THE CRUEL AND USUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN MASS PRISONS
Read Emma Newbery's investigation of the culture of abuse against LGBTQ+ inmates that permeates MCI-Shirley (CW: Sexual assault/suicide)
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YEAR ENDER: 10 of the most Heartening Visions that Emerged From 2020
BH Senior Writer Emma Newbery has done the impossible: she's found some reasons to look forward to 2021
Buoyed by Billions, Law Enforcement Has Little Incentive for Meaningful Change
On June 24th, the City Council approved a budget of $3.6 billion for Boston’s fiscal year 2021 in an 8-5 vote. According…
Not Reform, Receipts: Unpacking the Defund Movement
The ACLU’s Data For Justice Project reports that this week, the city of Boston is scheduled to approve a budget of over…
Dismantling a Black & White Narrative: LGBTQ+ Activists Discuss Prison Reform, COVID-19
(CW: sexual assault)
Lani Asuncion Sounds Off: An Interview with the Artist Behind HUMAN GARDEN | Biosounds
From February to early March, the quaint Brookline Arts Center’s glass-windowed gallery will be filled with sound. Lani Asuncion’s HUMAN GARDEN |…
Speaking from the Seams: Futurist and Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola on the Role of...
Standing beneath the Archangel Michael, thrown into relief by two bright floor lights, poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola opens her mouth to sing:…
The Female, Formed: artists who shaped the past decade and are poised to rule...
In line with that whole every-seven-years cell regeneration ethos, I would like to think that there is considerable distance between who I…
WENT THERE: Rashin Fahandej’s “A Father’s Lullaby” @ The ICA
Rashin Fahandej’s work offers a stunningly intimate portrait of fatherhood by articulating its absence. From a low hum set to a…
WENT THERE: It’s Not Time For That @ Aviary Gallery
If it is possible for a work of art to sag with enthusiasm, it is because Rosie Ranauro has made it so….
WENT THERE: New Poetics @ Aviary Gallery
Aviary’s current exhibition suits the gallery’s namesake. I was the only patron on the day I visited, but I had the distinct…
In Relief: An Interview with Bethany Noel Murray
“You know, people take drugs to see what I see, and I take drugs to stop.” Bethany Noël Murray is sitting in…
