"Hong Kong doesn’t only lack animation studios, but more importantly, we’re far behind—homosexual marriages are still illegal."
MAGICAL PROTECTORS: OCEAN WONG’S “OLD MAGICAL GIRLS” INSPIRE, FIGHT MONSTERS
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DESPITE PANDEMIC AND PERSONAL LOSS, MA FAVE MIRMAN KEEPS FUNNY COMING
It’s clear that the Somerville comedian is occupied at a time when many creatives feel stifled.
QUICK READ: GRANDPA AMERICA
One of the summer’s soaring sleeper smashes, and should fly with new and old comic heads alike.
HEADLESS BOSTON: WHAT IS THE FATE OF COLUMBUS PARK IN THE NORTH END?
“The park should be a place where everyone feels welcome, not a place where Indigenous people are made to feel uncomfortable, erased and demeaned.”
“I TALKED TO OTHER COMICS. A LOT OF US DON’T REALLY MISS STANDUP.”
BOOKSMITH GOES VIRTUAL, NOW HAS EVENT ATTENDEES FROM OTHER CONTINENTS
One pandemic event had attendees from Germany, South Africa, and Hawaii: “people were up at like three in the morning to come here, or a version of coming, to hear this author.”
BOSTON-BASED ARTISTS ARE STRUGGLING TO WORK
Artists are seeing their worlds close during the pandemic. The exhibits, displays, and sales that provide their income have come to a halt, and artists in and around Boston have found themselves alone and unsupported by the government while struggling to find their footing financially.
MASS DANCERS STREAM CLASSES ONLINE, OFFER MUCH MORE THAN JUST EXERCISE
While the Afro Flow crew usually attracts around 40-50 attendees at a regular class, after just one week of streaming, they have more than 7,000 views on Facebook alone. Salmon Jones says she's had attendees from as close by as Northeastern, to folks tuning in from Barbados.
YOUR CALENDAR FOR ONLINE EVENTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
DigBoston will announce some of our own virtual events shortly. In the meantime, we encourage artists to use our online calendar to spread the word about their studio and living room livecasts.
NEW BOOK TELLS STORIES OF MURDERED BOSTON BOXERS
When the fighter’s boxing career was over, they inevitably got tapped on the shoulders by their buddies who were involved in loan sharking, robberies, and more.
