AltWeeklies Wire
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
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
Infopocalypse: The Cost of Too Much Datanew
Meet big government's next big problem: Digital Overload.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
01-04-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: CREW, Public data
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
Review: God in Americanew
PBS puts American religion in its proper place.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
10-08-2010 |
Commentary
Friends with Benefitsnew
When you can't dress, eat, or go to the bathroom on your own, privacy takes a back seat to trust.
Boston Phoenix |
Eugenia Williamson |
10-01-2010 |
Commentary
Fighting the Good Fightnew
Honor Fighting and the UFC.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Demetriou |
08-26-2010 |
Commentary
My Buddy, The Spynew
I didn't know Misha was a Russian agent. I just knew he wanted my apartment.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Grueter |
07-22-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Mikhail Semenko
Holy Warnew
How an unholy alliance of Catholics, Mormons, and evangelicals seeks to control our lives.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
06-25-2010 |
Commentary
(Video) Game Changers?new
After decades of lackluster releases, the video-game-turned-film genre may have finally found its royalty.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Michel |
06-04-2010 |
Commentary
Cannes 2010: Sweaty Palmesnew
The Cannes 2010 jury picks some winners, but some head-scratchers too.
Boston Phoenix |
Lisa Nesselson |
06-02-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Cannes
Guru's Gurunew
How a mysterious Svengali dominated the final days of the Boston-born hip-hop and jazz superstar.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Voodoo Economicsnew
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Is Murdoch's WSJ Being Snubbed?new
This year’s Pulitzer Prize box score has the Washington Post taking four prizes and the New York Times snagging three. For the Wall Street Journal, this year's Pulitzer Prizes marks another distinction: another year (the third consecutive) the WSJ hasn't gotten one.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-14-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Rupert Murdoch
