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SPIN GOOD COMPANY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 16, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, Lulz, Non-fiction

Our editor picks up the hot new toy habit, predicts the fidget spinner’s here to stay

Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, Lulz, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, Donald Trump, fidget spinners, fidget spinning, Gizmodo, New York City, NPR, toys, Toys R Us, viral videos, youtube

MEDICINE FOR A MENDICANT MEDIA

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 25, 2016 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS

Is there a better alternative to today’s busted model of mendicant journalism? I think so. The one least discussed in this country in this era, but perhaps the most important.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS Tagged With: independent publishers, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Koch brothers, LION, media, media funding, nonprofit journalism, NPR, PBS, Peter Thiel

INTERVIEW: JOHN HODGMAN

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted August 13, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"That’s what put me on The Daily Show as the resident expert, the kind of person that would say with a straight face that Franklin Roosevelt had a hook for a hand but you never noticed it because it’s shaped like a wheelchair."

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: bill burr, Boston Comedy, Brookline, Coolidge Corner Theatre, doctor who, John Hodgman, Jon Stewart, Judge John Hodgman, Louis C.K., Mayor Walsh, NPR, podcast, The Daily Show, wilbur theatre, wyatt cynac

HOT READS: OUR TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUMMER

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 12, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC

Books + music + beach = your summer reading roster

Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC Tagged With: ?uestlove, Amanda Petrusich, Ann Powers, Belle and Sebastian, Bill Brewster, book reading, books, Boston, david bowie, David Byrne, Dig, DigBoston, DJ, Electronic, Ellen Willis, Evelyn McDonnell, Frank Broughton, Gerri Hirshey, Indie Rock, Jessica Hopper, John Lydon, Kim Gordon, Lsa Jones, NPR, Patti Smith, pop, rap, rock, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Stuart David, summer reading, The Roots, The Talking Heads, The Who, Thurston Moore, Vinyl

DIG THIS: VIDEO GAME NIGHT, JAD ABUMRAD, AND TOGETHER BOSTON

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 6, 2015 Filed Under: DigThis

Your week in awesome events around Boston.

Filed Under: DigThis Tagged With: Andre Obin, Andy Stott, BCA, Bit Fest, Boston Theater Marathon, Cheap Seats, DJ WON'T, Haley House Bakery café, Jad Abumrad, NPR, Roya Marsh, Sanders Theatre, Together Boston, Trident Booksellers, YMCA

INTERVIEW: PROTOMARTYR ON CRITICS & CURVEBALLS

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted April 9, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

"Nothing brings a band together better than shit-talking other bands."

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: cantab lounge, central square, Club Bohemia, detroit, Joe Casey, Jonathan Richman, NPR, Parquet Courts, pitchfork, Protomartyr, the a.v. club, tigers, TT the Bear's

WONDERS-FUL: VAUDEVILLE VARIETY SHOW WORKS MAGIC IN SOMERVILLE

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted March 5, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

While none of the shows follow a specific theme, Cabinet of Wonders is driven by three intersecting tenants: music, literature, and comedy.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Andrew VanWyngarden, cabinet of wonders, davis square, Eugene Mirman, John Wesley Harding, magic, mgmt, NPR, ricky moody, somerville theatre, stephen elliot, vaudeville, wbur, wesley stace

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

DIRTY OLD BOSTON: CANDIDS FROM EVERY NOOK IN THE HUB

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted November 11, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Books

Old Dirty Boston skips over the safe stuff and picturesque renditions of the Freedom Trail. As Botticelli explains in the intro, his book conjures “a place where you could find a parking spot if you needed it.”

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: boston mayor marty walsh, Dirty Old Boston, Jim Botticelli, Marty Walsh, NPR

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