Wednesday, Catching Up

The Fiber Art Center is closing.

Perhaps the most negative review ever.

Former colleague Michael Prager checks in on Jonathan Franzen's recent Grub Street talk.

Baritone Joseph Valone has won Boston Lyric Opera's Stephen Shrestinian Award for Excellence. "This award is presented annually to a member of BLO’s ensemble who has demonstrated exceptional artistic growth and shown great promise for continued professional achievement."

J.D. Salinger did not like "Raiders of the Lost Ark."