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PHOTO RECAP: BOSTON'S MASSIVE "NOT ONE MORE" RALLY IN FRANKLIN PARK The “Not One More” rally started in Franklin Park yesterday evening, with demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and police brutality everywhere. BY DIG STAFF
HERE COME THE RESTAURANT CLOSINGS. THEY’RE ALMOST ALL BIG-NAME SPOTS. Most of them seem to be well-known spots, household names that tend to be mentioned often in the media and at times in “best-of” lists. BY MARC HURWITZ
THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC “Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly contribute.” BY ERIC TWARDZIK
MIT’S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HAS HIS OWN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL It was MIT’s Commencement Day Friday May 24, a bit of a surreal event for a campus that’s largely been evacuated due the COVID-19 pandemic. By all accounts, this virtual event was a tour de force, with technical gimmicks and congratulations sent from space. But it was also held in the shadow of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the ensuing protests. BY SAUL TANNENBAUM
DISPATCH FROM THE CLERGY MARCH PRECEDING SUNDAY’S MAJOR BOSTON PROTEST “I see the connection today as the ministers coming together to stand for justice, to stand for unity, to stand for righteousness, as the mighty wind that will transform the state of Massachusetts, the nation of the United States, and the world.”  BY CLAIRE SADAR
PHOTO RECAP: BOSTON'S MASSIVE "NOT ONE MORE" RALLY IN FRANKLIN PARK

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HERE COME THE RESTAURANT CLOSINGS. THEY’RE ALMOST ALL BIG-NAME SPOTS.

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THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

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MIT’S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HAS HIS OWN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL

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DISPATCH FROM THE CLERGY MARCH PRECEDING SUNDAY’S MAJOR BOSTON PROTEST

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HEAVY HITTERS FESTIVAL WILL SHOW US WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMING

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Ani Difranco Heavy Hitters

Ani DiFranco, Buddy Wakefield, Amber Tamblyn, and Sage Francis help us preview three months of shows and workshops with “the world’s most beloved spoken word artists.”

JOIN US AND LAUGH BOSTON TONIGHT FOR A SEMI-SECRET VIRTUAL COMEDY SHOW

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With Will Noonan and Dan Boulger. Starting at 8pm at twitch.tv/dmgboston and right here at digboston.com.

FILM REVIEW: SOME “RANDOM” MOVIES

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A shorter version of this article was published in an August 2019 issue of DigBoston. Given that much of the work in question is free online, now seemed a good time to add to it and publish here.

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COVID-19 AND THEATER EDUCATION

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An empty Cohen Auditorium at Tufts University. Photo by Kevin Ma, courtesy of Tufts Now.

According to Sheridan Thomas, teaching comedic timing is nearly impossible through a computer screen. Thomas, a teacher of acting and directing at Tufts University, is 70 years old and never had to teach online before COVID-19. She had to adjust to tools like Zoom to conduct her comedic Shakespeare class, and lagging WiFi made a mess of the course. 

PANDEMIC PORTRAITS: A BOSTON PHOTOG’S PICS OF FRIENDS IN ISOLATION

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These are the few human beings I had contact with during that time. As the state reopens, may these portraits represent a glimpse into what the past few months felt like for some young people in this city and others.

CAMBRIDGE ER DOC’S GRAPHIC NOVEL STRANGELY FORESHADOWED COVID-19 CRISIS

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CORONAVIRUS GRAPHIC NOVEL

“It does have some eerie similarities to some of the things we’re seeing. It’s uncomfortable to look at in a way that wasn’t there three months ago.”

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COVID-19 STREAMS: HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT ARTISTS BY SIMPLY PUSHING PLAY

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LIVE MUSIC LANDS IN PARKING LOTS, ON CURBS IN MID-PANDEMIC NEW ENGLAND

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COVID-19 STREAMS: SUNDAY COVERS, A MESSAGE TO HATERS & MUCH MORE

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CURATORS, CREATIVES AIM TO INDIVIDUALIZE ART IN THE NEW VIRTUAL AGE

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IN SEARCH OF THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE WITH YOUR MASK ON THIS SUMMER

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“I’ve been seeing a lot of people I know hanging out with friends, and even sharing food, and it doesn’t seem the wisest to me. I think that the main things people need to understand [is that] this virus is still around, to be careful, and to really get creative with what you do.”

HERE COME THE RESTAURANT CLOSINGS. THEY’RE ALMOST ALL BIG-NAME SPOTS.

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Most of them seem to be well-known spots, household names that tend to be mentioned often in the media and at times in “best-of” lists.

REMOTE SPOTS AROUND MASS FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO GTFO DURING A PANDEMIC

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A sequel to the extremely popular “Safe Hikes To Take Around Boston During The Coronavirus Crisis” and “Even More Remote Spots Close To Boston For Socially Distant Hiking.”

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PASS US ANOTHER BOTTLE OF BUDWEISER HAND SANITIZER?

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And it hasn’t affected their suds output at all. “No, this is in addition to our beer production,” the media release noted. “Anheuser-Busch has the materials and the capabilities to produce hand sanitizer in our breweries.”

THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

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“Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly contribute.”

THERE’S A VIRTUAL IMPROV ASYLUM SHOW HAPPENING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW

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You have seen your favorite local musician perform in their shower. You have seen icons fail to figure out how to stream online. But you haven't seen this. Join Improv Asylum and the Dig for a virtual participatory hangout from now through 10pm.

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REMOTE SPOTS AROUND MASS FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO GTFO DURING A PANDEMIC

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SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: KEEPING FAMILY MEALS ALIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC

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WITH RESTAURANTS CLOSED, HOSPITALITY WORKERS COOK FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

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BOTTLED COCKTAILS, CLASSES: DISTILLERS CHART NEW PATHS DURING PANDEMIC

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