From Bassem Youseff, to Nick Offerman, to Will Noonan, to Sarah Tiana
GUTBUSTA: GREATER BOSTON COMEDY LISTINGS: 11.30 – 12.6
Archives for November 2017
COLLABORATIVE BEING: BRITTANY LOAR AND GINA MANNING ON THEIR BADASS MASHUP
There were a lot of hands on deck in the creation of Être, a new exhibit opening in Allston this coming weekend. Billed by its creators as a “fully collaborative free-form mixed media and photography mash-up set of images,” the project came together at Red Sky studios, and was assisted by a crew of more than 10 participants, from models to gaffers to stylists.
COHASSPLAY: DIG ALUM MAKES HOME FOR COMICS ON THE SOUTH SHORE
As the longtime creative director of the Dig, from its earliest incarnation under the name Shovel up through last year, Tak helped shape our look and feel in ways that still show in each issue. We dearly miss him and his Secret Asian Man comics, and naturally enthusiastically reached out to our old friend upon learning that he is among the organizers behind this year’s South Shore Comic Con in Cohasset.
FOTOBOM: CANNIBAL CORPSE, POWER TRIP, GATECREEPER @ ROYALE
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
Should the consequences be applied bluntly or is there any room for nuance? I mean, I don’t want a boss who even grabbed one ass. But, would I be okay with a one-time ass-grab senator if he votes to keep Obamacare? I’m not sure how to judge.
THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS UNDER NEW MASS LAW
I’ve recently run into back-to-back critical failures that threaten the ability of requesters, be they media or private citizens, to even obtain records at all, let alone obtain them in a timely manner.
HOT EARTH TIME MACHINE
Climate-crusading millennials write hopeful letters to future
BLOOD SUCKERS: CALL CENTER WORKERS BATTLE ABUSIVE CUSTOMERS, MANAGERS, BEDBUGS
This time, it was an infestation in the company’s third- and fourth-floor call centers at 294 Washington St in Downtown Crossing. The bed bugs issue, which has reportedly been a problem since April and continues to plague the company’s Boston offices, was the tipping point for SimpliSafe workers.
A NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE NEW YORK TIMES…
The timing couldn’t have been better. No sooner did this publication release last week’s editorial announcing our “unnaming” policy ...
TOWNIE: UMB DRUBBING, PAWSOX GRUBBING
University cuts and a (possible) corporate scam just in time for the holidays
UMass Boston admin lays off more staff, unions push back
The neoliberal war on public higher education continues unabated ...
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? SHORTENING
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL AND SHE’S HERE
The Color Purple is giving Boston a lot to be thankful for
The acclaimed, Tony-winning revival of The Color Purple has finally made its way to Boston. Talk about something to be grateful for this holiday season.
This musical version of Alice Walker’s gorgeous 1982 masterwork first debuted in 2005 with Oprah Winfrey on board as lead producer. ...
THE WAY WE WEREN’T
WHEEL OF TUNES: MEWITHOUTYOU
The spoken word post-hardcore act talks social binaries, Disney World, and what happened to chivalry.
A BIG DAY FOR SMALL BIZ (AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS TOO)
I’m using these inches on the eve of Small Business Saturday to ask for your money. Plus your contacts and connections.
SKAMPA, CAMBRIDGE: A LITTLE TASTE OF THE NORTH SHORE ONE MILE FROM DOWNTOWN BOSTON
The junior, large, and super beef sandwiches here rival the best that the North Shore has to offer, with the thinly sliced meat being slightly warm, the onion rolls being soft and fresh-tasting, and the BBQ sauce having a rich flavor but not so much as to overwhelm the other ingredients.
CANNABIZ CORNER: A HAPPY DANKSGIVING WITH MASS CANNABIS CHEFS
Pat and Joe are trendsetters in New England, and will been seen as icons years from now when there’s a cannabis cafe on every other corner.
THANKS FOR GIVING: MUSIC-LEANING ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Our guide to Boston-based music charities, nonprofits, and organizations that could use a donate or two during the holiday season.
A RECKONING FOR RESTAURANTS IN BOSTON AND EVERYWHERE
This is what happens when you mess with the Mass service industry
THE REAL RESISTANCE: FINDING THE HEROES IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM
Like American Nazis, the Golden Dawn fascists claim they are being prosecuted for their ideas—“free speech,” as Richard Spencer and his racist comrades have put it.
CHEAP THRILLS: SMALL BIZ SATURDAY IS ANOTHER EXCUSE TO EXPLORE THIS HIDDEN VINYL MINE
In racks, bins, and crates and on tall shelves, customers are greeted with the exciting near-certainty that they’ll find some gems to ogle over and bring back home for their own players since there's so much—affordable!—vinyl to choose from.
MASS WIRE: TOUGHER TESTS DON’T IMPROVE TEACHING QUALITY
A new study, that includes two unidentified Massachusetts school districts, found when tougher tests were used in districts that already had higher quality teaching, the test-prep instruction was of a lower quality than regular classroom lessons.
FOTOBOM: SLOWDIVE, CHERRY GLAZERR @ THE PARADISE
One of the secrets to their success is that, as shoegaze bands go, they are more interested in the backbone of the song than all the swirly bits that hang around it.
GUTBUSTA: GREATER BOSTON COMEDY LISTINGS FOR THANKSGIVING WEEK (11.24 – 11.29)
From Mike Epps to Josh Gondelman to Iliza Shlesinger
ANNOUNCING THE DIGBOSTON ‘UNNAMING’ POLICY
Doing our part to shut down the ultra right
As journalists, my DigBoston colleagues and I have a responsibility to do our best to cover news of the day fairly and accurately. And that’s based on our abiding belief in practising ethical journalism. Even though we’re street reporters for an alternative urban news weekly—a bit rough around the edges… and known for wearing our emotions on our collective sleeve from time to time in our pursuit of afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.
In 2002, Bob Steele of the Poynter Institute—an influential Florida journalism school—condensed journalistic ethics down to three principles that we strongly agree with:
- Seek truth
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‘I CAN’T HANG THEM WITHOUT THEIR WORDS’
BPD arbitrarily blocks press access throughout controversial demonstration
MASSACHUSETTS SUPER TROOPERS
No matter how many bullets they shoot or dangerous arrests they may make, those who cover up atrocities and fortify a system that coddles the family and friends of the powerful are pathetic and weak next to the few who facilitate transparency.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? BREAD
KINDLING: LOVE AND LOSS IN THE TIME OF SHOEGAZE
How the Easthampton shoegaze group turned their new album into a beautiful, full-blown fire.
SMALL TOWN SWAT TEAM: A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ‘MILITARIZATION OF MAYBERRY’ IN MASS
An analysis of hundreds of pages of police records shows that small town police departments are amassing enormous arsenals, use SWAT in ways that go beyond their original mission, and are sometimes unable to properly select and train officers.
