We rock national contest in political writing, illustration
THE WINNER: AN EXCERPT FROM A LOCAL MASTER’S LATEST LURCH INTO THE SURREAL
“I figured that journey would make a good story; Karl grows up from a chubby, boozy hipster and into an angry, pre-middle aged butterfly.”
INTERVIEW + EXCERPT: ‘CALL ME ANOREXIC: THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN’
“Let’s be clear: Anorexia destroyed my career. It destroyed my love life. It destroyed everything in its path.”
SUMMER JAM: ROLLER DISCO FOR HUB MUSIC ICON TURNS FIVE
“Donna was in the church and sang in the church until she was 18. She didn’t perform until she auditioned for the play Hair. From there she moved to New York then was off to Europe. She did used to go to a place called the Sugar Shack to see the stars perform.”
AN EXCERPT FROM WRITERS RESIST 2018
“Their writing enriches our communities, and their voices represent the breadth of our city. Above all, their work sharpens our resolve to protect our right to an inclusive and free press.”
WHEN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO MEET CANNABIS
A primer on investments backed by Dennis Rodman’s fly diplomacy skills
KNOW THE REGS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WITH JUST UNDER A MONTH TO GO
A green-hot update on the applications in the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) pipeline. You’ll have to read to the end to see if Mass will really have full retail operations up and running by July 1.
INTRODUCING: BOSTONERS
I often wonder if when I’m 90 on my deathbed if I’ll look back on the 100 hours I spent playing Skyrim fondly, or as a waste of time. Hopefully I’ll be so baked I don’t give a shit.
‘SHOW ‘EM WHATCHA GOT’ AT THE MASS HIP-HOP ROADSHOW
The scrapbook party rockers are asking heads in their network and whoever else is in possession of relevant goods to bring items to be digitally archived, so that all eras and elements of the culture can be represented and catalogued for future generations—for research purposes, sure, but primarily so that their contributions can be scanned in stone.
KRABAPPEL APOSTLES: FIVE QUESTIONS WITH SOMERVILLE’S SIMPSONS TRIVIA MASTERS
“Like Daniel San in Karate Kid with wax-on/wax-off, I had been unknowingly training to be a Simpsons quiz mistress my whole life.”
