I just came from a new class I’m taking, Harry Potter as Sacred Text. It’s a space where, through a close rereading and examination of the Harry Potter series, participants can reflect on the text as a guide of sorts, one with a rock solid underlying morality code – and arguably, a sacred one. Which … Continue reading Harry Potter as a Sacred Text: Or, is Kim Davis a Death Eater?
Morocco is FABULOUS! Go!
The number one question I got when I told people I was heading to Morocco, solo, for a couple of weeks was this: Is it safe?! I've gotten this question a lot over the years, but it was much more incessant in advance of this trip. Morocco, for some reason, has a bad rap amongst … Continue reading Morocco is FABULOUS! Go!
Gloucester gets a blizzard!
9 Things the World Can Learn From Gloucester
It would be impossible to love my town of Gloucester more. “The
neighborhood of clamtributor Stevens Brosnihan contains a rabbi, a restaurant owner, urban farmers, college professors, professionals who commute to Boston on the train every day, a couple of junkies and this engineer/former CIA dude who assures you he has stories he can’t tell. In town we shop together, go to the same events and beaches, there is one Middle School and one High School. There is no wrong side of the tracks, more importantly, there is no right side either.”
Morning, world. Thanks to the amazing journalisming clameditor one KT Toomey on the travails of the Demoulas family and how that translates into me paying double for off-brand snack cakes down at Stop and Shop, suddenly a lot more people are aware of The Clam. Or The Gloucester Clam, to be exact, this here blog is pulled straight from sea and in most cases immediately ground up for fertilizer.
So we thought we’d give you a little flavor of our beloved island, how we do things a little differently. You should come visit us. We’re way better than that other cape where you have to sit in traffic and dress up for dinner, but you’ll have to bring your own taffy.
So, that having been said, The Glocester Clam brings you:
9 Things he World can Learn From Gloucester
Your lawn is utility space That space around your house or…
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