Content and Sections
The Dig's feature articles most often deal with current local news issues, though not to the extent of the competing Boston Phoenix. The bulk of the paper is made up of reviews of music, theater, movies, and local restaurants. Current regular columns include the staff-written Media Farm, covering mostly the Boston market print media; The Honest Pint beer column, written by Heather Vandenengel, and the through the interim of the paper's existence, features the notorious and inflammatory writing of Dig's Circulation overlord Craig C. Terlino -http://digboston.com/think/2012/06/america-eats-itself-out/ (The Captain), known for his gonzo-style writing and reporting, and his infamous fax exchange and rendezvous with the late writer Hunter S. Thompson.
Comics are near the end of the issue, and currently contain the strips The K Chronicles by Keith Knight, Ted Rall by Ted Rall, Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch, Lulu Eightball by Emily Flake, Thinking Ape Blues by Mark Poutenis, and Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima. On the opposing page is a themed crossword puzzle.
The Weekly Dig carries the syndicated advice column Savage Love.
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