News across Greater Boston

What could have been redemption remains a disappointment
A review of "Digger."

Rock music, designer clothes and oblivion: Charli XCX’s ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour takes TD Garden by storm
As the lights went dark at TD Garden last Thursday night, a sold out crowd of Charli XCX fans sporting ripped-up old shirts and dark sunglasses erupted in screams. The UK-born electropop singer arrived in peak rock-star swagger, cloaked in a leather jacket-dress and accompanied…

Between truth and temptation: A film review of “Verity”
If you’re looking for a smut-filled, adrenaline-inducing film, “Verity” might be right up your alley. The Amazon MGM film, directed by Michael Showalter, is an adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s erotic thriller. The story follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer, as she is…
Spooky Jazz with John Baboian Ensemble at the Mosesian Center’s Next Chords and Cocktails
Enjoy jazz and get into the spirit of Halloween at the next Chords & Cocktails at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, featuring the John Baboian Ensemble. See more details provided by the MCA, below. Settle in for a playful, atmospheric evening of jazz with a Halloween twist as…
Gallery Talk: Conversation Between Photographer & Museum Director at Local Gallery
Storefront Art Projects announced the upcoming conversation with a photographer and the director of a Massachusetts museum. Storefront Art Projects is pleased to host Paul Cary Goldberg, Photographer, and Jessica Roscio, Director and Curator of the Danforth Museum in Framingham,…

Horror fests and “Practical Magic”
Author Alice Hoffman will be on hand to discuss the movie and “Practical Magic 2.” Also, a showcase of Japanese master director Masaki Kobayashi’s films and Cinefest Latino Boston.

CFA gallery ‘Between The Bylines’ explores absence within print journalism
Print journalism was once society’s sole gateway to current events. Today, digital journalism and social media have largely supplanted traditional newspapers. However, a new Boston University exhibition argues that print journalism’s role in a tech-dominated society is more…

New Boston SPHERE coalition aims to combat health disparities, uniting more than 30 local institutions
The Boston Public Health Commission announced a new coalition for Strengthening Public Health-Academic Partnerships in Education, Research and Equity, consisting of more than 30 institutions across the area. The coalition, known as Boston SPHERE, was formed in an effort to…

Grabbing a Bite with Cambridge Day: Simon Stansbury
The AI governance pioneer and robotics strategist on ecstatic dance, virtue ethics, and why sci-fi is no longer fiction — over Brussels sprouts at Veggie Galaxy.

“Bouncers” is back in Boston
After the 2013 marathon bombing cut a Cambridge production short, the iconic English play is back

A jazz legend shaped generations of drummers from his Lexington basement
Students serious about drumming all received the same advice: Go see Alan Dawson. And they would — making the pilgrimage by car, bus and even plane for weekly lessons.

In 'Mestra,' Madeline Miller combines shape shifting, Greek gods and feminism
Part horror, part adventure, part suspense, it's also the story of a father-daughter relationship gone terribly wrong.