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Dirty Democracynew
Sexual politics have never been more -- perhaps because there's so much sex in politics. A sexpert sorts us out.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-18-2008 |
Comedy
Giving Away the Gamesnew
A top-secret government memorandum issued by General Administration of Press and Publication, Communist Party of the People's Republic of China and obtained by the Phoenix gives the press its marching orders.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-07-2008 |
Comedy
Me and My Tattoos: One Man's Inky Voyage Toward Meaningnew
Ever meet a guy -- an annoying, preening, cocky guy -- who was more than a little self-satisfied about his bodywork? The kind of guy who wants to tell you the back-story to every tattoo he ever got? Yeah, us too.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-31-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, tatoos
Multiple Superhero Disordernew
What the current crop of superhero movies tells us about ourselves, the Obama campaign, and America's identity crisis.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-10-2008 |
Commentary
In Praise of Ultimate Fightingnew
This is a dangerous year for America. Next year will be worse. Can it be a coincidence, I ask rhetorically, that we have all of a sudden become very interested in watching highly trained men smack the shit out of each other? In choke-outs, elbow strikes, and roundhouse kicks to the head?
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-26-2008 |
Sports
The 10 Things We Miss Most from the Golden Age of Air Travelnew
There was a Golden Age of Air Travel, but anyone who's suffered the indignities of being shuttled around like a convict at 30,000 feet knows it's over.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
05-22-2008 |
Comedy
Where Raccoons Darenew
When critters invade inconvenient places, Matt Grady, a/k/a the Wildlife Remover, is the man to call. The Phoenix tags along.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
04-10-2008 |
Culture
Fractured Fairy-Talesnew
If Katherine Heigl's had really been a fairy-tale wedding, a little man who looked like a goiter on legs would have shown up and demanded her first-born.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
Don't Catch-Phrase Me, Bronew
A lot of stuff gets said over the course of 365 days, but only the cleverest word-combinations have the staying power to resonate. Try these.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
You Say You Want a Revolution?new
In which our embedded "foreign" correspondent joins a crew of noise-rock fans to re-enact the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont's only Revolutionary War encounter.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-19-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Could Be Verse: Waxin' Anglop-Saxonnew
"Lines upon Learning that a Federal Court has Thrown Out an Indecency Ruling brought by the FCC against Fox TV."
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-07-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Poetry Ripped from the Headlines: One Bird's Opinionnew
Lines upon seeing the president struck by avian droppings during a Rose Garden press conference.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
05-31-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The New New Agenew
Here's both the good news and the bad: the 60s never ended.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-21-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
