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EXCERPT: REAL PEOPLE REAL RECOVERY BY ERIC SPOFFORD & PIERS KANIUKA
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.
THE SUMMIT: PART V

Residents vent on issues related to trees and the environment
F.I.G.H.T. SUBOXONE: REAL TALK ABOUT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT

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?”
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART IV

Residents vent on issues related to immigrant communities
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART III

Residents vent on issues related to poverty and affordable housing
TRES HILARIOUS: MEET THE CHILDHOOD BESTIES BEHIND BOSTON’S LATEST VIRAL WEB SERIES

The more time Pooley spent immersed in Boston comedy, as both a showrunner and comic, the more impressed he became with the level of local talent.
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The four videos from local artists you need to watch this week...