If you’re going to pass off an ad as real news, you might as well stir up some fear on the backs of cannabis users and get a whole bunch of clicks in the process.
HIGH HOLIDAYS: HOW TO HANDLE CANNABIS AROUND YOUR FAMILY ALL SEASON
Our recommendations for how you can help kill the taboos around cannabis with the people you love, ranging from initiating basic conversation to outright proselytization.
SUMMER JAM: ROLLER DISCO FOR HUB MUSIC ICON TURNS FIVE
“Donna was in the church and sang in the church until she was 18. She didn’t perform until she auditioned for the play Hair. From there she moved to New York then was off to Europe. She did used to go to a place called the Sugar Shack to see the stars perform.”
EDITORIAL: HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT DIGBOSTON
A reader’s guide to building a better news weekly What does it mean to support a news outlet? Clearly the answer to that question varies widely depending on whether the outlet is big or small, nonprofit or for profit, subscription- or advertising-based. But in an era when news organizations of all sizes […]
SPECIAL FEATURE: MESTRES OF THE UNIVERSE
Capoeira has gained popularity and respect among Bostonians, even as the debate over appropriation kicks in New England.
YOUNG AT HEART: HALF-BAKED FAMILY MELODRAMA ABOUNDS IN “KIMBERLY AKIMBO”
“Akimbo” succeeds the most in scenes where the players are all together, portraying the functional dysfunction of family life.
NO ONE IS AN ISLAND: “GREENLAND” NAVIGATES THE TROUBLED WATERS OF FAMILY FRICTION
“I’d seen one of Nicholas’ plays in Halifax and I just fell in love with it,” says director Meg Taintor. “It was one of those things where I supposed to go see another show the next night and I cancelled it and bought another ticket to see his show again.”
EAT AND RUN: ‘THE BIG MEAL’ SERVES UP HUMOR AND HEARTACHE AT BREAKNECK SPEED
The Big Meal introduces audiences to an extended family’s journey over five generations. Eight actors portray 26 characters, covering about 60 total years.
PICS AND MOMENTS: BOSTON MAYOR TOM MENINO’S FUNERAL PROCESSION
The day after thousands waited in the snow and cold for one last glimpse of Mayor Tom Menino, many more returned to Faneuil Hall for his Hizzonner’s final send-off. As the media waited for the casket to be carried out, Bostonians scrambled for the few “Thank You Mayor Menino” signs available and rapped with dozens of police getting the route ready.
FROM CITY HALL TO HYDE PARK: A WAKE TO REMEMBER AND A FINAL RIDE FOR MENINO
Sometimes you just have to suspend the fantasy that we live in a Utopian democracy, and bow to the king. Even if that king felt passionately that every individual should play a special role in their community. Yesterday was such a time. Everyone who flocked to Faneuil Hall for the memorial service honoring former […]
