Malia Lazu
STATE OF THE DEPRAVITY: BELATED NOTES ON SPEECHES WRITTEN BY OPERATIVES PAID TO MAKE POLITICIANS LOOK GOOD

Few things are less democratic than a state of the city, state, or union address. They are subjective greatest hits lists for captive audiences, written by people who are paid to make their bosses shine.
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR LIQUOR LICENSES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

The Hub’s nightlife-less squares, at least for the time being, will remain as boozeless as they’ve been for decades.