Creating community and value for people who society has otherwise denied the opportunity
RADICAL RE-ENTRY: INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING
Archives for August 2021
GUEST OPINION: ONCE MORE WITH FEELING
Even in a space for community leaders, in a city facing an affordability and eviction crisis, housing insecurity is a sensitive topic
RESTAURANTS REMADE: CRITICAL NEW DOC GOES BEHIND SCENES OF MA RESTAURANTS
“I’m hoping this series shows people how important these places are and how crucial it is to support local, independent restaurants in the future.”
LOCAL COUPLE’S “TRIGGERED LIFE” PODCAST EXAMINES RELATIONSHIPS, TRAUMA
“We really want people to understand how we are vulnerable with each other, because that is one of the most important places to be with a partner.”
WELCOME BACK: BOSTON’S CULTURAL BONES ARE STRONG. APPRECIATE IT.
Even during a pandemic, in the Hub, it’s always time to be a tourist in your own city
DID YOU KNOW THAT MORE THAN 250 ACTIVISTS RALLIED IN JP LAST WEEK?
Unofficial coalition of Mass organizers and water protectors protested tar sands pipeline
HOMEWORK: STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR LIVING IN GREATER BOSTON
From rotary survival advice to pizza war trench talk, we have you covered.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? PRACTICAL JOKE
STATUS REPORT: AGX FILM COLLECTIVE, 8/27/21
Through dark times, the AgX Film Collective has been much more than just a community darkroom.
WHY ARE LYME DISEASE CASES SO HIGH IN THE NORTHEAST?
URI researcher Dr. Howard Ginsberg breaks down the latest reports on the northeast tick threat
“WALKING IT OFF” SOCIAL TO TAKE PLACE IN CHINATOWN
The event is meant to support individuals from API communities
FOTOBOM: WILCO AND SLEATER-KINNEY AT LEADER BANK PAVILION
Wilco and Sleater-Kinney finally bring last year's canceled tour to town, guitar frenzy ensues.
PROJECT MISIK: IN A SOMERVILLE YARD
A production by Project Misik brings this concept to Somerville neighborhoods
WELCOME TO BOSTON. DON’T JOIN A CULT.
“Unlike folkloric BU admin dicks, the last thing I want to do is cause irrational alarm over relatively small threats.”
THE STUFF WE’RE DOING THIS WEEK AROUND BOSTON. YOU SHOULD JOIN …
From craft beers on the wharf to the Boston freshman icebreaker
QUICK HITS: BLANCO IV & REOPENINGS TOO
Rhymes that hit “the core of the human soul”
TERM PAPER: MASS RAPPER AND GOOD DAD GANG FOUNDER DOES BIGGEST SCHOOL GIVEAWAY TO DATE
“We didn’t anticipate how many people were going to actually show up, so we only made 100 bags. Then a bus came.”
THE BIG INTERVIEW: BÉLA SOUL
Béla Fleck brings his bluegrass heart to Mass for multiple dates, talks new collaborative project
MARC GOLDFINGER’S “JUNKIES, ANGELS & DEMONS”
“It’s never over. I just have to be careful that I don’t slip back into the world of the troll.”
EDITORIAL: PERSONAE NON GRATAE
GBH needs to start inviting Dig and BINJ reporters to appear on its local news and public affairs shows
INTERVIEW: CHRIS WRENN OF BRIDGE NINE RECORDS ON THE ICONIC MASS LABEL’S SURVIVAL PLAN
“We're trying to be as supportive as possible, but we've also been struggling to keep everything moving.”
LITTLE GHOUL GOES TO SCHOOL, BUT FIRST HAS A RELEASE PARTY
Jef Czekaj on the collision of picture books for kids and grown-up weirdo music
FILM REVIEW: 9TO5, THE STORY OF A MOVEMENT
Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. US, 2020, 89 minutes. Available on GBH Passport and Netflix.
LOAN RAGER: AS WE SUSPECTED, UNIVERSITIES ARE LARGELY TO BLAME
The problem in the Bay State is severe enough that Attorney General Maura Healey created the position of student loan ombudsman in her office last month.
HURRICANE REALITY: DID THE IPCC REPORT TERRIFY YOU? HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO.
It’s up to you, because “people in power give lip service to the seriousness of the climate crisis, and then they continue to invest in new fossil fuel infrastructure.”
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? MUSK
DIG THIS: 15th ANNIVERSARY FILMS AT THE GATE FESTIVAL
The festival highlights stories and work of Asian immigrant and Asian American filmmakers and artists
THE BEER ISSUE: IDLE HANDS, MASTER’S WORKSHOP
The producer’s producer steers away from hoppy IPAs
LIVE NATION LINKS WITH CITY AND CATALDO FOR “GET VAXXED, GET TIX!” CAMPAIGN, CLINICS
“Guests who receive their vaccination on site at House of Blues Boston or Paradise Rock Club will receive two free tickets to a show of their choice at either venue.”
THE VINYL EXPERIENCE: A SPECIAL SPOT WHERE GREAT SOUND IS PRESERVED
Audio Lab keeps alive the Harvard Square hi-fi tradition, but how long will the sound last?
