Club Passim is often called a hidden gem—and it’s quite literally hidden. The tiny, dimly lit basement in Harvard Square is tucked away beneath Palmer Street. After descending into the redbrick building, concert-goers are immediately struck by a sense of intimacy. It is only one room and seats no more than 102 people; the stage
Author: Andrew Wofford
Joaquín Guzmán Loera is a man of many identities. The Mexican government captured Guzmán on Feb. 22, and considers him to be the most violent, powerful, and wanted drug lord in the world. But Mexican popular culture, specifically the growing musical genre known as narcocorridos, glorifies him as “El Chapo” (Spanish for Shorty), a modern
The economic crisis that has stifled the global economy for the past six years has taken its largest toll on working- and middle-class Americans across the country. In December of 2007, US unemployment was at 4.9 percent. By October of 2009, the rate had skyrocketed to 10.1 percent. Millions of working-class Americans, both employed and