-stars and local standouts, Lanigan’s enthusiasm for sharing high-quality liquid is exactly what's needed to enact change in the local beer scene.
RUN FOR COVER: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS VS. COLD WAR KIDS: “OPIUM TEA”
Cold War Kids take Nick Cave's song and do their best getting a smile out of his grim number.
POP CULTURES
Mom and Pop-Up ends Saturday. You've probably been hearing about it. Here's the deal.
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: ICEAGE AT GREAT SCOTT
Be it Davis Square in Somerville, the wild shoddy badlands of Allston, and even the nooks found around Fenway Park, what you're about to read is a story involving intoxicated buffoonery all conducted at your favorite (or not-so-favorite) local haunts, be it drinking in public outdoors (but just for a photo), allusions to shooting pornography, and even men in ruffled shirts becoming threatened by small children drinking out of coconut shells in close proximity to them.
FREE RADICAL: PAINT ME PINK AND SLAP ME SILLY
FREE RADICAL: PAINT ME PINK AND SLAP ME SILLY
SOCIAL MEDIA FARM DIGFOGRAPHIC: THE #BOSTON HASHTAG TREE
Infographic by Tak Toyoshima, Concept by Chris Faraone, Analytics by Pandemic Labs
Additional research by Jenna Tramonti, Christine Young, and Rachael Blanchard
There’s a simple explanation for the eye candy before you: We wanted to identify the most popular hashtags in every facet of ...
