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Charlie Sheen Declared an Illegal Substancenew

In what has been called an epidemic by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, figures released by the Obama administration show that over 150 million Americans are addicted to Charlie Sheen.
San Antonio Current  |  Jay Whitecotton  |  03-04-2011  |  Commentary

Do We Need Laws for Online Dating?new

Proposed cyber-dating legislation with SB 488 and HB 1052, aka the Internet Dating Safety Act.
San Antonio Current  |  DeAnne Cuellar  |  03-04-2011  |  Commentary

10 Best Ways to Have Your Morning Ruinednew

I don’t know much about this one but according to several reliable sources, young children can be a bit unreasonable in the early-morning hours.
YES! Weekly  |  Christian Bryant  |  03-03-2011  |  Commentary

The Talknew

Where do you bring your 10-year-old son to tell him about sex for the first time?
YES! Weekly  |  Brian Clarey  |  02-17-2011  |  Commentary

The Pang Of Unrequited Love, Potholes And Brown Uniformsnew

Another problem rearing its ugly head again is the street rivalry amongst publications contending for space and location. You wouldn't believe what goes on.
Dig Boston  |  The Captain  |  02-14-2011  |  Commentary

Fake Gays Not Protesting IFC-Distributed Rape Filmnew

Last week, I got an e-mail with a real honker of a subject line: "Most Controversial Film — More Dangerous than Wikileaks?" It claimed that a new film, Victim, contains a rape scene so realistic that "gay-rights activists and anti-rape groups tried to get it banned."
Boston Phoenix  |  Eugenia Williamson  |  02-03-2011  |  Commentary

On Quitting Smoking: A Lamentationnew

It’s been more than three weeks since I quit smoking — again — and save for a few regrettable lapses in discipline, it’s going fairly well. As well as can be expected, anyway.
YES! Weekly  |  Brian Clarey  |  01-26-2011  |  Commentary

Experts Predict the Boston of the Futurenew

Over the past few weeks, we asked several dozen trendsetters and soothsayers to fondle their crystal balls, and tell us when we might be able to follow bike paths from Franklin Park to Park Street, shop at a glistening new Filene's, and sip drinks on a waterfront that resembles downtown Dubai.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  01-25-2011  |  Commentary

Understanding the Legacy of John F. Kennedynew

January 20, 1961. On this day 50 years ago, John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidential odyssey. By the time it ended 1000 days later in blood and tears in Dallas, Kennedy had transformed himself from a son of Boston into a citizen of the world.
Boston Phoenix  |  Editorial  |  01-24-2011  |  Commentary

Red, White and Blue-Ballednew

With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, has America finally begun to calm the fuck down … about fucking down?
San Antonio Current  |  Jay Whitecotton  |  01-19-2011  |  Commentary

It's Mourning in America: Tacky and Weird

As witnessed again in the aftermath of the Tucson massacre, Americans don't mourn right. We turn tragedy into kitsch.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  01-18-2011  |  Commentary

C-C-Cultural C-C-Climatenew

How Edmonton's artists create in and about the freezing temperatures.
VUE Weekly  |  Bryan Birtles  |  01-14-2011  |  Commentary

Infopocalypse: The Cost of Too Much Datanew

Meet big government's next big problem: Digital Overload.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  01-04-2011  |  Commentary

2010: The Year in Nic Cagenew

365 days of pure trumpet-sharing, fishseks-pondering, velvet-ceilinged madness.
Boston Phoenix  |  Eugenia Williamson  |  01-04-2011  |  Commentary

The Christmas Blizzard of 2010new

Scene: On Christmas Day, up in New Jersey, my Uncle Tom, a sort-of retired school superintendent, indulges in his love/fear of adverse weather by clicking away from the holiday sporting events and losing himself in the Weather Channel’s breathless revue of storm porn. Every few minutes he hops from the couch to update us on the forecasted severity of the oncoming blizzard.
YES! Weekly  |  Brian Clarey  |  12-30-2010  |  Commentary

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