“Big Worlds is a different type of gap bridging than our day-to-day programs because it puts our young people on stage next to artists they look up to in front of relatively large audiences.”
HOW TRUMP EXPANDED POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT HARM LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE
It rolled back sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) nondiscrimination provisions in health care, employment, and housing, and expanded discriminatory religious refusal policies.
MUSIC NOTES: BONG PARTIES + HOME VIDEOS
“Our overall vision for the ‘Morning Coffee’ video was to combine spheres of creativity and good fun. Nothing real dramatic; we were shooting to make something humorous and light as well as visually stimulating.”
THE RESPONSE: NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR A FRIENDS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN APOLOGY TOUR
The actions of this administration have been too little, too late.
MUSIC NOTES: NEW RECORDING DIGS + ‘BEST ON EARTH’
While things were already popping for Bia before 2020 arrived; over the past few weeks she has landed her biggest smash hit yet in the Rihanna-approved “Best on Earth” with New Jersey hair rapper Russ.
THOTBOT HOTSPOT: HOW A GLITCH TEST BEGAT A TRANSMEDIA NARRATIVE
“Perspective, belief, memory, social class, education—among many other things—all play a role in shaping how we see and act in the world, but ultimately we are the creators.”
MUSIC NOTES: W.O.K.E. + GRANTS + TUFF GONG BOSTON
“Grants are allocated in the areas of recording or manufacturing assistance, publicity and marketing support, equipment and instruments, songwriting retreats, tour support, special projects and other specific activities that promote artists work and/or professional growth.”
READER INPUT: WHAT’S RIGHT WITH BOSTON?
We requested, you suggested: “Our passion and stubborn love for our city makes us great”
10 OF OUR FAVORITE NONFICTION READS OF 2019
Here’s a rundown of some of our favorites from 2019, including several whose authors we were lucky enough to interview this year.
READER INPUT: WHAT’S WRONG WITH BOSTON?
We were happy to receive several dozen responses—many of which echoed each other, one of which was a poem, and some of which hit on subjects that we don’t think or write about enough around here.
