AltWeeklies Wire
Turkey Terror Talenew
It was anything by Tom foolery for an alternative journalist attacked by wild turkeys in an historic Brookline, Massachusetts park. Film at 11.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould and Emily Mello |
05-14-2009 |
Comedy
The 100 Unsexiest Men of 2009new
The Boston Phoenix's fourth annual losers list, this year topped by the biggest blowhard in America. Here at Phoenix Unsexy Headquarters, unsexiness is defined by gypping jillions out of charities or punching your girlfriend or yelling at your cinematographer.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Staff |
03-26-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: Unsexiest Men of 2009, commentary
Dirty Democracynew
Sexual politics have never been more -- perhaps because there's so much sex in politics. A sexpert sorts us out.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-18-2008 |
Comedy
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
What Every Boston Freshman Should Knownew
Freshmen, check your egos at the state line and listen up — things are not always as advertised.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-04-2008 |
Comedy
A Bathroom Tour of Bostonnew
You've seen the "Doors of Dublin" poster. The Phoenix offers an local alternative for dorm-room art.
Boston Phoenix |
k. bonami and G. Turner |
09-04-2008 |
Comedy
Giving Away the Gamesnew
A top-secret government memorandum issued by General Administration of Press and Publication, Communist Party of the People's Republic of China and obtained by the Phoenix gives the press its marching orders.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-07-2008 |
Comedy
Me and My Tattoos: One Man's Inky Voyage Toward Meaningnew
Ever meet a guy -- an annoying, preening, cocky guy -- who was more than a little self-satisfied about his bodywork? The kind of guy who wants to tell you the back-story to every tattoo he ever got? Yeah, us too.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-31-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, tatoos
Absinthe Madnessnew
When it was illegal, the legendary intoxicant was cool, but that's all over now. And at what price? (An illustrated update.)
Boston Phoenix |
Karl Stevens & Gustavo Turner |
07-17-2008 |
Comedy
The 10 Things We Miss Most from the Golden Age of Air Travelnew
There was a Golden Age of Air Travel, but anyone who's suffered the indignities of being shuttled around like a convict at 30,000 feet knows it's over.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
05-22-2008 |
Comedy
Self Servenew
An illustrated response to the obscene price of gasoline.
Boston Phoenix |
Scott Getchell |
05-15-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
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
Stop the Pressesnew
After the Super Bowl, publishers poised to release such titles as the Boston Globe's 19-0 had no choice but to eat volumes of inopportune inventory. All this premature ejaculation makes one wonder what other tomes may have suffered similar fates?
Boston Phoenix |
Neely Steinberg |
02-14-2008 |
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
Ten New Careers for Bill Gatesnew
Best. Desktop support geek. Ever.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-10-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
