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EDITORIAL: THE ARTS SPEECH

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 26, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

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DigBoston wants to hear from Boston-area neighborhood artists and arts reporters

 

Every few months, we start a new intern cohort at DigBoston. And since we’ve taken to accepting larger numbers of interns—we currently have 16 for the summer—inevitably ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Art, artist, arts, audio, Boston, DigBoston, drawing, editorial, fashion, Jason Pramas, Journalism, maker, making, Massachusetts, Music, neighborhood, painting, performance, sculpting, talent, Video, visual art, working class, writing

DAVID SEDARIS DOESN’T DO IT FOR THE STORY

Written by JUAN A. RAMIREZ Posted April 4, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Books, Performing Arts

portrait photo of David Sedaris

Filed Under: A+E, Books, Performing Arts Tagged With: arts, Boston, Celebrity Series, Comedy, David Sedaris, humor, Interview, performing arts, Symphony Hall, writing

THE BOYS’ CLUB: WOMEN, FILM CRITICISM, AND THE FIGHT FOR VISIBILITY, ON SCREEN AND OFF

Written by CASEY CAMPBELL Posted February 27, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Film

“I was either a student, or very young reporter or critic, and I could see I was maybe one of two, or one of three women, [and] one of the only women of color."

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Boston, Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, emerson college, Erin Trahan, film criticism, Hunter Harris, Monica Castillo, movies, San Diego State University, Vulture, wbur, Women, writing

WHO I WRITE FOR: A MEDITATION

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 30, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Like pretty much every journalist, I think about who I am writing for* from time to time. Most writers aren’t just sending messages into the ether, after all. Unless they are writing for therapeutic reasons. Or they are diarists. But even diarists are typically ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Column, economy, Jason Pramas, Journalism, labor, Politics, work, writing

EDITORIAL: HOW TO WRITE FOR DIGBOSTON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 2, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

To start the new year, I thought it would be helpful to discuss the question we get most often from our readers: “How can I start writing for DigBoston?” Our answer is simple ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: DigBoston, editorial, Jason Pramas, Journalism, pitch, reporting, write, writing

AN EXCERPT FROM WRITERS RESIST 2018

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 19, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Books

“Their writing enriches our communities, and their voices represent the breadth of our city. Above all, their work sharpens our resolve to protect our right to an inclusive and free press.”

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: Aforementioned Productions, arts, Carissa Halston, It Can't Happen Here, poetry, writers, writing

Q&A: THE PROCESS BEHIND ‘PROCESS’

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 29, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Books

"It turns out that I’m super-regimented in the face of a serious deadline like this one, even though the hysteria and panic linger close to the surface."

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: Amazon, Boston, Cambridge, David Foster Wallace, DFW writing habits, Franzen, Infinite Jest, Process, Rugrats, Sarah Stodola, The Broom of the System, The Pale King, writing, writing process

EXCERPT: THE WRITING LIFE OF DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 29, 2015 Filed Under: Books, FEATURES, Non-fiction

Part of a draft of The Pale King was written in a notebook with a character from the animated TV series Rugrats on the cover, another in one featuring a photo of kittens.

Filed Under: Books, FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Amazon, Boston, Cambridge, David Foster Wallace, DFW writing habits, Franzen, Infinite Jest, Process, Rugrats, Sarah Stodola, The Broom of the System, The Pale King, writing, writing process

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