The Maple Syrup in the Clam Chowder
by Steve Desroches
As technology and tastes continue to change at a rapid pace, so too do our habits. Much has been made about the...
A Gluten-Free Funeral for a Cat
by Steve Desroches
There is perhaps no greater agent of change than death. And not just the death of a living being, but of an...
Springtime for Sisi
by Steve Desroches
From Aristophanes to Voltaire to Stephen Colbert satire has long been a cultural tool to take those in power down a peg...
It’s Just A Movie
Jaws and the Seduction of Fear
by Steve Desroches
Swimming in the ocean became an entirely different affair after 1975. For some, even going in a...
Home Movies
Short Documentaries Focus on New England at Film Fest
by Steve Desroches
For those who live in the region it sometimes takes a trip afar to...
Not for the Faint of Heart
Sebastian Junger and Hell on Earth
by Rebecca M. Alvin
It’s no surprise that in the past two years there have been a lot of documentaries...
Complex Characters
The Cinema of Sofia Coppola
by Rebecca M. Alvin
A man drives his car in circles. Then he goes to a party at his house and...
Documenting Complexity
Intersectional Identity in Call Her Ganda
by Rebecca M. Alvin
Above: A photograph of slain Filipina Jennifer Laude. Photo: Mike Simpson
Nearly four years ago, U.S. Marine...
REVIEW: Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
by Rebecca M. Alvin
Top Image: Bill Traylor at work; Untitled (Dog Fight with Writing) ca. 1939-1940
Photo: Horace Perry, Alabama State Council on the Arts
There...
Getting Down and Dirty – Learning to Love the Earth As An Ecosexual
by Steve Desroches
Beth Stephens was flying home to West Virginia in 2008 when she noticed something horrifying from 30,000 feet in the air. Mountain...