MFA TIME CAPSULE UNVEILING, OR OVERHEARD AT A GANGBANG PORNO SHOOT?
So, the MFA did their detective thing tonight and opened and carefully exhumed all the treasure inside the time capsule filled and buried by Sam Adams and Paul Revere. While it was exciting and...
View ArticlePUNCH-ING IN: DAVID WONDRICH ON BOSTON BARS AND DRINKING RUM AS A CHILD
"Boston bars are very smart. There used to be such a divide. [But] there seems to be a bridging of the gap between the town and gown, of the two Boston's."
View ArticleMEDIA FARM: PLEASE STOP COMPARING FERGUSON TO THE BOSTON MASSACRE
We spent last night like every other journalist in Boston: searching Google and Twitter for “Ferguson” and “Boston.” Then for “Boston” and “Ferguson.” Then for different combinations with hashtags,...
View ArticlePUNCH-ING IN: DAVID WONDRICH ON BOSTON BARS AND DRINKING RUM AS A CHILD
"Boston bars are very smart. There used to be such a divide. [But] there seems to be a bridging of the gap between the town and gown, of the two Boston's."
View ArticleMEDIA FARM: PLEASE STOP COMPARING FERGUSON TO THE BOSTON MASSACRE
We spent last night like every other journalist in Boston: searching Google and Twitter for “Ferguson” and “Boston.” Then for “Boston” and “Ferguson.” Then for different combinations with hashtags,...
View ArticleMFA TIME CAPSULE UNVEILING, OR OVERHEARD AT A GANGBANG PORNO SHOOT?
So, the MFA did their detective thing tonight and opened and carefully exhumed all the treasure inside the time capsule filled and buried by Sam Adams and Paul Revere. While it was exciting and...
View ArticleEXCERPT: CAPTAIN SWORD AND THE FIRST GREAT AMERICAN ART FRAUD
Capt. Sword boarded the Connecticut, with his George Washington in tow. However, his destination was not Virginia—it was the Far East.
View ArticleNEW WORLD ODOR: A BELATED NOTE FOR BOSTONIANS ABOUT COLUMBUS DAY
Before they fold up their Italian flags or Gucci wife-beaters or whatever they wave in the air to commemorate genocide and white privilege, I have an uncomfortable message for my celebratory paesans ...
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STRIKE. IRON. HOT.
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) demonstration with Joseph J. Ettor speaking from platform to striking barbers in Union Square, New York. (1913) You don’t need a union to take action for justice...
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THROWBACK: BRICKLAYER BILL AND THE ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR
A glimpse of the days when sports stars shone closer to earth INTRO BY PATRICK L. KENNEDY I don’t mean to knock today’s pro athletes. Many of them came from humble origins and worked crazy hard...
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DIRTY OLD BOSTON: HEROIN DAZE
An abridged trudge through Boston’s long, repetitive history of opiate abuse From January to September of 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed 932 opioid-related...
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GET A GRIPPE: THE FLU HIT BOSTON EXTREMELY HARD 100 YEARS AGO
According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Commonwealth has recently seen as many as 1,700 new cases of the flu every week. The influenza scare has made national headlines for...
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JOB PROMISES, THEN AND NOW
Background: Seaport in the ’60s, photo courtesy of Boston City Archives; Left: The American House shortly before closing, Boston Evening Globe, July 15, 1916; Middle: health education employment...
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MLK’S ASSASSINATION REMINDS NATION OF UNADDRESSED GUN VIOLENCE
The 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination is sadly a searing reminder of unaddressed gun violence in America. And because gun violence has gone unaddressed for...
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POINT OF POWER: STATE POLICE TRAINING INCLUDED ‘HATEFUL, TERRIFYING’ SLIDE...
Newly released public records raise serious questions about a state police “civil disturbance” training given to local law enforcement. A PowerPoint presentation released under the public records...
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DIRTY OLD BOSTON: HOW HUB MEDIA COVERED KOREA 100 YEARS AGO
With media attention focused almost solely on the turbulent affairs and this week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un of North Korea, we’ve heard a lot about topics like...
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PUBLIC TRANSIT IN BOSTON HASN’T GOTTEN VERY FAR IN 130 YEARS
Somewhere among the journalistically negligent docs jamming up popular film streaming services are some legitimate feats. The award-winning PBS series American Experience is one of the clear...
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