Literature
REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish
This article was originally published on March 3, but with St. Patrick’s Day weekend approaching, we thought it was time to revisit it! Author Tim Bohen knows the stories of the Irish in America, and especially in Buffalo. The Buffalo Hive’s Robert J. McLennan had a chance to talk to him about his book “Emerald Thread: The Irish in Buffalo” as we start St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
WNY Literature: Fredonia fest spotlights new kinds of zines
When people think of zines, they don’t tend to think of historical scholarship or master’s thesis work. But then there’s James Coughlin.
Coughlin has focus his work to spotlight the civil rights movement, African Amercian history, the “student movement,” and housing segregation in Buffalo. This research is reflected in his zine, “City of Distant Neighbors,” which he’ll be talking about at the inaugural Zine Fest at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday (March 7). Lee Ames has the story.
Review: Will Emerald Fennell’s latest have you clutching your pearls or grabbing your tissues?
Director Emerald Fennell has made a name for herself through gorgeous cinematography with eye-rolling smug dialogue that makes you wish she directed silent films. So is she the right director to helm yet another adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights”? Reviewer Matthew Turner offers his thoughts.
