Oscars 2016

Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Even great actors get tripped up by the Boston accent. Or maybe Bostonians are just too quick to find fault.

Yes, #OscarsSoWhite. How Do We Fix It?

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Cinematographer Roger Deakins Doesn’t Just Shoot Pretty Pictures

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Play Awards Bingo: 2016 Oscars Edition

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

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Journalism Shines in “Spotlight”

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Print may be doomed, but Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight,” about The Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic church’s sex-abuse cover-up, makes the case for journalism.

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