THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME AT APOLLINAIRE THEATRE COMPANY ★★★★☆ Apollinaire Theatre’s free waterfront productions have become one of the best things about summertime in Boston, and it’s not hard to see why: The performance is free, the parking is free, it’s easily accessible by public transit, […]
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EXCERPT: WELCOME TO HELL WORLD
I was depressed and I wanted to feel more depressed so I went to Cheers The following is an excerpt from Welcome to Hell World: Dispatches from the American Dystopia by Luke O’Neil. Luke is a former Dig editor and perhaps the most prolific published writer and reporter in the region, and so […]
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? ASTRONAUT
INTERVIEW: LULU WANG
Lulu Wang is an American filmmaker whose second film, The Farewell (2019), will be released in various Boston-area theaters this week. The movie begins with Billi (Awkwafina), who lives in the US, learning that her Nai Nai/grandmother (Zhao Shuzhen), who lives in China, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness—and that, in line with local […]
THE GHOSTS OF WFNX RETURN
“The Red Hot Chili Peppers … My biggest take away from that was that Anthony called the waitress ma’am and was super sweet to her. Chad ordered the broiled scallops.”
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? SNAKE CHARMER
IAN KARMEL: FOR ‘LATE LATE SHOW’ HEAD WRITER, COMEDY LIFE IS A FANTASY COME TRUE
“I really loved doing fantasy drafts … you can really draft anything, you can draft kinds of liquor you like to drink, or episodes of Seinfield.”
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? TAXES
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART VI
Residents vent on issues related to arts, artists, and artisans
EXCERPT: REAL PEOPLE REAL RECOVERY BY ERIC SPOFFORD & PIERS KANIUKA
While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
