Main Dishes
Secrets of the culinary arts
now on display in Providence
by J.A. Lopata
Special recipes and ingredients used by the world’s great
chefs, bakers and restaurateurs are among the most zealously
guarded secrets on the planet.
But keeping things hush-hush is bad business for the world’s
largest culinary arts collection....
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Mass. native choreographer
premiers new work at Jacob's Pillow
by J.A. Lopata
“Are you the homo, hetero or lesbo couple?” joke dancers from
the Seán Curran Company of modern dance. “I’m very interested in
partnering,” Curran says. “It is very important for me that we
respect all of the variations.” And same-sex partnering is not
merely an artistic choice for Curran, it is political. He is
fond of quoting choreography mentors Bill T. Jones and Arnie
Zane, saying, “All art is political, even what you choose to
omit is political.”
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Vermont-born Philip Galanes
debuts first novel 'Father's Day'
by J.A. Lopata
With a book jacket picturing a
yellow sweater, and chapter headings such as “Loud Blouse,”
“Tennis Whites,” “A Threadbare Towel,” and “Chinchilla Jackets,”
it’s clear that Galanes doesn’t consider sartorial matters to be
taken lightly. “Clothes are some of the ways we present
ourselves to each other,” said Galanes. The choice of what we
wear addresses questions about the parts of us that are “real,
hidden, public, and private.”
And in a novel where the gay hero is frequently chatting on
“Pump Line,” a phone sex line, the question, “What are you
wearing?” seems appropriate.
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Boston's MFA reveals juicy
secrets from the ancient Olympics
by James A. Lopata
So what were the first Olympic games like? Is it true that
participants competed in the nude? Were events really only open
to male competitors? Was ancient Greek sporting as homoerotic as
we’ve been made to believe? ...
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review> New England premiere
of Disney's 'The Lion King' showcases all that live theater
should be
by James A. Lopata
With the opening of “The Lion King” at the re-opened Opera
House comes the triumph of live theater. The star of “The Lion
King” is theater itself: that strange human art form whereby a
piece of cloth becomes a river, a shadow is a mouse, a man on
stilts is a giraffe, and a ribbon pulled from the eyes of a mask
becomes tears, and that same ribbon, ripped off, transforms into
defiance; that mysterious cultural practice whereby characters
burst into song as naturally as co-workers gossip around a water
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The unexpected rewards of being yourself
Artist Debra Olin receives coveted Rappaport Prize from
DeCordova Museum
by J.A. Lopata
On Sept.
28, the 53-year-old Somerville, Mass., resident received The
Rappaport Prize from the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in
Lincoln, Mass. “I never expected to be honored this way, while I
was alive anyway,” says Olin. The $20,000, one-year stipend that
accompanies the award allows her to buy her own press. That’s a
big deal to a woman who still needs her day job.
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And Baby magazine's publisher
explains the importance of catering to gay parents
by James A. Lopata
Five years ago, when Michelle
Darné and her partner Kathleen were looking to raise kids, Darné
assumed that there would be publications catering to a couple of
lesbians in the family way. For a woman who had spent over 15
years working in publishing, it was a surprise to discover that
what little information there was for her was fragmented.
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Worcester artist Michael
Breyette warms up to painting the male figure
by J.A. Lopata
Michael Breyette has not only been pursuing a goal of being
an artist, but he has been pursuing his hard-earned right to be
an artist who focuses on the object he finds most beautiful —
the male nude.
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Boston's South End Opens to
artist like Paul Paturzo
by J.A. Lopata
Paul Paturzo sees himself as part artist, part architect and
part businessperson. And that’s one of the reasons that he loves
the South End Open Studios..
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