Summer Escapes — Finding Magic and Joy in Books
Credit: Tumblr By Alliance Intern Cate Rosa from Boston University ‘26 On summer afternoons – sticky with salt and sweat, lush with languor – I find myself oozing with pure …
Art of the Week: First-Generation Narratives in Jose Olivarez’s Poetic Exploration of Mexican-American Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjepSsTDX4 By Cate Rosa, Alliance Intern from Boston University ’26 In a captivating performance at Art Share LA, Jose Olivarez delves into the rich tapestry of his identity with his …
Art of the Week: The Power of Narrative — Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
“The essential gesture of the novel is there in its title,” says Ocean Vuong, photographed at home in Massachusetts (left). Credit: Doug Levy, The Observer By Cate Rosa, Alliance Intern …
Art of the Week: Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Sky Vault Descent Draws Upon Her Roots and Cherokee Creation Story
We feel it’s important to honor Indigenous world views as part of our celebration of Earth Day. In Sky Vault Descent, Kunz reacts to the Cherokee creation myth (as excerpted …
Song of the Week: The Strokes’ Eternal Summer Strikes at Climate Change
By Alliance President Terry Gips I’ll admit that six months ago I had never heard of the Grammy Award-winning Strokes. But a friend of my son Noah shared about them …