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Black Mass
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A movie about gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's violent reign as leader of Boston's criminal underworld got its first screening in the state Tuesday. Johnny Depp, who plays Bulger in "Black Mass," and other cast members including Dakota Johnson and
Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored 21 individuals and organizations on Thursday for works that he says have helped Americans connect and understand each other a little better through the arts and humanities. The honorees included actress Sally Field, author Stephen King and chef Alice Waters. And to paraphrase one
Stan Rosenberg
Dreams can only come true when there are opportunities to fulfill them. It is difficult for teens living in areas like Mattapan and Dorchester to find outlets for their artistic talents. The Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston is a non-profit organization that has been providing help for young people
boston
An anniversary has almost passed us by, unnoticed by the Boston media, and one eminently worthy of celebration. One hundred years ago, T.S. Eliot, the great poet who notably defined himself as "an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics," published his
Handel and Haydn Society
BOSTON (AP) — America's oldest continuously operating arts organization has a new chief executive. The Handel & Haydn Society says David Snead, a vice president of the New York Philharmonic, has been appointed president and CEO of the Boston-based classical music organization.
Culture
Consider the singular pleasure you derive each fall when you behold the first perfect apple of the season. So enticing is the power of the simple apple that the biblical Eve used it to launch the world into a passion for fashion. Ever since Adam fell under its spell, men
Barack Obama
Written by Darlene Superville WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field and author Stephen King are among luminaries set to receive a National Medal of Arts or a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.
south boston
Witten by Denise Lavoie BOSTON (AP) — On the streets of South Boston, where the name Whitey Bulger once evoked fear, the locals have become accustomed to books and movies that try to capture the life of the notorious gangster.
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