Morning Updates: MBTA tracks down mystery artist; Black Mass opens to mediocre reviews
Good morning, Boston. The MBTA finally found the long-forgotten artist who painted Government Center’s murals, a recovering addict praises his interaction with police, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
Donald Trump entertains question of Muslim fear-mongering: “‘We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims,’ said the first man Trump called on to ask a question. ‘We know our current president is one. You know he’s not even an American.’ … Trump did not dispute the man’s assertions and said he’d heard others raise the issue. ‘We’re going to be looking at a lot of different things. And you know, a lot of people are saying that, and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there,’ said Trump.’’ (Boston.com)
Recovering addict writes a touching tale: “The 30-year-old recovering heroin addict said, in a letter to the Portland Police Department, that he had just used and was contemplating suicide when [officer Sean] Hurley’s empathy—including a hug and an offer of help—made him reconsider his current path. … Below is the unedited post.’’ (Boston.com)
Should Mass. prisons rethink the vast system of solitary confinement? “Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that maintain a separate ‘disciplinary’ segregation practice that can send prisoners to isolation units for 10 years. A long list of potential infractions can result in extended stretches in isolation, including over-broad categories such as ‘conduct that interferes with the orderly running of the institution.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
MBTA tracks down the artist of Government Center’s late ’70s murals: “Transportation officials had removed the paintings in advance of the station’s overhaul. Now they wanted to return them to the artist, but she had vanished, like so many dreams of an on-budget Green Line extension. ‘I got a phone call one day,’ [artist Mary] Beams explained, ‘and a voice I didn’t know said, ‘How does it feel to know that all of Boston is looking for you?’ I had no idea what to say.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
Black Mass and Whitey Bulger debut to tepid reviews: “I’m as susceptible as any other deskbound, conflict-averse fantasist to the visceral appeal of a good gangster movie. But Black Mass isn’t one. Mr. Cooper’s direction is skillful, if overly reliant on borrowed Scorseseisms (especially when it comes to music), and the cast is first-rate, but the film is a muddle of secondhand attitudes and half-baked ideas. It feels more like a costume party than a costume drama.’’ (The New York Times)
New Nantucket gym is just a tad pricey: “Membership at this prestigious club will be limited to just 250 families for an affordable initiation fee of $120,000 per family. Annual dues are set at the low rate of $5,000 per year. … ‘We’re not necessarily going after the 1 percent,’ [said gym founder and fitness expert Isaiah Truyman.] ‘We’re catering to people who think $120,000 not out of the realm of possibility.’’’ (Boston magazine)
The Goodbye: A tour of Boston’s just-opened New Balance headquarters. (Boston.com)
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