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Boston Magazine’s Taste 2020

Nov 18, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

This year, Boston magazine is bringing Taste 2020 to you! Purchase tickets on Boston.com and take advantage of over 80 dining and takeout offers experience between November 16 and the end of the year with the Taste Passport program  And tune in on Boston.com for nightly virtual events with chefs and journalists. Ticket proceeds benefit Mass Restaurants United, a coalition of Massachusetts restaurant professionals advocating for the hospitality industry and planning solutions to survive, re...

Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation

Nov 11, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

“Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation” charts how Jean-Michel Basquiat and his community of artists took street art into the fine art world, paving a path for artists of color for generations to come. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts presents paintings, sculpture, drawings, video, music, and fashion by Basquiat and by his contemporaries—including A-One, Fab 5 Freddy, Keith Haring, Lady Pink, Rammellzee, and Toxic. Discover how these artists confronted issues of racism, ide...

An Update On The Role Of Bitcoin

Digital Currency Evolution

Nov 11, 2020 - Max Osbon ( 7 mins to read)

Digital currency acceptance among the general population has made great strides since we last wrote about it in 2017. Many have predicted that governments will adopt digital currencies as a better way to track and influence currency supplies. This government adoption is happening in China as we speak. It will likely happen in the US in the not too distant future. It’s often difficult to get a b...

10th Annual Arlington International Film Festival

Nov 4, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

The Arlington Film Festival offers a unique opportunity for cross-cultural education by promoting understanding of the many cultures represented in New England and beyond. This year, the film festival will be hosted entirely online! Your pass gives you access to over 130 feature-length and short films from all around the world. November 5-15, 2020

Investment Trends That Supersede Politics

The bigger picture and the forces that will continue

Nov 4, 2020 - Max Osbon ( 5 mins to read)

While we are all focused on election changes, let’s take a moment here to step back and check in on some of the long term trends. An election date is a punctuation mark in time, and there is always broader context that one can look to for insight. Here are some thoughts on the big picture and other major recent events. Engines of economic growth As a reminder, while political turmoil persis...

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

Oct 28, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

World-renowned naturalist David Attenborough has released a new film, “Life on Our Planet” which he calls his “witness statement” for the environment. The film traces his 60-year career and some of the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, providing a snapshot of global nature loss in a single lifetime. With it comes a powerful message of hope for future generations as Attenborough reveals the solutions to help save our planet from disaster. “Life on Our Planet” Trailer | Netflix

The Burden of Regulation

Wrong if you do, wrong if you don’t

Oct 21, 2020 - Max Osbon ( 6 mins to read)

We’re at a crossroads for large technology monopolies and their platform business models. If we regulate them and slow their growth, they could stall and lose out on new opportunities. If we don’t regulate them, they could increasingly grow more dominant while crowding out new entrants and resting on their laurels. Competition is what keeps companies fit, lean and hungry. The regulators do not ...

Starlight Square 2020: Routes & Roots

Oct 21, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

The Dance Complex presents Routes & Roots, two evenings gathering spectacularly talented dancers and choreographers from throughout New England and beyond on one stage. Routes & Roots considers both the geographic and creative journey of the artist and how their own roots have contributed to the routes that their choreography has taken. Saturday, October 24, 2020 • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM

Trivial Relief

Oct 14, 2020 - Max Osbon ( < 1 minute to read)

Trivia Relief was created to support cultural institutions and individuals in the creative community that are suffering as a result of the coronavirus crisis. With a single tax-deductible donation, you support a full spectrum of the arts. Beneficiaries include Artist Relief, The Actors Fund, MusiCares, the Authors League Fund and Jazz Foundation of America. By celebrating much of what is best in culture, Trivia Relief seeks to highlight what is at risk in the current crisis. It hopes to en...