Since many of our friends in other cities have included lists of the best places to cry on campus in their back-to-school guides, we thought it would be fun—if not a bit depressing, in a shameless click-whorey kind of way—to expand such a survey to an entire metro region.
LESSONS LEARNED IN THE YEAR AFTER WINNING THE BU CANNABIS STARTUP COMPETITION
“The hardest part of being an entrepreneur is recognizing something isn’t working and changing course.”
HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE: ‘THE HARDEST THING TO TEACH IS HOW TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE CARCASS’
“Another misconception is that it’s somehow bloody or messy—although there’s certainly some parts that can be messier, cutting, when done right, is actually very relaxing and mindful.”
THE WORST SCIENCE FICTION FILMS OF ALL TIME: PT. 1
Even when a sci-fi or a horror movie is bad, there’s a very intrinsically visual component to it. It’s just inherent to the genre: You’re world building.
INTRODUCTION: OUR SPECIAL CLIMATE CRISIS ISSUE
Covering Climate Now now ranks as one of the most ambitious efforts ever to organize the world’s media around a single coverage topic.
A WARNING ABOUT AT-HOME ‘ME TOO KITS’
“The likely inadmissibility of evidence collected during an at-home exam is reason enough to reject the use of at-home kits.”
NEWER ALLIANCE: SOMERVILLE MUSIC + ART SHOW WILL FEATURE WORK FROM BOSTON ROCK ROYALTY
“People should expect the best. That is what we strive for. Amazing art, great music, and wonderful people.”
ALL TOGETHER NOW, AGAIN: HOW TO ORGANIZE A TRULY INCLUSIVE EVENT
“Everything that I publish—the ticket page, the Facebook page—everything starts with saying that this is about making space for marginalized artists.”
DIAGONAL LIFE CIRCUS: BREAD & PUPPET RETURNS WITH ANOTHER STICK UP ITS SLEEVE
Besides the tradition, there’s the troupe’s compelling content, and the Bread and Puppet spectacle is like no other. In Krugman’s words, “the show is meant to shake city slickers and country cornstalks alike out of their complacency in the face of the destruction of the planet and the political and economic tyranny under which we all live.”
DIG TEAMS WITH ARTERY FOR MASSACHUSETTS FAVORITE OF THE TINY DESK CONCERT WITH FRANCES FOREVER
One of The ARTery’s other favorite submissions this year—hip-hop artists All The Time Always—will open for Frances Forever at the show. The concert is co-presented by WERS 88.9FM with community support from Newbury Comics, DigBoston, KillerBoomBox, and The Record Company.
