Henriette Lazardis, exploring 1910 ‘Terra Nova,’ knows what keeps her readers turning the page
After teaching English literature at Harvard for 10 years, Henriette Lazardis became a full-time writer with a new novel: “Terra Nova,” a story of love, betrayal and adventure set against the backdrop of Antarctic discovery.
Tenant for Oberon space will be named in 2023; Once music club went far in an obscure process
An unnamed but “exciting” tenant has been chosen for 2 Arrow St. for the new year, replacing the venue formerly known as Harvard University’s Oberon theater.
Jamie McCallum can’t stop reporting ‘Essential,’ the story of labor organizing during a pandemic
Sociologist Jamie McCallum brings his “Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice” to a Harvard Book Store reading on Tuesday.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville from ‘The Grimkes’ to Giving Tree kickoff event
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, holiday shopping is underway and so is the Harvard Square Business Association’s Giving Tree tradition, and there’s comedy, music, book readings and interactive events such as the Cardboard City Big Group Build at The MIT Museum.
‘Tenenbaums,’ Marilyn and Lynch in repertory, the new ‘Strange World’ and ‘She Said’ reviewed
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Wes Anderson’s ensemble classic “The Royal Tenenbaums,” some Marilyn Monroe and David Lynch, the end of a “Jeff Bridges Abides” series and reviews of the new “Strange World” and “She Said.”
Harvard students’ semester on Harvard Square stretches from 1630 founding to current events
Harvard Square has been a special place for generations of people, and especially generations of Harvard students. A recently introduced class at the school exposes students to the square’s history and encourages them to get more involved in civic life by considering how it might be reenvisioned.
Asian cone ice cream and mochi doughnut shop soft opens on Church Street in Harvard Square
Taiyaki NYC and The Dough Club are in a soft opening at 6 Church St., Harvard Square, and will open officially Dec. 2, a manager said Wednesday. Taiyaki sells ice cream in warm, fish-shaped cones made out of waffle batter; The Dough Club sells fluffy, chewy mochi doughnuts.
Blank Street Coffee, known for bland efficiency, to open in a former Harvard Square Starbucks
Coffee is coming back to the Harvard Square location that Starbucks left a year ago – but in place of that two-story space with lots of room for studying and first dates it marks the coming of a chain known for being no place at all: Blank Street Coffee.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: World Cup games, a run, David Bowie burlesque
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are World Cup matches broadcast from Qatar to The Port, a run and wrestling, readings, poetry and storytelling, chances to dance before and after the Thanksgiving meal, and a holiday tradition: “David Boobie” burlesque.
Marilyn, ‘Casablanca,’ ‘True Grit’ in repertory, ‘In the Dirt,’ ‘Glass Onion’ and ‘RRR’ reviewed
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Marilyn Monroe, “Casablanca” and some Black Friday anti-consumerism fare at repertory theaters, as well are reviews for new movies “Something In the Dirt,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and the Indian spectacle “RRR.”
