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Oversharingnew

When the cops subpoena your Facebook information, here's what Facebook sends the cops.

Boston Phoenix | Carly Carioli | 04-10-2012 | Tech

Where Does Your Data Go When You Die?new

In the absence of meaningful state or federal regulation regarding post-mortem rights in cyberspace, a so-called digital death industry is booming.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 06-10-2011 | Tech

Tags: DataInherit, Entrustet

Look at This Fucking Hipster Weddingnew

Marching down the aisle with mustache parties, woodland creatures, and letterpress — lots and lots of letterpress.

Boston Phoenix | Eugenia Williamson | 05-26-2011 | Culture

Tags: weddings, hipsters, hipster culture, fucking hipsters

Is Net Neutrality Doomed to Failure?new

The debate over net neutrality hasn't gotten much smarter since 2006, when Ted Stevens, of Alaska, opposed the Net Neutrality Act by infamously declaring that the Internet was "a series of tubes" -- but it has intensified along predictable partisan fault lines.

Boston Phoenix | Carly Carioli | 04-11-2011 | Tech

Tags: net neutrality, Congress, media, internet

The Rise and Uncertain Future of 'Pirate' Radio in Bostonnew

If there's any hope for unlicensed stations to go legit, it's the Local Community Radio Act, passed by Congress in December after a 10-year campaign by proponents of hyper-local radio. However, details of how the legislation will be administrated are still hazy. And some experts say the measure comes too late, and with too little backbone.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 04-11-2011 | Media

Tags: Local Community Radio Act, pirate radio, FCC, low-powered radio

How the Boston Rock Scene Grew Up, Got Real Jobs, and Became — Freemasons?new

The all-seeing eye of rock and roll.

Boston Phoenix | Eugenia Williamson | 02-17-2011 | Culture

Tags: The Da Vinci Code, KISS, Black Sabbath, Fred Flintstone, Ian Adams, Knights of Columbus, Rock City Crimewave, Ted Nugent

The Sound of Tyrannynew

System of a Down's Serj Tankian soundtracks the A.R.T.'s production of Prometheus Bound.

Boston Phoenix | Daniel Brockman | 02-17-2011 | Performance

Tags: Serj Tankian, System of a Down

14 Clip-and-Send Valentinesnew

Sometimes it's hard to express how you feel to that special person.

Boston Phoenix | Paint Pens in Purses | 02-14-2011 | Recreation

Tags: Valentines Day

Fake Gays Not Protesting IFC-Distributed Rape Filmnew

Last week, I got an e-mail with a real honker of a subject line: "Most Controversial Film — More Dangerous than Wikileaks?" It claimed that a new film, Victim, contains a rape scene so realistic that "gay-rights activists and anti-rape groups tried to get it banned."

Boston Phoenix | Eugenia Williamson | 02-03-2011 | Commentary

Tags: LGBT, Rape, IFC

Experts Predict the Boston of the Futurenew

Over the past few weeks, we asked several dozen trendsetters and soothsayers to fondle their crystal balls, and tell us when we might be able to follow bike paths from Franklin Park to Park Street, shop at a glistening new Filene's, and sip drinks on a waterfront that resembles downtown Dubai.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 01-25-2011 | Commentary

Tags: Boston, Fenway, Tom Menino

Understanding the Legacy of John F. Kennedynew

January 20, 1961. On this day 50 years ago, John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidential odyssey. By the time it ended 1000 days later in blood and tears in Dallas, Kennedy had transformed himself from a son of Boston into a citizen of the world.

Boston Phoenix | Editorial | 01-24-2011 | Commentary

Tags: Martin Luther King, Ted Kennedy, JFK