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Mr. Butch, He Deadnew
For decades, local legend Mr. Butch (1951-2007) haunted Kenmore Square and Allston -- he looked scary and smelled rank ... and he was one of the most popular guys in town.
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Sullivan |
07-19-2007 |
Culture
You Say You Want a Revolution?new
In which our embedded "foreign" correspondent joins a crew of noise-rock fans to re-enact the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont's only Revolutionary War encounter.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-19-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Potter, Potter, Everywherenew
Harry Potter is Odysseus, Don Quijote, Huck Finn, Peter Pan, Elvis, Luke Skywalker, Michael Jordan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Jesus Christ rolled into one, and his final chapter will signal the end of a way of life for millions of disciples.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-19-2007 |
Books
Hypocrisy in High Placesnew
The Supreme Court landed heavy blows on freedom of religion and freedom of speech last month, but votes by Samuel Alito Jr. sugggest a larger, even more disturbing, trend.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and James Tierney |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The 10th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
A tribute to the enemies of free speech and other civil liberties in New England -- from Mitt Romney to the PC crowd at Tufts.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Devil and Dick Cheneynew
"Make no mistake about it, Cheney, your undead status is under review." A scolding letter from one evildoer to another.
Boston Phoenix |
Barry Crimmins |
07-06-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Bacevich's Warnew
Vietnam vet, Boston University professor, and critic of US foreign policy Andrew J. Bacevich must confront the aftermath of losing his son in Iraq.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
07-06-2007 |
Media
Holding Out Hopenew
Freed from the processed, saccharine pap of her contemporaries, Mandy Moore reveals a rich, warm, muscular voice and superb taste on her recent indie release.
Boston Phoenix |
Charles Taylor |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mandy Moore, Wild Hope
Keeping It Realnew
Sticking to the facts in a post-9/11 world, Michael Winterbottom and Paul Greengrass lead a new breed of filmmaker.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-22-2007 |
Movies
Holy Warnew
There's no doubt about it: right now, God is on the side of the atheists.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-07-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Cinema of Shadowsnew
We're nearly five years into the Iraq crisis, and Hollywood has yet to make a film about the war. Scratch that -- every film is about the war.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-07-2007 |
Movies
Powerless To Stop Itnew
The most powerful people in Massachusetts state government want the gay-marriage ban to lose next week's vote -- but perhaps they aren't so powerful.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-07-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Could Be Verse: Waxin' Anglop-Saxonnew
"Lines upon Learning that a Federal Court has Thrown Out an Indecency Ruling brought by the FCC against Fox TV."
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-07-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Marines Challenge Anti-War Vetsnew
Two reservists learned this past week that the Marine Corps was recommending they receive "other than honorable" discharges as a result of certain aspects of their anti-war activities.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Sands |
06-07-2007 |
War
Paris Hilton, Jailbirdnew
In the words of a pent-up genius ...
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
06-07-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
