AltWeeklies Wire
Dear Coworker ...new

Your insistence on coming in to the office sick is not a noble act of martyrdom -- rather, it is foolish and inconsiderate.
Dig Boston |
Anonymous |
01-03-2007 |
Commentary
Drafting a Kid for an Oscar Bidnew
Happyness sort of has the spirit of Life Is Beautiful, only without all the Nazis and genocide.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Secret Asian Mannew

If you think about it, Godzilla is kinda messed up.
Dig Boston |
Tak Toyoshima |
12-13-2006 |
Cartoons
Tags: cartoons
Stick to the Originalnew
If you're looking for a fun single-player D&D game with a solid storyline and wide-ranging side missions, Neverwinter Nights 2 may be for you.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
12-13-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Into the Sonnew
Lennon knows all of the preconceptions people have about him -- who knows, though, maybe he's just a prick.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
12-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sean Lennon
Pretty Sour, but Still Sweetnew
Evan Dando is not (quite) a pompous dick -- certainly not compared to classic rock dicks like Axl Rose -- but it does seem like he just doesn't give a fuck.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
12-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lemonheads
Trojan Horse?new
Governor-elect Patrick Deval cuddles up with Microsoft lobbyist.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
12-13-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Big in Japannew
The Scissor Sisters are taking their ball and going overseas.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
12-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scissor Sisters
An Overly Meddlesome Papacynew
Medieval II: Total War is undeniably addictive.
Dig Boston |
Seth Mcm. Donlin |
12-06-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Total Bullshitnew

Apocalypto is more long-winded than a booze-sloshed tirade.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
12-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Telegraphing Murdernew
Larson's new novel is in all ways a conceptual sequel to its predecessor, The Devil in the White City.
Dig Boston |
Stewart Mason |
12-06-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Erik Larson, Thunderstruck
Kiddie Kroakers!new

The Dig's seventh-annual dangerous toys list includes "My Iraqi Sandbox," "Michael Richards Commemorative Fork," and "Ted Haggard Brand Meth."
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane, Paul McMorrow and Shaula Clark |
12-06-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: 2006gift
Cock Blocknew
Five show chickens, obtained free off Craigslist, spark a genuinely bizarre showdown between BU kids and City Hall.
Dig Boston |
Courtney Cox |
12-06-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Mediocrity Is Not Compellingnew
After playing Family Guy for longer than I would have liked, I can tell you honestly: Don't bother. Take that $30 and put it toward a Family Guy box set -- at least that should be good for a laugh.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
11-29-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Boring, Pretentious and Shoddynew
The Brothers Quay should have stuck with puppets.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-29-2006 |
Reviews