“There’s something about screaming and cheering on badass ladies while knowing that you’re raising money for a good cause that really helps lift the spirits out of the daily pits of doom we get sucked into.”
TENNIS ELBOW: SINNET GETS PERSONAL ON LATEST SYNTH-POP SWING-ALONG
“Did you notice that instead of bricks there are little tennis courts in the background? How clever.”
IMPORTANT STUFF THAT I NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE IN MY BOSTON MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT THE MUTILATION OF LOCAL MEDIA: PART 1 OF 1,000
Titled “No News Is Bad News,” it’s about how the predicament of local media in this state has gone “from bad to worse,” what “a world without news really looks like,” and, specifically, how “the marriage of GateHouse and Gannett looms like an Angel of Death over what’s left of the local media landscape.”
GREG ROY: ON PAYING DUES, PRODUCING, AND GIGGING AS A REGGAE ARTIST BASED IN BOSTON
“Gregory Isaacs is another one—I’m named after him. My father’s argument was that Gregory Isaacs was the real deal.”
RIP MOSES SHUMOW, WHO BUILT BRIDGES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY
Put in simple terms, he was an awesome guy with a great attitude, and we looked forward to collaborating with him this semester.
OUTGOING BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR TIM MCCARTHY REMOVES HIS MASK
Take outgoing District 5 Councilor Tim McCarthy, who has historically had bad positions on cannabis, endorsed Gov. Charlie Baker in 2018, and often suffers from the same Caucasian derangement syndrome as the governor.
CONSULTANTS TOLD STATE POLICE HOW TO AVOID TURMOIL. THE DEPARTMENT IGNORED THE ADVICE AND SPENT THE FOLLOWING DECADES SPIRALING TOWARD CORRUPTION.
From several dozen troopers facing criminal charges in an expansive payroll fiasco, to drunk-driving drill instructors and other one-offs, the follies continue.
WAR GOSPEL: WALTER SICKERT & THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS MARCHES ON THE WORLD
The ARmy is designing a live spectacle for the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, all while sticking to its annual seasonal schedule of live-scoring Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde in New Hampshire, and performing a music and dance tribute to The Nightmare Before Christmas at OBERON.
DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP SPARE CHANGE NEWS THIS SEASON (AND ALWAYS)
‘This is who we are, these are our stories, and nobody is going to act like we have no voice around here.’
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT WHISTLEBLOWERS, BUT THEY’RE MORE COURAGEOUS THAN YOU
“I hope to pass on such lessons to future officials in similar circumstances and to all the citizens who should hold them accountable.”
