“Out of nowhere, then . . . they flipped me over and . . . they’re cuffing me and giving me a full search down.”
Non-fiction
Q&A: WEDGE & SHERMAN ON ‘BOSTON STRONG’
"I know we’re going to get people that roll their eyes about the name of the book because they think it’s a marketing ploy and a t-shirt, but to them I’ll just say 'read it.'"
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM THE NEW BOOK “BOSTON STRONG”
This legal Ping-Pong game will continue to go back and forth through his trial. Meanwhile, Dzhokhar sits in his cell, living off meals of chicken and rice and allowed to make only one phone call, write only one letter each week.
EXCERPT: THE WRITING LIFE OF DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
Part of a draft of The Pale King was written in a notebook with a character from the animated TV series Rugrats on the cover, another in one featuring a photo of kittens.
GUEST EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OPEN MINDED
Why we should stand with those who stand on the highways.
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR LIQUOR LICENSES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
The Hub’s nightlife-less squares, at least for the time being, will remain as boozeless as they’ve been for decades.
SPECIAL FEATURE: PUSHING BOS-TIN
You never hear about the sky-high tragedies that don’t happen … until now
BOSTON TROLLING: BONUS OLYMPIC EDITION
“This is a catastrophe for civil liberties!”
ONE WEEK LATER: LOOKING BACK ON THE MASSIVE #BOSTON4FERGUSON RALLY BEFORE LOOKING FORWARD
There’s no telling where things are headed, but there are high levels of unrest in the air, with outrage surfacing on several fronts.
BOSTON’S STRANGE AND PROBLEMATIC NEW APPROACH TO CURBING PROSTITUTION (AND ADDRESSING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN)
The conflation of sex work and sex trafficking is common. It’s also troubling.