Olympic Arts

During the first half of the twentieth century, the Olympic Games included competition not only in sports but also in the Fine Arts, just as the ancient Olympic Games did. I confess that when I first learned this, I thought what a great Monty Python sketch might be...

Say Cheese

“There are many sound reasons why Senator Scott Brown should be elected over Elizabeth Warren,” my friend Tom Devine recently wrote on his blog, The Valleyist. I will respectfully disagree. But boy, even the most devout Warrenite’s heart would stop...

Hilarious LeBron James Inbox from Grantland

Tending to one’s email inbox can be an experience that is often more tedious than enjoyable. But I thouroughly enjoyed reading through the Gmail inbox of LeBron James (see enlarged image here), which was somehow obtained by the good folks over at Grantland. The...
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

“There are three companies in residence here right now,” says Byam Stevens, sitting in his tiny office at the Chester Theatre Company. When I visited recently, the first show of the season, Animals Out of Paper, was nearing the end of its run; the next...