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“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Jim Peters sent the following in response to today’s tragedy in Boston: I spent four hours today wondering where my brother was, whether I still had one, and all of those things that go through your head when he is running his 24th. BAA Marathon in three hours and thirteen…
Read More »Jonathan Winters, 1925-2013
The comedian Jonathan Winters died on April 11, 2013. Here’s a short video of some of his most memorable skits, courtesy of the New York Times. [youtube]wjpyztgCq8w[/youtube]
Read More »“To the Brink” at the JFK Library
With each passing day the Cold War seems to slip further into historical obscurity which makes exhibits like the one that just opened at the John F. Kennedy Library, “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis“, all the more important. When I saw a review of the exhibit…
Read More »Massachusetts Passes First Education Law ~ April 14, 1642
Massachusetts has long had an important role in free, quality public education. Just as in colonial times, Massachusetts continues to set the standard for public education in the new United States. MassMoments remind us that on this day – April 14, 1642 – the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first…
Read More »Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of our Cambodian friends and neighbors here in Lowell. There was a great celebration yesterday at Clemente Field that featured music, food and games. Shown above is a team of women playing Angkunh, which I understand to be a traditional New Year’s Game. Two teams,…
Read More »UMass Lowell Portuguese Center Event, April 30
‘On the Road’ on the Screen
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” has been the subject of six movies, the first being a silent movie in 1926, a year after the novel appeared. The newest version, with Leonardo DeCaprio, will be released next month. “Gatsby” is often ranked as the best American novel. “On the Road”…
Read More »“M” is for miserable at the Huntington’s new play by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. We left the Calderwood Pavillion in the South End tonight thinking that Ryan Landry’s “M” could be by far the worse play we’ve ever seen, at the Huntington or anywhere else. My husband and I, who love theater and…
Read More »Thank You, River Hawks—Hockey Champions!
For the best year of ice hockey at UMass Lowell, thank you River Hawks—for the championship season and uplifted spirits.
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