Sarah Boyer’s ‘Coming Out, Becoming Ourselves’ takes Daughters from secret society to acceptance
Sarah Boyer’s book of oral histories includes interviews with members of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization.
The early bird that gets the worm? It’s a robin.
American robins really are early birds. Besides being the earliest bird to start singing in the morning, they are one of the first to lay eggs in the spring.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Folk metal, Nikki Giovanni and comedy festivals
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s poet Nikki Giovanni, sex revolutionary Candida Royalle, joke fests and mystery comedy, new plays and folk metal, “Dope Science,” a tribute to Lana Del Rey and “Essays in Praise of Excess.”
Growing up in 21st-century North Cambridge and wondering if it’s possible to stay as an adult
Grace Toner outside Cambridge – in Kennebunkport, Maine – in 2023. (Photo: Grace Toner) Not many people I have bumped into in Cambridge can say they actually grew up down the street. Grace Toner, a 25-year-old North Cambridge native, is one the the few …
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from the Chromic Duo to robots and eclipses
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the tiny-piano-using Chromic Duo and Cambridge Symphony Orchestra; robots, AI and eclipse prep; Joie de Vivre, horrors of the sea, edible insects and more; and Brexit and tech writer Kara Swisher.
Pills, potions and periods: Changing attitudes toward women’s sexual health in Cambridge
The colorful rainbow-themed decor and array of posters and fliers at Hubba Hubba underscores a new reality in which the sexual health and enjoyment women and others is celebrated rather than hidden or pathologized.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from DNA dancing to Family Opera and fungi
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s St. Patrick’s Day and Prince, choreography by Crispr DNA editing, the North Cambridge Family Opera, a Danehy Park documentary and fascination with fungi.
North Cambridge changes through the years, seen through the experiences of Ethel Toner (corrected)
In a community and city filled with change, renovation and people moving on, it is unusual to see a family with such strong roots in the community.
American woodcocks were so craved by hunters that the cocker spaniel was bred to find the kills
As recently as the 1970s, hunters killed 1.5 million woodcock yearly, and to this day hunters and archers throughout Massachusetts hunt woodcock during its hunting season from early October through late November.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Sofiane Pamart, pies and St. Patrick’s Day
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an outdoors Parka Dance Party, comic book drag, music for St. Patrick’s Day, storytelling and brain science and visits from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Alan Cumming.
