Live on Screen

Live on Screen

This season, as Britain’s National Theatre marks its 50th anniversary, the company also celebrates the fifth year of NT Live, its series of performances satellite-beamed from its London stage and other U.K. venues. What started in fall 2009 as a risky experiment...
Fireworks in the Basement

Fireworks in the Basement

The “it” in the expression You Can’t Take It With You usually refers to money, but in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s giddy 1936 screwball comedy, it’s life itself. The Sycamores are an extended family of optimistic misfits who...
Nothing to Do But Push

Nothing to Do But Push

Pity the candidate running to be Massachusetts’ lieutenant governor. In addition to the challenges that come with running for any high-level political office—the fundraising demands; the exhausting schedule of parades and coffee hours and diner...

From Our Readers

Please, Bernie, Please! Regarding Bernie Sanders’ presidential aspirations: I would campaign for, contribute to, and enthusiatically support a “Sanders for President” Democratic Primary campaign in a “Vermont Minute!” Steve Justino...

Between the Lines: Bleak Stagnation

Last Sunday morning, I took a walk around a neighborhood the Valley Advocate has written about a lot in recent years: the part of Forest Park that lies to the northeast of what is known locally as “the X”—the intersection of Dickinson Street with...