As shameless as it sometimes feels to celebrate awards, it’s also true that journalists are underpaid, underappreciated, and in some cases even relentlessly harassed because of their work.
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODES 1 + 2
“Keohane and I went on this pub crawl through Cambridge, and I’m teetering down the street in my ridiculous high heels. We got into the People’s Republik, and there was a bunch of regulars, crusty old dudes, and I slammed my award on the bar. Keohane started telling people I have a glass eye. I rolled with it. It was beautiful.”
THE DREAMER: I REMEMBER GOOGLING, ‘WHAT HAPPENS TO A US CITIZEN CHILD IF AN UNDOCUMENTED PARENT IS DEPORTED?’
“It feels increasingly cruel to offer what amounts to be a fairy tale, when in reality she may need great strength to overcome great threats.”
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 9
READ THE FIRST INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SECOND INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE THIRD INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SIXTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SEVENTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE EIGHTH INSTALLMENT HERE We were white and awful, but we still weren’t as racist as Vice The ’90z […]
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 8
READ THE FIRST INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SECOND INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE THIRD INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SIXTH INSTALLMENT HERE READ THE SEVENTH INSTALLMENT HERE The ’90z – 2003 (cont.) In which the paper’s distribution manager does not beat up a helpless old man […]
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 6
Contrary to rumors, the distribution manager never lived in the delivery van
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 5
“It was psychotropic. It was insane. Shit glowed. Literally glowed green. Would change anybody’s disposition.”
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 4
Since the start of this verbal record, the Weekly Dig ascended from ziney origins to become a legit voice from the underground amongst the cluttered, otherwise risk-averse landscape of Boston print media. But success enhances ambitions, ambitions lead to stress, and stress makes everybody cranky. Cranky, and the opposite of sober.
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 3
“We couldn’t pay the rent early on, so we figured out a way to supplement that. We held parties. Like, keg parties.”
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG EPISODE 2: THE FIGHT FOR FREE
The Dig goes to war with the Phoenix, or something like that
