Paint It Black

Paint It Black

Founding member and director Tony Simotes of Shakespeare & Company draws some fascinating parallels between the story of their current production, Othello, and the situation in present-day America. Othello, a Moorish mercenary who is chosen to lead the navy of...

What do you think?

Tow BizPraises to [Maureen Turner] for such a straightforward article concerning the towing contract for the City of Springfield. There should be more reporters like yourself who will go out and search for the truth, rather than sugarcoat wrongdoings as the Republican...

Imperium Watch: Go Well. Go Shell.

The story of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian who fought to save his people from environmental destruction at the hands of Shell Oil, ought to give us a crisis of conscience about what the fuel in our gas tanks is and isn't worth. It also provides a clue as to why...

Saving Springfield

David Panagore keeps on his desk a small plastic Lisa Simpson doll that waves a placard reading "Save Springfield." It comes in handy in his daily work; in the midst of a conversation about rebuilding the city's economy, a grinning Panagore pauses to...
Bad Sign, Good Sign

Bad Sign, Good Sign

MassDevelopment wanted a bright and bold sign at the entrance to its blossoming construction site on Hospital Hill.At the planning board meeting on June 12, Beth Murphy, vice president for real estate development, presented MassDevelopment's plan for the sign,...