Comments on: Globe to Kick Sidekick Aside?

By: Ron Newman

Ron Newman — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:57:35 +0000

So what’s going on now? First they got rid of Thursday Calendar, folding it into Sidekick. Next they combined the Wednesday Food and Living|Arts sections, calling the combined mishmash “Food & Arts”. Now they’ve eliminated Saturday Sidekick, moving its content into “Living & Arts”.

Is there some grand scheme behind all these changes?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:59:58 +0000

An alt weekly that provides content worth reading? That WOULD be nice. Maybe I need to start buying the Village Voice.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:42:21 +0000

Yeah, I dunno about the Dig anymore either… I mean, I wasn’t popular in high school either, but it’s seriously like they just gathered a bunch of really bitter art-schoolers in a room and tossed them a bunch of random Boston things and said “here, insult this”. It’s like they were straddling a fence between the Phoenix and Stuff at Night and would up with a gruesome injury that just made them pissed off about everything.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:35:43 +0000

I dunno. I think that if the Sidekick got more decent writers and a good listings person on board, the idea of a free weekly section could be really cool. The Globe has the resources to pull it off, and sidekick has generally had good content lately. Conversely, some of the alt-weeklies (I’m specifically looking at YOU weekly dig…) have been dropping the ball right and left and turning away from providing good A&E coverage and turning into nothing but a vehicle to sell advertising. I remember when i first moved to Boston, the Dig was how i found out what CD’s were good, what shows to see and what movies to go to. Now, i flip to savage love, read that and toss it. Everyone who writes seems to be tripping over themselves trying to out-snark each other. Talk about FAIL. I’d welcome a publication that can provide solid A&E coverage.

By: Jeff Weekly

Jeff Weekly — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:02:03 +0000

Joe, I’m gonna kick you in the nuts! Sidekick compete with the alt weeklies?? Come on! First off, you need content worth reading and that’s where the argument ends. Alts provide readers with much more than comprehensive A&E coverage, they provide attitude and tone. Remember that? Hehe…The Globe can’t and won’t provide that. Nope. Fail.

By: gatsbys_girl

gatsbys_girl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:04:20 +0000

I never drank the Kool Aid on Sidekick. It’s way too confusing to have so many different sections of the paper serving the same purpose, particularly when your readers are more distracted and less enthusiastic than ever.

By: JJ Reeves

JJ Reeves — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:30:07 +0000

Because there’s apparently no connection between living and style… not when you’re running catasrophes like this:

By: Ron Newman

Ron Newman — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:09:39 +0000

And while we’re at it, why is the Living/Arts section renamed to “Style & Arts” on Thursdays only?

By: Boston Diamonds

Boston Diamonds — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:57:58 +0000

I agree completely. A standalone consolidated Sidekick/Living Arts publication with all of the information– tv, music, arts, events would be so much better than getting it a bit at a time here and there.