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John Seven’s Biography

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I am the former arts and entertainment editor at the North Adams Transcript, and my work has appeared in a number of publications including the Boston Globe, Berkshire Magazine, Berkshire Eagle, Take Magazine, Hill Country Observer, Publishers Weekly, The Comics Journal, Salem Evening News, Worcester Magazine, and others.

I am currently the streaming television and movie reviewer for the Berkshire Eagle and a comics reviewer at The Comics Beat, along with my other arts journalism.

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John Seven’s Journalist Portfolio

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This Wealthy Woman Was Hanged as a Witch for Speaking Her Mind

This Wealthy Woman Was Hanged as a Witch for Speaking Her Mind

Anne Hibbins was not popular in her Boston community in the mid-1600s. There was her privilege, her demanding…

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Liana Finck is surprised she's relatable, but she's getting used to the idea

Liana Finck is surprised she's relatable, but she's getting used to the idea

Since 2015 Liana Finck has been a rising star in her role as a New Yorker cartoonist thanks to her singular p…

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Nature's Larder

Nature's Larder

When Chef Cortney Burns arrived in North Adams with the mission of creating a restaurant to accompany the new…

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Reacting to a 'tidal wave' of endless violence

Reacting to a 'tidal wave' of endless violence

NORTH ADAMS - With her new show at Mass MoCA, British painter Rachel Howard's reputation has preceded her. A …

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Tony DiTerlizzi: The Art of Geeking Out | Take Magazine

Tony DiTerlizzi: The Art of Geeking Out | Take Magazine

Surreal - that's the word illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi uses to describe his new show at the Norman Rockwell Mu…

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It's the End of the Effing World

It's the End of the Effing World

While in no way autobiographical, Chuck Forsman says "The End of the F***ing World"reflects his psychological…

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Articles

INDIE VIEW: FICTIONAL FATHER makes you hurt till you laugh

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By John Seven, Joe Ollmann
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Fictional Father By Joe Ollmann Drawn and Quarterly In the world of comics, I’ve always felt like Joe Ollmann inhabited his own space, but I’m not sure I can cohesively define what that space is.
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INDIE VIEW: SAVE IT FOR LATER stresses complexity alongside activism

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By John Seven, Nate Powell
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Save It For Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest By Nate Powell Abrams Comics Arts Many of us can remember the punch in the gut feeling on November 9, 2016, when the election results were clear and the reverberations of that sensation. The point of reference that settled most easily in our grasp was that of September 11, 2001, when the jolt of an attack was heightened by the uncertainty of what would follow.
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INDIE VIEW: A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS pulls away the curtains of the Central African Republic

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By John Seven
| ComicsBeat Verified
A House Without Windows Written and photographed by Marc Ellison Illustrated by Didier Kassai Humanoids Life Drawn I’m going to confess — and I have a feeling that there are plenty others out there who could do the same — that I didn’t know much about the Central African Republic prior to reading A House Without Windows.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interviewing high school athletes

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Scrivener