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MIKE BENT: PEDAGOGY OF A MAGIC AND COMEDY PROFESSOR

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted March 15, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

Ever since the introduction of the comedy studies major at Emerson College, I wanted to know what goes into creating the first-ever such program. Who are the students that take it? What does it take to teach kids how to be funny?

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Boston, comedy professor, Easter Egg Hunt, humor, kids comedy, Mike Bent, Obama, White House

WE BANJO 3: IRISH-TENNESSEAN BLUEGRASS BADASSES WAX ON NOTORIOUS BANJO BATTLES AND MORE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 29, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Austin Scott. Photo by Joan Marcus.

"It is said that banjo is the instrument of ancient Celtic Kings, so everyone wants to play banjo. Once you have won a title, everything changes. Being mobbed on the street by adoring fans, hiring a big security detail. Not every hero wears a cape; some play the banjo."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Banjo, Boston, Irish, nashville, Obama, Trump, We Banjo 3

EDITORIAL: SAVE COMMUNITY MEDIA

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 12, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Cute kids love community media. Photo courtesy of Somerville Media Center.

 

Tell the FCC That You Support Your Local Cable Access Station by Dec 14

 

At DigBoston, my colleagues and I put a lot of effort into working with local community media stations around Greater Boston. Because they are the heart and soul of grassroots ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Ajit Pai, Boston, Brookline, cable, cable access, Cambridge, community media, corporation, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, FCC, franchise fee, Giveaway, greed, Jason Pramas, Malden, Massachusetts, net neutrality, Obama, profit, public opinion, SOMERVILLE, telecom, Trump

ROLLING DEBATE: DISPATCH FROM THE MASSCANN/NORML SONS OF LIBERTY ROAD TRIP

Written by CHRIS FOYE Posted May 5, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

Activists rolled out a 51-foot joint, at which point police stopped the procession.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Boston, cannabis, Marijuana, MassCann, medical marijuana, NORML, Obama, Protest, Schedule I, Scheduling, Washington DC

MINIMUM RAGE: THE MOST LABOR-FRIENDLY OUTLET IN BOSTON GETS DENIED CREDENTIALS TO OBAMA BREAKFAST

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 7, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS

None of this should surprise you, and it sure as hell doesn’t surprise us.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, labor, mayor Marty Walsh, Obama, Park Plaza Hotel, unions, White House Media Relations

Q&A: WEDGE & SHERMAN ON ‘BOSTON STRONG’

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 3, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction

"I know we’re going to get people that roll their eyes about the name of the book because they think it’s a marketing ploy and a t-shirt, but to them I’ll just say 'read it.'"

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Beyonce, Boston Marathon, Boston Strong, Boston Strong Book, Carlos Arredondo, Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, Dzhokhar, First Lady, Jeff Bauman, marathon bombing, Michelle L’Heureux, Obama, Red Sox, Richard family, survivors

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM THE NEW BOOK “BOSTON STRONG”

Written by DAVE WEDGE Posted February 3, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction

This legal Ping-Pong game will continue to go back and forth through his trial. Meanwhile, Dzhokhar sits in his cell, living off meals of chicken and rice and allowed to make only one phone call, write only one letter each week.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction Tagged With: Beyonce, Boston Marathon, Boston Strong, Boston Strong Book, Carlos Arredondo, Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, Dzhokhar, First Lady, Jeff Bauman, marathon bombing, Michelle L’Heureux, Obama, Red Sox, Richard family, survivors

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