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‘A Complete Unknown’ keeps Bob Dylan a mystery

Ruby Voge February 7, 2025
The film’s title, “A Complete Unknown,” serves as a guide for how it approaches its subject material. Mangold’s script works to uphold the mythology of Dylan as an unknowable artist — who, from the beginning, was reluctant to be defined by others and by himself. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: The not-so-teen drama

Lydia Evans January 20, 2022
Hiding the reality of adolescent life from teenagers doesn’t encourage them to live better. It only prolongs the inevitable. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: You cannot “clean up” a humanitarian crisis, Mayor Janey, Sheriff Tompkins

Editors October 28, 2021
Boston’s new plan to forcibly remove people from their living encampments in the area near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard is based on criminalization — an approach that may make things worse.
East to West: Oct. 18, 2021

East to West: Oct. 18, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 18, 2021

Technology is making an impact on climate change! Today on East to West, we cover CleanTech Club’s new green initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion Discussion history of disability movement, the...

Wu and Essaibi George debating

Wu, Essaibi George butt heads on police reform, public safety at first televised mayoral debate of 2021 election

Phil London October 15, 2021
Mayoral candidates Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu competed in their first televised debate.
Purdue Pharma L.P. pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to criminal charges for the company's marketing and selling of opioids, which led to a nationwide opioid crisis. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

BU professors analyze Purdue Pharma shutdown, aftermath

Kyla Denisevich November 6, 2020
Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

American Protest: Big Pharma is guilty, but now we must help those suffering on the streets

Meredith Varner October 27, 2020
The fight against the opioid crisis does not end with Purdue Pharma and its admittance to guilt.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: Decriminalization, legalization of all drugs are best ways forward

Max Ferrandino October 13, 2020
I would say yes to both legalization and decriminalization — either will be better than the current system of drug enforcement. Even very addictive and dangerous drugs such as heroin and fentanyl should be legalized and regulated.
Mayor Martin Walsh, shown after a 2017 mayoral debate, received the National Leadership Award from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America at the 30th Annual National Leadership Forum Thursday. WILLIAM BEVEVINO/ DFP FILE

Walsh receives national honor for fighting drug addiction in Boston

Angela Yang February 10, 2020
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh received national recognition Thursday for his efforts to combat drug abuse in the city.
AHOPE, one of the programs part of the Boston Public Health Commission, aims to clean up improperly discarded drug needles littered across parks, playgrounds and streets. COURTESY OF PIXNIO

Boston organizations fight drug crisis by providing a pathway to recovery

Joel Lau September 9, 2019
These organizations offer services ranging from referrals and advice to sober housing and needle exchange.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the start of "Fighting Addiction in The Hub," an inaugural program to combat opioid addiction, in Dorchester on Friday morning. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh calls on collective effort to fight addiction in the Hub

Kennedy Davis November 16, 2015

Calling on members of the community to collaborate on how to address drug addiction, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh hosted the inaugural Fighting Addiction in the Hub program Friday morning at the Local 103...

MINTZ: Study finds anorexia born out of habit

MINTZ: Study finds anorexia born out of habit

Casey Mintz October 15, 2015

I said a few weeks ago that I would never write about my eating disorder again, but sometimes fate intervenes when you least expect it — like when I made an earnest pledge to stop giving anorexia and...

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