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Postcards from Prison has accomplices
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 28, 2005
There are at least two things to be learned from last week’s performance by Postcards from Prison. The first is that names can be misleading: Postcards from Prison has very little to do with correspondence and inmates. The second is that “inflatable robots … probably won’t conquer the earth.” An audience member suggested this as [...]
Gargoyle watches over neighborhood left behind
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 22, 2005
Many may be familiar with Disney’s rendition of the gargoyle archetype from the cartoon version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”: singing and dancing demonic effigies befriending social pariahs from cathedral roofs. This is a rather campy view of these figures, which are normally used to ward off other creatures that go bump [...]
Drinking, and thinking, mostly Liberally
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 22, 2005
“We don’t unwelcome anyone,” said Heather as she motioned me and my Republican photographer to a darkened corner of the bar. “That wouldn’t be very liberal of us,” said Baratunde, before ensuring I had a drink in hand. Heather and Baratunde, along with the elusive Shai, are co-hosts of the Cambridge chapter of Drinking Liberally, [...]
Dark room, silent dance, much going on
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 15, 2005
The words “tango” and “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” may not come to mind when playing word associations. Nevertheless, the MIT Argentine Tango Club does exist and it strives to promote tango culture in all of Cambridge — including the Tuesday night milongas at the Zeitgeist Gallery spearheaded by MIT tango instructor Simonida Cekovic-Vuletic. The word [...]
Portrait of a dragon descending guards Porter Square property
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 15, 2005
Within filmmaker Dave Lewis’ eclectic art collection is a large dragon’s head descending from the stairwell of his studio apartment, clawed talons wrapped around the ledge of the ceiling, making the creature seem on the verge of pulling the rest of its body downward. Though the dragon is inside Lewis’ apartment and usually difficult [...]
Window knickknacks give peek into couple’s life
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 8, 2005
Perhaps recently, on one of your last midafternoon walks of the season, you’ve ambled down past Longfellow Park toward the Charles and happened upon an ash-blue house that somehow catches your eye. It takes a second glance before figuring out what made you skip that step, but there you notice an odd but attractive assortment [...]
Mystery, comedy burst like rabbits from hats
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 8, 2005
Dr. Magogo took his place on the makeshift stage. “It is a pleasure for you to see me tonight,” he sagely pronounced with an odd, perhaps Eastern European, accent. Tasseled fez askew on his head, the doctor proceeded with his gruesome antics, including a demonstration of his newly patented pet crematorium (it oddly resembled an [...]
Wireless display makes museum the iSPOT
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 2, 2005
True, watching someone use the Internet sounds dull. But watching an entire school use the Internet approaches art. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology went completely wireless in early June. Carlo Ratti and Andres Sevtsuk decided to take advantage with a project called iSPOTS, unveiled last night at the MIT Museum and on display through Jan. [...]
Storytelling takes on TV (and lives to tell the tale)
By Lauren Weidner
Published: November 1, 2005
The art of storytelling is alive and well, lurking in a small downstairs auditorium in Harvard Square with Brother Blue and Friends. Enter and you become one of those friends, taking part in a crowded soul-baring session where you may just be invited to share a story or two yourself. The first hour is an [...]