Arts & Culture

Think First of Their Art

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David Fuentes has made his disability the foundation of his art, and has produced an extensive series of self-portraits in which he portrays his body as atrophied and earthbound.

Beyond Perfection

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The exhibition of Al Parker’s illustrations of aesthetic perfection, “Ephemeral Beauty,” is at the Norman Rockwell Museum through October 28.

The Ninja Hamlet and the Mermaid

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The Biggest Little International Play Festival will run at the Capital Repertory from October 16 through November 15.

Trash Couture

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The charity fashion show, Discard Avant Garb, will take place October 21 at the Capital Repertory Theatre.

Portfolio: Stone Poet

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Looking at John Yang’s pictures of Thacher Park is like going back in time—geologic time.

Switched-On Daddy

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The sound of your ring tone, the portability of your music (CDs to iPods), and the general onslaught of electronic media all around us: 80-year-old Max Mathews had something to do with all of it.

Vintage Violence

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Cathy Wilkerson joined Weatherman, the leftist revolutionary group, when it was founded in 1969, and was soon chanting slogans like “Kick the Ass of the Ruling Class” and “Bring the War Home!”

Food & Drink

An Apple a Day

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As it turns out, hard cider, a traditional beverage passed on from centuries’ worth of English ancestors, was taken with every meal, including breakfast, in the earliest days of the colonies.

Books

The Persistence of Memory

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Naton Leslie has been called “the poet of a forgotten America,” and a “poet of the working class.”

Book Review: Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

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Through strong reporting skills, a keen eye for quirky details and a breezy writing style, Blechman transforms the loathsome urban scavengers into majestic and storied creatures.

Book Reviews: Bridge of Sighs

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Indeed, it’s Richard Russo’s devotion to details—of place, speech, character—that make Russo’s work such a thrill and a blessing.

Short Takes: October

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Five books for October reading.