Breaking news out of The Borough this week: Hundreds of protestors showed up at City Hall to contest the 2025 Draft Budget, which could see funding to arts and social services cut to accommodate council's will of a strict 5% tax increase.

Co-editor Evan Robins hailed from City Hall for several hours, documenting the protest and lengthy meeting (which started late). Camera in one hand, Monster in the other: locking the fuck in.

Across the city, Abbigale bumped Phoebe Bridger's Christmas rotation and vanilla protein shakes while she paginated the new issue of this very rag.

Equally as thrilling, some would say.

This episode is a culmination of the lack of sleep and budget brain your editors have endured. The laugh, they sigh, they correct misinformation, they talk about what is new at Arthur (allegedly).

If you noticed this episode is two days late, mind your business.