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MASS PROSECUTORS GET REFORM SCHOOLED

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted November 5, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Criminal justice reformers respond to Neanderthal district attorneys

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, Andrea James, Boston, Commonwealth, criminal justice reform, Dan Conley, District Attorneys, Families for Justice as Healing, john oliver, Linda Dorcena Forry, Massachusetts, Mother Jones

THE BOSTON GLOBE AND JOHN OLIVER: WHICH ONE IS FULL OF CRAP ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS?

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 22, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS

He’s a shameless mouthpiece for the businesspeople aiming to shift more public dollars toward institutions that are not accountable to taxpayers.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Globe, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, ed reform, education, john oliver, Last Week Tonight, Massachusetts, question 2, Save Our Public Schools

Q&A AND EXCERPT: GONDELMAN & BERKOWITZ EXPLAIN HOW YOU’VE ALREADY RUINED YOUR LIFE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 20, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, FEATURES

For instance, one of the authors is fervently anti-brunch, and the other is NOT a monster.

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, FEATURES Tagged With: Boston, Brookline Booksmith, comedy books, humor, Interview, Joe Berkowitz, john oliver, Josh Gondelman, q+a, roommates, standup, You Blew It!

UN-QUIET WYATT: WYATT CENAC ON SNOWY BOSTON, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND JOHN OLIVER

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted February 25, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

I’ve nothing but nice things to say about Boston crowds. I have nothing but terrible things to say about your sports teams.

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: bill blumenreich, black history month, comedy central, david cross, Deflategate, hits, john oliver, johnny d's uptown, larry willmore, nike, snow, stand up, the daily show with jon stewart, Tom Brady, wilbur theatre, Wyatt Cenac

STONEHAM-ING IT UP: STAND-UP JOSH GONDELMAN ON WRITING FOR JOHN OLIVER, BOSTON, AND WOMEN’S MAGAZINES

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted December 26, 2014 Filed Under: Comedy

Photo courtesy of Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman

 

You may not even know it, but you’re probably already familiar with the wit and humor of Stoneham-born stand up comedian Josh Gondelman. If not from his stand up, which he’s been doing since 2004 after his freshman year at Brandeis University ...  read more

Filed Under: Comedy Tagged With: brandeis university, cosmopolitan, Dig Boston, DigBoston, elle magazine, HBO, jimm fallon, john oliver, Last Week Tonight, modern seinfeld, nick's comedy stop, Sinclair, stoneham, Waltham, wilbur theatre

JOHN OLIVER + TRAILER APOCALYPSE + HOME ALONE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 23, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, DigThis

What to do and where to do it.

Filed Under: A+E, DigThis Tagged With: Aeronaut, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston Pops, BSO, Chekhov, Home Alone, Huntington, john oliver, John Williams, Last Week Tonight, NYE, One Minute Play Fest, Stephen Colbert, The Wilbur, Trailer Apocalypse, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

DIG THIS: JOHN OLIVER + TRAILER APOCALYPSE + HOME ALONE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 23, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Calendar, DigThis

What to do and where to do it.

Filed Under: A+E, Calendar, DigThis Tagged With: Aeronaut, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston Pops, BSO, Chekhov, Home Alone, Huntington, john oliver, John Williams, Last Week Tonight, NYE, One Minute Play Fest, Stephen Colbert, The Wilbur, Trailer Apocalypse, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

CLEANING OUT OUR POST-ELECTION CLOSET

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 11, 2014 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Cute dogs go viral for a change, John Oliver smacks state legislatures, Breitbart is dead but still incredibly dumb, and the Facebook movie is a lie

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Accidental Billionaires, Ben Mexrich, Bill Cosby, Boston.com, BPD, Breitbart, Eisenberg, Environment, First Look Media, Hannibal Burress, HBO, john oliver, Loretta Lynch, Matt Taibbi, NPR, puppy, Sorkin, The Intercept, Zuckerberg

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