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In Intiman's Adaptation of <em>The Scarlet Letter</em>, the 'A' is for Angry

In Intiman's Adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, the 'A' is for Angry

Did you successfully make it through junior high? Then you've probably read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. A pinnacle of the Romantic period and a scathing indictment of the all-up-in-your-business mentality of the worst impulses in American law-making, it's an oft-referenced classic frequently adapted for stage and screen. A new adaptation of the play (by Naomi Iizuka) opened at Intiman Theatre in October. more ›

Sarah Vowell's Lonely Puritan Gleanings

Sarah Vowell's Lonely Puritan Gleanings

This American Life-r Sarah Vowell has written a new book, The Wordy Shipmates, which is the most readable history of New England Puritan thought you're likely to come across in your lifetime. It's a bit like reading the journal of a grad student who's doing their thesis on Puritan rhetoric--with all the marginal asides and musings left poignantly in. We emailed her a few questions, and she wrote back, double-spacing after periods, which extra space we edited out to save on pixels. If you have better questions, super-genius, she's in town on Monday, October 13, at Town Hall. Hie thee hence, why doncha. more ›

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