Making the Streets Safe

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After spending 10 years in prison, Abrigal Forrester is working hard to reduce violence in some of Boston’s most dangerous neighborhoods.

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An Interview with a Good Man: Larry Lawrence, @TheAmericanPoet

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Cameron Conaway interviews Twitter-famed poet, Larry Lawrence, a.k.a. @TheAmericanPoet.

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An Interview With Poet Franklin Abbott

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Yolo Akili interviews poet Franklin Abbott about radical faeries, radical male feminism, and radical love.

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Jimmy Santiago Baca and The Monk’s Eye

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A discussion about poetry-performing gangbangers, freedom, social justice and attentiveness.

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Millennial Man

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“We’re going to grow up. We’re going to start families. We have a special breed of optimism that I think is going to do some really big things in the later stages of our lives.”

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Man-to-Man with actor Vik Sahay

From which of your mistakes did you learn the most? A black-diamond run on a ski hill is no place to show off to girls you don’t know.

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What Would Hemingway Think of Men Today?

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We spoke with author Marty Beckerman about hunting, sailing, and short-circuiting your liver—the Ernest Hemingway way.

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Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams: Socially Aware Furniture Makers

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Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams broke up years ago, but their home furnishing company and friendship have grown since.

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Interview With ‘Men of a Certain Age’ Writer/Producer Mark Stegemann

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Jordan Pedersen talks to Mark Stegemann, writer and producer of “Men of a Certain Age,” on comedy, drama, and writing real-life.

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The BEK Interview: ‘Everything Is Going to Be Okay’

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Andrew Ladd interviews Bruce Eric Kaplan (better known to readers of “The New Yorker” as BEK), who has a new book out.

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The Dan Savage Interview

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Sex-advice guru Dan Savage on being a gay dad, bad advice, Ashton Kutcher, why he dislikes Dr. Drew, the mistake he regrets the most, and whether he’s good in bed.

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Mark Horvath: Shattering the ‘Self-Made Man’ Myth

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Mark Horvath, by pooling resources and drawing on thousands of social media addicts, is working to show how communities can effect change.

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Ian Murphy on Scott Walker, American Democracy, and Running for Congress

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We sat down with Murphy to discuss the impact of corporate greed, citizens’ access to politicians, and where he sees his campaign going in the month before the election.

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The Nick Flynn Interview

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Tom Matlack interviews Nick Flynn, author of “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City” and “The Ticking Is the Bomb.”

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Michael Guglielmo: Family Man, Ex-Con, Savior

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After 17 years in prison for eight counts of attempted murder of a police officer, Michael Guglielmo became the country’s most successful bone-marrow recruiter in an effort to save his dying son.

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Comic Rob Delaney on Porn, Sobriety, Twitter, and Feminism

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Delaney talks sobriety, why he’s a feminist, honesty, and the finer points of his social network of choice.

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