AltWeeklies Wire
Not-So-Pretty Facebooknew
Yes, we all hate them. You thought you were done with cliques in high school, but social-networking sites have brought them back with a vengeance.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-17-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Steampunk Bursts Through its Subculture Rootsnew
Combine a longing for a past that never was with an acceptance that we are already living in the dystopian future we've been warned about and you end up with the hopeful balance between progress and tradition that is Steampunk. And then some.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
05-15-2008 |
Culture
Music of the Spheresnew
Metal is from Mars and girly-pop's from Venus. We have proof -- the yin, the yang, and the whang-dang-doodle.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker and Sharon Steel |
03-20-2008 |
Music
Same To You, Fellanew
Snarking back at self-righteous, passive-aggressive, thick-skulled dim-wits isn't as easy as you might think. But help has arrived.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
03-06-2008 |
Nonfiction
Who I Amnew
A brief interview with Paris Hilton, in which it is revealed, "So I have, like, thousands of shoes." Then again, we asked.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
So Cute Iz Sickeninnew
If there's anything cuter than a photo of a snuggly kitten, it is a photo of a snuggly kitten festooned with misspelled cutesy text. This has all gotten out of hand.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
02-05-2008 |
Culture
The 'It' Paradenew
In 2008, novels turn to fairies, fashion goes faux green, and Star Trek gets all 90210.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
12-27-2007 |
Culture
The Princess Bridesnew
Disney weds girlish fantasy with adult desire for, er, girlish fantasy.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
12-14-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Tila Tequila Terrifies Menew
Tila Tequila's ass-ets and what's really scary about this former Pants Off Dance Off phenom turned MTV love object.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
11-15-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Green Is the New Blacknew
How to be socially responsible in a $240 pair of pants.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Building the New Disney Empire, One Tween at a Timenew
If a media property is owned by Disney, it's pimping High School Musical 2 -- resistance is futile.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
08-17-2007 |
Movies
Potter, Potter, Everywherenew
Harry Potter is Odysseus, Don Quijote, Huck Finn, Peter Pan, Elvis, Luke Skywalker, Michael Jordan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Jesus Christ rolled into one, and his final chapter will signal the end of a way of life for millions of disciples.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-19-2007 |
Books
Paris Hilton, Jailbirdnew
In the words of a pent-up genius ...
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
06-07-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
This Is the Best Damn Thing?new
Whatever, Avril Lavigne goes straight to the top.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
05-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
Justify My Lovenew
He may be a guilty pleasure, but Justin Timberlake can go as far as he want to.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
02-01-2007 |
Music
