A chat with Virginia Woolf’s ghost
How would our literary maps have been altered if David Foster Wallace had gone bar hopping with Fyodor Dostoyevsky? What kind of “Pride and Prejudice” would Jane Austen have penned if her literary mentor had been William S. Burroughs? How would Nathaniel Hawthorne react to “Fifty Shades of Grey?” If you’ve asked yourself questions like these, chances are that you’re kind of weird. Chances also are, however, that you’re predisposed to being into “Dead Authors” this Saturday evening at the Brookline Booksmith.
Blending jazz and classical music for Musicopia
Musicopia gets a benefit of its own.
Oklahoma tornado benefit concert unites nation’s music stars
The event raised funds for the victims of the twister that killed 24 people, including seven children.
With ‘Still Running: An Art Marathon for Boston,’ BU students hope to help the city heal through artistic collaboration
Two days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Boston University students Taylor Mortell and Luca De Gaetano were seated in painting class, their first since BU had resumed classes. But nobody painted that morning. “We naturally formed a circle and were trying to talk about it,” Mortell says. “Everyone was very shaken up by what had happened. Out of this group discussion, Luca and I had expressed that we wanted to do something to help the community heal.”
LiveNation announces lineup for OneFund benefit concert ‘Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration’
When you hear the word “major” in conjunction with the words “benefit concert,” what comes to your mind? When we got wind that LiveNation is presenting a major benefit concert for the OneFund, to be held at the TD Garden, at at yet TBA announced date, our brain wheels got to spinning all crazy-like. Hologram Adam Yauch?, we speculated. NKOTBSBOYZ2MEN??
Ctrl Alt Design’s ‘Boston Love’ t-shirts are a stylish way to donate to Boston Marathon victims
In the aftermath of the attack on the Boston Marathon last Monday many people – both in Boston and across the nation – were left with questions. What can we do to help those affected, we wondered? What can we do to begin to ease the pain and loss caused by an event that we still do not – and may never – understand?
This drive to help – to combat the darkness with light – mobilized business and individuals alike to set up foundations, throw benefit shows and events, and donate what they could to the countless funds for the victims that sprang up in swift response to the visceral call to action the tragedy sent out. One such business is Ctrl Alt Design, a Boston-based creative agency that specializes in graphic design, branding, and experimental marketing. Robert McElaney – Ctrl Alt Design’s creative director, designed an image representing his love for Boston that became the logo for their line of “Boston Love” t-shirts, sold exclusively on their website for a limited time only.
Ke$ha talks her beauty routine
Pop star Ke$ha loves slathering herself with glitter. Here she discusses her other must-have beauty products.
NYC running group creates 5K race to benefit Boston bombing victims
A local running group created a “virtual 5K” to raise money for victims.
Inside model Portia Freeman’s makeup bag
The bubbly blonde who stars in Uniqlo’s new Celia Birtwell campaign, hates creasy foundation, loves a red lip. She tells [...]