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AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODE 3

Written by BARRY THOMPSON Posted August 25, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

The pillar of independent journalism you’re fortunate enough to be reading at the moment used to be owned by the same corporation that publishes the upscale glossies Philadelphia Magazine and Boston Magazine.

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AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODES 1 + 2

Written by BARRY THOMPSON Posted July 24, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

"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."

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AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 9

Written by BARRY THOMPSON Posted June 25, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

 

CATCH UP

VOL. I: EPISODE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

 

We were white and awful, but we still weren’t as racist as Vice

The ’90z – 2003 (cont.)

 

What follows amounts to the final episode of An Oral History Of The Dig: Volume 1 (The 90z – 2003). If this stumble down memory lane has sparked your joy thus far, don’t freak out; our story resumes with Volume Two in the weeks ahead and will continue into 2020.

 

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AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 8

Written by BARRY THOMPSON Posted June 5, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

 

CATCH UP

VOL. I: EPISODE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

The ’90z – 2003 (cont.)

In which the paper’s distribution manager does not beat up a helpless old man (on purpose)

 

It’s easy to fixate on power struggles between characters with important-sounding jobs like “editor” and “publisher.” But sometimes, a supporting cast member makes a decision with truly major ramifications. In ...  read more

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DEAR READER: RIP NAT HENTOFF, BUT A WIN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 16, 2017 Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

He also wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan, which was an honor among honors even before the freewheelin’ troubadour became a Nobel laureate.

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