AltWeeklies Wire
Field Guide to Facebooknew
Log on at your own peril! We take you on a surfing safari and break down the site's 19 most browser-busting bozos.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
09-03-2009 |
Tech
Who's Living Beyond Their Means?new
In many sectors, it seems money has been poured down the drain. Yet in Boston's glitziest watering holes, people are pouring $14 drinks down their throats like there's no tomorrow.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
06-18-2009 |
Culture
Straight From Law School to Unemploymentnew
After spending $120,000 on a law-school education, this year's grads' best options are with Nervous, Stressed, and Depressed, LLC.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
04-30-2009 |
Education
Tags: law school, recession
A History of Our Inaugural West Swingers and White House Hoedownsnew
A recap of the swearing ins and outs of the past, in hope of inspiring the best inaugural bash ever.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
01-16-2009 |
Commentary
You're Suddenly Poor: Suck it Up and Be Cheapnew
When dealing with money, it's best to crouch in a permanent mental fetal position and brace for the end of the world.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
12-12-2008 |
Comedy
Half-Baked Alaska: Why's the Coldest State Such a Hotbed of Corruption?new
Before we met Sarah Palin and Ted Stevens, little did we denizens of the Lower 48 realize how truly sleazy things get up in the great wild North. Shows how much Juneau.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
11-06-2008 |
Commentary
The Biz-School Widow's Lamentnew
It's hard to become a full member of the club when you're branded an academic "other."
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman and Kara Baskin |
10-21-2008 |
Education
Right Wingers on Campusnew
At America's colleges, even the dangerously misguided have a right to be heard.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
10-21-2008 |
Education
Wall Street for Dummiesnew
The stock market sets the confidence level for the rest of the country. It rallies, we rally. It panics, we eat Ramen noodles. Now we discover our trusted financiers are just overly aggressive and obnoxious sales weasels.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
10-02-2008 |
Economy
Pregnancy Is the New Blacknew
While celebrity stalkers delight in Hollywood babies, Beltway pundits are parsing and spinning the latest wave of ovarian escapades. Have girls really gone wild?
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
09-11-2008 |
Commentary
You'll Pay More To Borrow for College in Massachusettsnew
One day before tuition bills came due, the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) announced it had no money to loan. What does this mean for students? The price of college credit just went up.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
08-14-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Nowhere To Hide: College Gossip Blogs Exposednew
College detours into nymphomania and hedonism once were confined to campus. Today, internet gossip sites are turning nobodies into quasi-celebrities, snoopy students into paparazzi, and student journalists into gods who can make or break reputations.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
05-01-2008 |
Education
The Kids in the Hallnew
By the time Jamie-Lynn gets to college, student services for pregnant coeds may be ready for her.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
01-24-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Loving Abusenew
No one can be ruder than your family, and the holidays provide the perfect stage for the kindest cuts of all.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
12-11-2007 |
Culture
Crimson Pure: Celibate at Harvardnew
Statistics prove that when it comes to loin-locking, even the brilliant minds at Harvard turn to horny mush. So what are the odds that "true love" will replace campus hook-ups?
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
10-25-2007 |
Sex
