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Infopocalypse: The Cost of Too Much Datanew

Meet big government's next big problem: Digital Overload.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  01-04-2011  |  Commentary

Breaking Bread with Mixed Nuts at Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanitynew

Meeting in the middle.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  11-08-2010  |  Commentary

The New Combat Zone?new

The recent murders in Mattapan only hint at the problems that fester on and around Blue Hill Avenue.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-25-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Termanology and Statik Take Lawtown Nationalnew

As the hip-hop world flattens, leveling the subterranean-versus-mainstream dynamic that's hobbled gimmick-free MCs for decades, Boston is emerging as a cultural centerpiece.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-25-2010  |  Music

This is How You'll be Listening to Music Tomorrownew

Music Hack Day 2010: Major labels come to Cambridge to discuss new music innovations.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-18-2010  |  Tech

Dispatch From Outside the Obama-Patrick Rallynew

One thing even more certain than Tea Party bigotry is the fact that the Democratic demographic is a melting pot worthy of a college catalog cover.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-18-2010  |  Politics

Is Micro-News the Future?new

AOL thinks so, and the Boston Globe and GateHouse are fighting back.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  08-23-2010  |  Media

Guru's Gurunew

How a mysterious Svengali dominated the final days of the Boston-born hip-hop and jazz superstar.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  05-21-2010  |  Commentary

Is Genius Immortal?new

Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  04-29-2010  |  Culture

Boston's Rat Population Explodes Amongst Economic Collapsenew

With more and more foreclosed and abandoned properties making it harder for planners and exterminators to combat pestilence, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggests that Boston's rodent problem is only getting worse.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  11-16-2009  |  Animal Issues

Boston City Council Hopefuls Get Candid During “Speed Candidating” Eventnew

The eight remaining at-large City Council candidates have shaken more hands and kissed more behinds than anyone probably should in swine-flu season. When they first embarked on the campaign trail, however, they surely didn't imagine they’d have to get this intimate.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-30-2009  |  Politics

Hip-Hop is Dead ... or Undead, Rathernew

Depraved hip-hop is the biggest thing to hit trailer-trash America since sliced meds -- and not just in redneck pockets, where rap music hardly reached before, but in suburban enclaves where acts like Twiztid and Tech N9ne sell out shows with ease.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  10-29-2009  |  Music

Renowned For Its Roguish History, One Boston Neighborhood Is Finally Getting Hollywood's Attentionnew

After years of playing second-fiddle to Southie, Charlestown is quickly becoming the go-to neighborhood for Hollywood filmmakers looking to capture the real Boston. This month alone, two feature-length movies are being filmed in Charlestown.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  09-16-2009  |  Movies

Gerald Peary's Ode To The Film Criticnew

Rock critics rarely cut gold records. Likewise, few football reporters go on to quarterback Super Bowl winners. But with his eight-years-in-the-making documentary on film criticism, long-time critic and professor Gerald Peary incinerates the barrier between subject and reporter, demonstrating more than mere comprehension of the art he's scrutinized for decades.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  09-03-2009  |  Reviews

New Hampshire Transplants Live Free -- or Die Tryingnew

They're digging up public squares. They're smoking pot and baring breasts. And they openly carry guns. New Hampshire residents are divided as to whether the Free State Project is a godsend or a nuisance.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  08-27-2009  |  Civil Liberties

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