COMPASS COMICS PAGE DECEMBER: Comics by Justin Mulkern, Mike Kadomiya, Brian...
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View Article2016 illustrated Boston counter-cultural history calendar now available!!!
BUY HERE At $10, this inspirational work of art and scholarship is a must for your home or workplace. Featuring twelve articles by Compass columnist Neil Horsky, each beautifully illustrated by a...
View ArticlePMIOZ: Death Proof (2007) dir. Quentin Tarantino
Screening 1/23 @Coolidge After Midnite Practically an ad for its great filmic forbear, Vanishing Point (1971), Death Proof (2007) is a ridiculously fun, dumb, affectionate movie. The film’s music is...
View ArticleJANUARY COMPASS COMICS PAGE: Comics by Justin Mulkern, Brian Connolly, Vicky...
Justin Mulkern Vicky Smalls Brian Connolly Liz Bolduc Mike Kadomiya
View ArticleMoment of Clarity with Jon Rizzo: The MBTA and Charlie B’s Long Con
There’s a lot of crazy shit happening in Beantown lately. Seen those fancy high rises going up but not much affordable housing? How about the fact that we’re shutting down a bunch of public schools yet...
View ArticlePlaces You Can Hang: Make Shift Boston
Right in the heart of Boston’s South End, surrounded by Berklee, NEC, and Northeastern, Make Shift Boston is fighting for all things good, socially just, progressive, and weird. Since 2011, the...
View ArticleNotes from the Crew
Thanks for picking up Compass #74! We are very proud of this issue and are actually pleased to bring it to you because we didn’t kill ourselves making it for once. As we mentioned last month we are...
View ArticleTIME AND PLACE ARE NONSENSE! THE CINEMA ACCORDING TO SEIJUN SUZUKI 5/13-6/2...
For decades, the prism through which the vast majority of cinephiles in the West approached and appreciated Japanese cinema was the holy trinity of Ozu, Mizoguchi, and–first among equals in terms of...
View ArticlePlaces You Could Hang: Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
And lo: a purveyor of delectable, artfully crafted foods, drinks, and entertainments that isn’t just putting on the spatial charm for your $ (although they might be interested in that $ to keep the...
View ArticleWill We Save Capitalism from Itself?
The fight for a $15 minimum wage will not solve wealth inequality. It will not stop jobs from being exported or replaced by technology, nor will it help those who can’t find jobs. We need to fight for...
View Article(4/13-7/17) Geoffrey Farmer @ICA Boston
Art historical paper dolls – attempting to get into the world through each of our individual stories… was an initial thought I had upon leaving Geoffrey Farmer’s exhibit, currently on view at the ICA...
View ArticleWaking Windows Fest – May 6-8 (Winooski, VT)
In a far away land, where maple syrup flows free and the air is cleaner than the inside of an empty bottle of rubbing alcohol, there is a little fest brewing. Well, to be honest little is a gross...
View ArticleNotes From The Crew
Issue #75 and we’re still alive. April was so sick that May be death. There is much to report for the spring. We launched our Compass Preferred Carriers Program last month, shout out to all the...
View ArticleTIME AND PLACE ARE NONSENSE! THE CINEMA ACCORDING TO SEIJUN SUZUKI 5/13-6/2...
For decades, the prism through which the vast majority of cinephiles in the West approached and appreciated Japanese cinema was the holy trinity of Ozu, Mizoguchi, and–first among equals in terms of...
View ArticleFILM SERIES: Kung Fu @ The Coolidge
Even for cult film audiences, the world of kung fu cinema can be daunting. Even beyond the cultural gap, there’s just so much of it, and not all of it is readily available on these shores. Those that...
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