Chris Faraone

Editor: @DigBoston | Author of books incl. '99 Nights w/the 99%' | Co-Founder: @BINJreports

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Jan. 13, 2021

Journalists Have Questions But They’re Really Busy Let’s Cut To The Chase In Fewer Than 60 That’s the quick and easy premise of these new videos I am making whenever I have an extra few minutes. Journalism in 60 Seconds is a series of hot takes…

Jan. 12, 2021

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VIDEO: NIGHT SHIFT’S TEA PARTY IS SUBTLE LOVE FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE MOST HARD TEAS

As we recently reported, when it comes to hard seltzers, while there are a few excellent selections, Night Shift’s is the standout, our “preferred buses to happyland.” No surprise then that the same goes for their Tea Party releases, in this case…

Jan. 8, 2021

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VIDEO: NEW MASS HOUSE SPEAKER REPS DOLLARS, NOT CHANGE ON BEACON HILL

By that time, he had also taken to doing favors for friends Surprise, surprise, the members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives have elected another insider’s insider to be the next speaker. There’s been outrage about the move among…

Jan. 2, 2021

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VIDEO: COP WHO BRAGGED THAT HE HIT PROTESTERS SHOWS HOW BAD APPLES THRIVE IN BOSTON

The woman later told police that he assaulted her, while “McHale had maintained that any contact between himself and the woman was consensual.” I’m no fan of Boston’s newspaper of record, but unlike the Boston Globe, I give credit where it’s due, and…

Dec. 18, 2020

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DEAR READER: DIGBOSTON PUSHES FORWARD INTO 2021

Greater Bostonians, you deserve this much content every week—not only on special occasions. Dear Reader, We are not retreating into hibernation. DigBoston and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism will march into 2021 and through whatever…

Nov. 17, 2020

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THE WORLD IS WATCHING “TRIAL 4.” SO SHOULD YOU

They built the broken system still in place today, and they have the nerve to praise it. Among all of the insipid selfies and recycled memes shared in your small slice of the social sphere this past week, I hope that some of your friends recommended…

Nov. 11, 2020

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FEATURE INTERVIEW: JOHNNY HICKEY AND THE CREATURES OF “HABITUAL”

Director Johnny Hickey drops new psychological drug thriller despite pandemic hurdles. There aren’t many newspapers or magazines remaining that have followed the same story for more than a decade. In a modern media consumed by empty calorie reporting…

Nov. 4, 2020

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ONE THING YOU CAN COUNT ON: YOUR DUMB RELATIVES WON’T APOLOGIZE⁠

“One thing that I know for sure, is that few people, if any, will ever say sorry.” As knuckleheaded and amateurish as it typically is to paint whole generations with hunches and generalizations, it’s impossible for me to ignore one thing about…

Nov. 4, 2020

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MEAKA BROWN: MEET THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO MANAGE A MASS DISPENSARY

“There’s no one else who looks like me and walks into the room as a virtual unknown who is late to cannabis.” Pure Oasis, the first recreational dispensary in Boston and the state’s first such cannabis operation that is minority-owned, is bound to…

Oct. 27, 2020

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INTERVIEW: THE PEOPLE’S MEMORIAL PROJECT

Shining light on the future and potential of public pedestals With statues of slaveholders dropping like confederate soldiers across the country, many communities and individuals are having robust discussions about how and when to replace many…

Oct. 20, 2020

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C-CHANGE: IF THERE WAS EVER A CHANCE FOR BPD REFORM, IT IS NOW

With follow-through, Boston could have a BPD that resembles the force that officials have always pretended we have. There are two public personas of the Boston Police Department. First, five o’clock news watchers will recognize the lionized guardians…

Oct. 17, 2020

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EDITORIAL: FAKE LEFT AND BREAK RIGHT

We understand why so many Massachusetts voters are frantic for Joe Biden to win the presidential election. Donald Trump is a train wreck to be sure. A greedy and racist failed businessman trying to play the messianic strongman he most certainly is…

Oct. 9, 2020

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CHARLES GIULIANO: ON GETTING LAID AND HIGH WHILE DOCUMENTING BOSTON COUNTERCULTURE

“If you’re living the life, you don’t need to go see how someone else is interpreting it.” “I suppose you plan to run the interview after I’m dead.” That’s what Charles Giuliano emailed me a few months ago about this interview, which I conducted last…

Oct. 9, 2020

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CHARLES GIULIANO: ON GETTING LAID AND HIGH WHILE DOCUMENTING BOSTON COUNTERCULTURE

DIG 22.39 – 11/19/20 "If you’re living the life, you don’t need to go see how someone else is interpreting it." DIG Member 1.9 – 11/26/20

Oct. 7, 2020

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DEAR READER: HOW I MANAGED TO NOT GET TOTALLY SCREWED ON THE CAR LOT

Driving is a privilege, sure, but less so when your goal is simply to secure wheels that will get you from Point A to Point B. Dear Reader, I didn’t want to write a column about buying a car for the same reason that I don’t post ballerific selfies on…

Sep. 30, 2020

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BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: COPPER LEGEND OCTOBERFEST

Copper Legend Octoberfest Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers (Framingham, MA) First of all, let’s be sure to never confuse or conflate Octoberfest beers with pumpkin selections. I don’t say that to trash the latter, but rather to highlight the integrity that…

Sep. 29, 2020

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DERRELL BLACK: MEET THE MASS CHAPTER PRES OF MINORITIES FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA

“I’m giving that to my people—the right information about starting a business.” On the Bay State’s still-budding but rather huge recreational cannabis scene, Derrell Black is a face that you might have seen, a voice you may have heard. From excelling…

Sep. 23, 2020

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ESH & THE ISOLATIONS: PUSHING HIP-HOP SIDEWAYS WHILE PREDICTING THE PANDEMIC

“I may step out here and do some wild shit, but that backbone is very important to me.” For some creatives, the silver living of a massive horror show like the current pandemic is that isolation can foster prolific activity. For others, albeit a rare…

Sep. 22, 2020

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DEAR READER: WHAT BURNING WEED IN CALI MEANS FOR MASS

“Sooner or later, we’re all going to have to settle on legal suppliers.” Dear Reader, As if the early frost in Colorado wasn’t bad enough. Now, terrifying wildfires have incinerated the West Coast, including throughout Northern California’s gorgeous…

Sep. 17, 2020

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BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: INCLUSION RECORDS IPA

Inclusion Records IPA Stellwagen Beer Company (Marshfield, MA) Named after the South Shore vinyl destination under Technical Skateshop in Norwell, this outrageously delicious selection uses the Rancid font on the can, which makes for a save-worthy…