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Persian influence on fashion: Clothing as resistance, memory and political language

by Julie Mahdavi May 5, 2026

Persian influence in fashion exists across multiple layers, and a scarf, pattern or silhouette holds personal expression and ancestral memory.

OPINION

Fidelity, Vanguard and Schwab block SPLC donations. The Cambridge Community Foundation does not.

by Lauren Cosulich May 5, 2026

It’s not only megafinancial institutions that host donor-advised funds. We have an alternative in our own backyard in the Cambridge Community Foundation.

OPINION

Where are consuls as immigrants get seized for deportation? Not where they should be.

by Martin G. Evans May 3, 2026

Why so little consular activity reported for thousands of people detained by ICE? It may be that the locations of consulates do not map the needs of the moment.

NEWS

Gilligan-Corsetti organizes a run for Somerville state rep; Azeem breaks for his wedding and a party

by Marc Levy April 25, 2026

“I understand the struggles of working class people,” said Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti, eyeing a 27th Middlesex seat. Also: A “big South Asian dance party” calls.

NEWS

Political notes: Get to a Barber campaign kickoff, meet new candidates, see endorsements and fundraising

by Marc Levy April 14, 2026

There’s a campaign kickoff in Medford for state representative Christine Barber and news about Burhan Azeem, Daniel Lander, Evan MacKay and more.

NEWS

Somerville is beefing up its Welcoming Community Ordinance against Trump policies

by Marc Levy April 11, 2026

A law that spells out Somerville’s resistance to federal oppression is being strengthened, including protections for First Amendment expression.

NEWS

The innovators of Kendall Square are going to war or escaping to Europe: A conversation

by Marc Levy April 8, 2026

The average resident might be shocked at where things are headed in the gleaming towers of our innovation district.

OPINION

Political pundits can’t talk about Democratic wins without addressing Republican lies

by Marc Levy April 5, 2026

It matters as Democrats enter a phase of beating Republican candidates and the losers have shown how far to hang onto power.

THEATER

Apocalyptic satire makes an encore with Bread & Puppet’s song, dance and papier-mâché

by Marc Levy April 3, 2026

A third apocalypse-themed show inspired by modern political culture arrives: The Bread & Puppet Theater’s “The End of the World Never Minding Show.”

NEWS

Azeem’s ads have exciting news for riders of the MBTA (in the 1940s)

by Marc Levy April 1, 2026

Those ads about a giant expansion of the MBTA – the red line into Lexington, the green line to Woburn and so on – are accurate. In a way.