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Chatting Up Dame Ednanew

Dame Edna Everage is surely the most popular and most gifted woman in the world today. Housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk-show host, swami, children's-book illustrator, megastar, celebrity spin doctor, and icon.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jim Sullivan  |  04-08-2009  |  Performance

Stacy Keach Finds Sympathy for the Devilnew

“He was Satan personified,” says Stacy Keach, who has signed on to play our second-worst commander in chief in the national tour of Frost/Nixon.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jim Sullivan  |  01-22-2009  |  Theater

The Nutcracker + Burlesque = The Slutcrackernew

"Later, Drosselmeyer returns with the vibrator. Lo and behold, it grows bigger and becomes the Slutcracker Prince. The Slutcracker courts Clara and convinces her with his wily ways to come to the land of sexual fantasy." Slideshow attached.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jim Sullivan  |  12-12-2008  |  Performance

Mr. Butch, He Deadnew

For decades, local legend Mr. Butch (1951-2007) haunted Kenmore Square and Allston -- he looked scary and smelled rank ... and he was one of the most popular guys in town.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jim Sullivan  |  07-19-2007  |  Culture

The Nigerian Windfallnew

It came out of the blue in an email: a chance to be a millionaire, if only they could sort out the details -- here's how to have fun with Internet scams.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jim Sullivan  |  10-12-2006  |  Tech

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