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  • Martin Sherman’s BENT at the Provincetown Theater

    Michael Steers’ production of Bent at the Provincetown Theater takes its audience—irrespective of sexual preferences—to places that no one wants to go, and does so with refinement, dignity, and—occasionally—humor. Bent targets everyone: it questions the meaning of self, it examines how …

    Posted: March 17th 2014 @9:02 AM
     

  • The Everyday Excellence Awards

    Why do award shows mean so much to us? The Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild, the Grammys, the Oscars, it’s as if our world comes screeching to a halt once that red carpet rolls out. We sit awestruck, watching …

    Posted: March 4th 2014 @11:44 PM
     

  • Review: The Monuments Men

    I will admit it: I’m a little obsessed with World War Two. I have some good reasons for it (I grew up in France and all of my father’s side of the family was affected by the war, some in …

    Posted: February 15th 2014 @10:29 AM
     

  • Gregory Lenz, Provincetown Photographer

    I knew that I was in love with Gregory Lenz’s work from the first moment I saw it on Facebook. Other artists in Provincetown talk about the light; Gregory captures it. His photographs call to a dreamland where light is …

    Posted: February 13th 2014 @5:09 PM
     

  • Peter Hutchinson

    I was thrilled to have Peter Hutchinson on my show last Thursday! We have been friends for several years, and I’ve always admired many things about him—his vast knowledge of arcane subject matter, his writing, his reading, his music, and …

    Posted: February 4th 2014 @8:12 PM
     

  • Women Roar, Even When They Cook

        When I was 7, I thought I could rule the world. My mother, Harriet, had told me that we were from the tribe of Judah. How she knew this, thousands of years later, I don’t know; it’s amazing …

    Posted: January 29th 2014 @11:30 PM
     

  • Book Review: The World Wreckers (Marion Zimmer Bradley)

    My friend Dianne Kopser is an avid reader—a woman truly after my own heart! So I invited her to do a guest post here and talk about one of the few genres I don’t read—science fiction: “Darkover, a cold planet with …

    Posted: January 28th 2014 @5:12 PM
     

  • Book Review: Trans-Siberian Express

    I’m a sucker for trains, so I was attracted to the Trans-Siberian Express by its title alone. But Adler—best known for his examination of the inner working of human nature—shows here that not only can he handle thrillers, he’s able …

    Posted: January 12th 2014 @12:20 PM
     

  • Merry Kitschmas to ALL

    I like to think of being Jewish as a marathon sport. I can dole out a soul-crushing guilt complex, shot-put-style, successfully match-make without meeting the intendeds and turn dinner for two into a fridge full of leftovers. I am Jewish …

    Posted: December 23rd 2013 @10:18 AM
     

  • ‘Tis (Almost) The Night Before Christmas

    Want to get into the spirit of the season? It’s easy to do at the Harwich Junior Theater, where, starting December 5th, you can see a wonderful dramatic version of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, playing through January 6th. It’s four …

    Posted: November 29th 2013 @5:07 PM