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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Gloucester’s Schooner Fest Celebrates the City’s Past
By Colleen Joyce
Senior Project Manager
Growing up in Gloucester, Massachusetts, I learned all about
my hometown’s rich maritime history from a very young age. Known as “America’s
Oldest Seaport,” Gloucester was founded in 1623 and has always been deeply
entwined with the ocean that surrounds it. One of my favorite summer events,
the Gloucester
Schooner Festival, brings some of that history to life right before your
eyes, and has been doing so for over 30 years!
Every Labor Day weekend, dozens of schooners converge on
Gloucester to take part in the festival. The highlight for me is watching from
Stacy Boulevard on Sunday morning as each schooner emerges onto Gloucester
Harbor under full sail—if the winds are blowing—and takes part in the annual
Parade of Sail. The schooners sail through the harbor on their way to the
Mayor’s Race, which starts off of Eastern Point. As I watch these giants sail
by, their crew working hard on the decks, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m
watching history glide past on the sparkling water. Cannons boom, my daughters
cover their ears, and I capture the scene on my camera.
If it isn’t enough to just watch the schooners, you can set
sail on the ocean yourself! Gloucester’s own 65-foot schooner, the Thomas E. Lannon, offers two-hour sails throughout the summer.
All aboard!
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Novel Ideas for Television
By Tess Renault
Editorial Assistant
When it comes to popular TV, book adaptations are in the
spotlight. So if you’re a bookworm like me, there’s a chance one of your
literary favorites is headed for the small screen. Be on the lookout for these
adaptations of well-loved books!
The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood’s bestselling novel was turned into an award-winning
TV series last year. It did so well with audiences that it was renewed for a second
season, which premiered this April. The new episodes go beyond the plot of the
novel, but the show still rings true to Atwood’s themes.
Big Little Lies
This hit series was based off of Liane Moriarty’s novel of
the same name. The second
season will dive further into the secrets of the same friend group we met
in season one, all set in their seemingly idyllic community in Monterey. Filming
for the second season is currently under way and Meryl Streep is set to join this
already star-studded cast.
Howards End
For a more classic adaptation, try out Howards End. Released in the United Kingdom last year, the show
graced US television screens in April 2018. It’s a four-part series based on E.
M. Forster’s novel from 1910. In true fashion of a period piece, there’s family
drama, romance and issues with social class all wrapped up in beautifully
designed costuming.
From contemporary to classic, books are clearly great
material for television. Are any of your favorite books headed for the TV
screen?
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Reading Up an Appetite: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Flavor
By Erin Sherry
Spring 2018 Intern
When I think back to the most vivid food
descriptions of my reading career, it doesn’t take long for Suzanne Collins’s Hunger
Games trilogy to come to mind. As the title suggests, food plays a major role
in the plot and is symbolic throughout the book. In the next installment of my
literary recipes series, I cook up some Capitol-inspired cuisine!
In one particularly mouth-watering scene,
Katniss describes her first meal in the Capitol with such detail that readers
can practically taste it themselves: “Chicken and chunks of
oranges cooked in a creamy sauce laid on a bed of pearly white grain, tiny
green peas and onions, rolls shaped like flowers, and for dessert, a pudding the
color of honey.”
To make this decadent dish for yourself, start by
tossing chicken in flour, salt and pepper, then sautéing it in plenty of
butter. Next, add one cup of heavy cream and two tablespoons of unsweetened,
frozen orange juice concentrate. Allow it to simmer. Once your sauce has
thickened, season with additional salt, pepper and chives; stir in chunks of a
single orange; and serve over fluffy white rice along with steamed peas and
pearl onions. It’s savory with just a hint of sweetness, and so creamy it might
just become your new favorite comfort food.
Happy cooking, and may the odds be ever in your flavor!
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Superstitions Around the World
By Alex Belloli
Spring 2018 Intern
You’ve probably heard some of the popular US superstitions: don’t
step on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back, knock on wood, don’t walk
under ladders and avoid broken mirrors. But across the world, there are some
very different superstitions!
In South Korea, it’s believed that sleeping with a fan on can
kill you! This superstition is so ubiquitous that many Korean fans have
timers on them. The Korea Consumer Protection Board issued
safety alerts about the topic.
In Russia, wishing a happy birthday or celebrating one in
advance is believed to bring
bad luck.
In India, Japan and other countries, cutting
your nails at night is believed to shorten your lifespan.
Women in ancient Britain believed that carrying
an acorn in your pocket helped maintain a youthful appearance. In the
present-day UK, catching a falling leaf in autumn is good luck!
In the Philippines, going
straight home after a wake is believed to bring bad spirits into your home.
It’s customary for mourners to stop at a store or restaurant first—a practice
called pagpag, which, in the Tagalog
language, translates to “shake it off.”
Knock on wood that bad luck doesn’t follow you around!
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Bookish Big Shots: Actors Turned Authors
By Erin Sherry
Spring 2018 Intern
I’m always stunned when the actors who
portray my favorite characters on screen are revealed as writers. We previously
published a blog post about popular Hollywood actors
turned poets and novelists, but the list is still growing—and fast! Here are
some actors turned authors whose work I can’t wait to read.
Seeing as B. J. Novak wrote for The Office as well as acted in it (and
also lauds a degree in English Literature from Harvard), it shouldn’t come as a
surprise that his short fiction is as clever as it is chock-full of his
characteristically infectious charm. In 2013, he signed a seven-figure,
two-book deal with Alfred A. Knopf, and both titles went on to be bestsellers.
Though she’ll always be Tibby to me, Amber Tamblyn
has made a significant leap from films like The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants to making a name for herself as a poet.
Between bylines at BUST and the New York Times, she also found time to
pen her first novel.
Chad Michael Murray, the golden-haired gent of
early 2000s’ television dramas may not be gracing tabloid covers much anymore,
but you can find his name in a bookstore.
In 2011, he wrote a graphic novel, Everlast,
and in 2017 he teamed up with crime writer (not fellow actor) Heather Graham to
produce American Drifter, reportedly
inspired by one of his dreams. Maybe Murray’s as much of a wordsmith as the
closet poet he portrayed in A Cinderella
Story!
Keep an eye out—your favorite actor may soon
become your favorite author!
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