AltWeeklies Wire
Rough Seas Aheadnew
Will the economy, the oil spill, and Afghanistan conspire to sink Obama's presidency?
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
07-15-2010 |
Commentary
Gay-Marriage Win; Progressive Agenda Loss?new
Gay-rights supporters won a huge victory on July 8, when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, thereby denying legally married same-sex couples important federal benefits -- was unconstitutional.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Laughs Love Miserynew
C.K.'s Louie is gleefully pessimistic.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
07-12-2010 |
TV
Tags: Louie, Louie C.K.
Back to the Futur(ama)new
Comedy Central resurrects Groening's other show.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
06-25-2010 |
TV
Tags: Matt Groening, Futurama
Holy Warnew
How an unholy alliance of Catholics, Mormons, and evangelicals seeks to control our lives.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
06-25-2010 |
Commentary
The Duplass Brothersnew
The Cyrus writer-directors keep it simple.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
(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
The High Cost of Free Marketsnew
A lack of regulation invites oil spills and financial collapse.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
'The Publisher': Twilight of the Superheroesnew
The ghost of Time Inc.’s Henry Luce haunts Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-29-2010 |
Nonfiction
Is Genius Immortal?new
Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
04-29-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Ray Kurzweil
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
Murderabilia: A Serial Killer Tries to Cash Innew
Jeff Mailhot is the only serial killer incarcerated in Rhode Island’s prisons. There was a book, a few cable TV shows, and now, maybe, fans. Serial slayers, mass murderers, psychotic predators — they’ve become celebrities, in some circles as big as rock stars and pro quarterbacks. With this acclaim, Mailhot is cashing in, providing "muderabilia" to enthusiasts.
Boston Phoenix |
John Larrabee |
04-02-2010 |
Media
Tags: crime
