AltWeeklies Wire
A Guide to the Boston Wine Exponew
How to survive stains, cougars and memory loss.
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Tyler Balliet |
02-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
Car - Bicycle - Pedestrian Hierarchynew
By framing the streets of Boston as a one-on-one fight between cars and bicycles, they're establishing a hierarchy that puts both groups above my people, the pedestrians.
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Stewart Mason |
02-06-2008 |
Commentary
Vampire Weekend's Debut is Solidnew
It's an impressive first outing on what should be a shaky premise at best: four pasty indie dudes taking a stab at Afro-pop.
Dig Boston |
John DiSalvo |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
The Pack Heeds a Higher Callingnew
As hip-hop continues to falter -- falling from high art to hi-fi ringtone factory -- it's quite possible that the salvation of the culture lies in four Vans-wearing skateboarding teens from Berkeley, CA.
Dig Boston |
MartÃn Caballero |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Based Boys, The Pack
Save the Earth One Pixel at a Timenew
Make Me Sustainable lets you create a social network of eco-curious friends, expanding into a more comprehensive portal to green living.
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Christine Liu |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Buy Booze, Not Long Johnsnew
Fight colds from the inside out: Winter's the time to mainline the biggest, boldest and most alcoholic wines you can find.
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Tyler Balliet |
01-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
iTase, YouTasenew
A music-playing taser? Self-defense is considered an important component of living in the modern age, but this iPod wannabe has little to do with holding onto your purse. This is marketing at its cultural worst.
Dig Boston |
Brennon Slattery |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Winter Tryathlonnew
A guide to three extreme winter alternasports: ice blocking, winter swimming, and deathsledding.
Dig Boston |
Tom Coppock, Polly Furth and Matt Rusteika |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Debate Over Electric Shocks Rocks the Mass. Statehousenew
"This is a war," Eddie Sanchez said last week during a Statehouse hearing on the controversial Judge Rotenberg Center. The residential school for the autistic, mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed, uses electrical shocks to change its students' unruly behavior, and is the only center of its kind in the country.
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Melissa Jeltsen |
01-24-2008 |
Education
Tags: education
Never-Never Landnew
Can Gov. Patrick's Readiness Project bring funding equality to Massachusetts public schools?
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Cara Bayles |
01-24-2008 |
Education
'Teeth': Worse than Consequential Pre-Marital Sexnew
It's hard to decide which is more disturbing: a movie about a cock-chomping vag with a razor-sharp bite, or the fact that somebody thought making said movie was a good idea in the first place.
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David Wildman |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
The Von Bondies: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Divorcenew
Like the bemused children of guilt-ridden divorced parents, Von Bondies' fans are eager for Jason Stollsteimer and company to make up for lost time.
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Martin Caballero |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Von Bondies
'27 Dresses': A Tulle Catastrophenew
Here are some things to do on a Friday night that are preferable to seeing 27 Dresses: get a colonoscopy, file tax forms, stab yourself repeatedly in the eyes.
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Polly Furth |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
Is Boston a Racist City?new
Chris Matthews' post-primary accusation gets some face time with ex-mayor Flynn, who calls it "a real cheap shot."
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Cara Bayles |
01-16-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Massachusetts Set to Penalize Uninsured in 2008new
If you've been living in an uninsured cave for the past year, now would be a good time to crawl out. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority spent hours last week discussing exactly how they'll punish your lazy ass for not getting health care.
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Cris Rodriguez |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
