Exploring Culture & Innovation
When you live next to the ocean you learn to respect it, not just for its power but for all it can teach us about ourselves and our history. Living in the Greater Boston area the Boston Harbor Islands have long been a part of my personal narrative and in my humble opinion, they are…
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At the far end of the Emerald Necklace is the not so hidden jewel that is Franklin Park. Named for Benjamin Franklin and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted this 527 acre park is the largest of the parks that make up Boston’s iconic Emerald Necklace, a chain of beautifully designed and cultivated parks that almost…
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From the distance it looked like King Koopa decided to take a rest after a long day of trying to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. Up close it was no less impressive with the enormous pointed domes of brightly coloured vinyl swaying slightly in the light summer breeze. The line to visit…
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What happens when art and science collide? A week ago if you had said the word “fashion” to me, my first thought would not have been “science.” But, in the midst of Boston Fashion Week and in the wake of the Descience fashion show it is hard not to recognize how transformational a union between…
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It’s hard to imagine what kind of work you might see in an art show with a theme like “Cryptozoology,” especially if you have no idea what Cryptozoology is. As the Oxford English Dictionary defines it, Cryptozoology is,”the search for animals whose existence is disputed or unsubstantiated.” To me, this means Bigfoot meets the X-Files.…
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Storytelling can be complicated perhaps even very difficult at times. But as any member of the 80 plus teams that participated in the 2013, 48 Hour Film Project Boston will tell you, it’s not impossible. It all “kicked off” Friday May 3rd when team members descended on the Lir Irish Pub and Restaurant on Bolyston…
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