An avalanche of books, burlesque and birthday partying at Inman Square favorite, the Lilypad.
Lucky’s Picks: Book karaoke, free books and a three-day birthday party
Book excerpt: Sam Baltrusis investigates if his own family is cursed in a bloodline linked to Lizzie Borden
If there’s anyone to debunk a lame Netflix series about Lizzie Borden, it's Sam Baltrusis, a Somerville author, explorer of the paranormal and distant relative to Borden.
Reviewed: ‘I See You’ve Called in Dead,’ the wry resurrection of an obit writer who’s over it
His friends are mostly glad to find out he’s not dead, but his boss has mixed feelings. “Called in Dead” treats the subject of death with respect.
A hapless medical courier encounters unspeakable horror in ‘Resident Evil’
An everyman’s journey through a monstrous outbreak in Raccoon City delivers plenty of laughs and scares in the latest from Zach Cregger.
Saturday cartoon: We’re screwed
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
A walking tour for Cambridge Open Studios
The Indie maps an itinerary (map included) through our favorite studios, galleries and homes that are opening their doors this weekend.
New England’s largest Renaissance festival turns 45
AI-generated decor ruffles some feathers, but the jumbo turkey legs and jousts still satisfy at King Richard's Faire.
A medieval peasant suffers one too many indignities in ‘The Uprising’
A peasant revolution in Black Death-ravaged England turns into a muddy slog in Paul Greengrass’s historical drama.
Lucky’s Picks: The Queer Love Project turns 2, Hole Show, and Fill-a-bag at Make and Mend
High art, low art, all kinds of love and touching grass (grass not included).
Cambridge Arts draws attention to this weekend’s Open Studios, mapping the city’s visual creativity
The peek inside artists’ spaces and processes known as Cambridge Open Studios is this weekend, and the city’s arts agency is doing its best to make sure people know.