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WFNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll 2009new
The Phoenix newspapers announce the reader-selected local and national winners of this year's Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
08-06-2009 |
Music
About That Maddening Healthcare Debatenew
If the idea of thinking about the ongoing push for health-care reform gives you a headache, you are not alone. Before this thing is over, Washington will set some sort of record for expending the maximum amount of hot air for a minimum sort of result.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
07-23-2009 |
Commentary
50 Bands, 50 States: The Best New Bands in Americanew
To celebrate July 4th, the Phoenix declares the best new band from each state. Who won in your state?
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
07-01-2009 |
Music
The 100 Unsexiest Men of 2008new
Beauty is only skin-deep, but unsexiness rots outward from the soul. Our annual roster of male undesirables proves the maxim: ugly is as ugly does.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
03-27-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Defending the Universally Loathednew
From Ashlee Simpson to "Thong Song" to Zubaz pants: we look with loving eyes at some of the worst people, places, and things in the world -- and give them a big hug.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
01-10-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Coffee-Table Madnessnew
How about $150 worth of cartoons by MAD magazine's Don Martin, or a high-rez peek at Japan's teen fashions, or a $45 dose of Herodotus, a $75 probe of Pixar Studios, or a survey of punk architecture. This is no ordinary gift-books selection.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
12-14-2007 |
Books
FCC Threaten PBS, Ken Burns With Big Finesnew
Filmmaker Ken Burns's The War, a 14-hour documentary about World War II, features four controversial words -- two "fucks," one "shit," and an "asshole" -- stations who air the uncensored versions face up to $1.3 million in fines per broadcast.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
08-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Dumb and Dumbernew
When it comes to Iraq, Bush has become a dictator -- the nation is going to have to come to terms with that.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff |
01-10-2007 |
Commentary
