Lethal doses of heroin (left), carfentanil (center), and fentanyl (right) | (Public domain image via US Drug Enforcement Administration) Ben Westhoff’s dive into the 'deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic' is the most frightening book of the year, … [Read more...]
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART VI
Residents vent on issues related to arts, artists, and artisans As a major initiative for 2019, the team at the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), in collaboration with partners at DigBoston, Somerville Media Center … [Read more...]
THE MOVEMENT
Paradise Moves tells stories without words This is not dancing. It’s understandable if you’re confused. We’re in a dance studio, after all—barres, mirrored wall, rubbery floor, signs reminding us that street shoes aren’t allowed. … [Read more...]
NOR’EASTER FOR ARTISTS
In region's latest mass eviction, Northeastern boots African-American creatives from JP space On the corner of a quiet street in Jamaica Plain is a brick building that houses the studio for the African American Master Artists in Residence … [Read more...]
ART ATTACK
Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Crisis in the Creative Professions Roundup: A call for action and a collective sigh of relief Last fall, BINJ gathered over 40 writers, photographers, musicians, performance artists, … [Read more...]