
Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism
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Written by DYLAN J. HEARN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism
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Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene
"I was frustrated [after getting sober] that I couldn’t write songs in a half-hour without the cocaine, but I hit a creative burst this year. I’m sharper, I’m more on top of my game.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: A+E, Books, FEATURES, Non-fiction
Ben Westhoff’s dive into the 'deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic' is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading
While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
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I got people telling me, “Yes, I’m in recovery, but who the fuck are you to tell somebody how they should recover? Who the fuck are you to tell somebody that they aren’t in recovery because they are on medication?” And I’m like, “Because they’re fucking not! What the fuck are you talking about?”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC
The North Shore artist confesses about sneaking out to break in
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Regardless of some blessed future prospect, the temporary truth is that the closing of Long Island is a nightmare.