AltWeeklies Wire
7 of the Geekiest Sex Toys Ever Madenew
It's a common misconception that nerds don't have sex. On the contrary. Nerds have more sex, and weirder sex, than you're having.
Boston Phoenix |
S.I. Rosenbaum |
02-10-2011 |
Sex
The Secret Life of a Charlestown Drug Dealernew
Hickey flipped for the Feds — and lived to make a movie about it.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
02-07-2011 |
Drugs
Should Sportswriters be Allowed to Gamble on Sports?new
Financial reporters aren't allowed to buy stock in companies they cover. Political reporters often go so far as to not vote in order to keep their claims of objectivity legitimate. But many sports reporters -- gatekeepers of all the juicy tidbits that could sway public opinion on a game, either in Vegas or with a local bookmaker -- think nothing of placing a wager themselves.
Boston Phoenix |
Sean Kerrigan |
02-03-2011 |
Media
Beyond Espionagenew
Not long after WikiLeaks entered the international lexicon, the question became not whether the United States government would prosecute founder Julian Assange, but how?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate, Kyle Smeallie |
01-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Maddow to Media: Come Out of the Closetnew
Koppel blames journalism woes on cable TV, Maddow, Olbermann fight back.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
11-18-2010 |
Media
The New Combat Zone?new
The recent murders in Mattapan only hint at the problems that fester on and around Blue Hill Avenue.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-25-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Bill O'Reilly On Pornnew
Bill O’Reilly is many things. He’s loud. He’s popular. He can be a bit rude. And as some suspect, he might be too smart for what he’s saying.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Miller |
08-26-2010 |
Media
Tags: Bill O'Reilly
Is Micro-News the Future?new
AOL thinks so, and the Boston Globe and GateHouse are fighting back.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-23-2010 |
Media
Tags: Boston Globe, AOL
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
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
One Couple Questions the Legality of Straight Marriagenew
If the New York State Senate does not address, or votes down, same-sex marriage before the end of this year, Matthew D'Olimpio and Rachel Murch D'Olimpio, a Brooklyn couple, will seek to have their marriage officially annulled on the grounds that it is "discriminatory and unconstitutional."
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-02-2009 |
Children & Families
Can Harvard's Superstar Atheist Greg Epstein Save Nonbelief from Itself?new
The nonbelief community is now embroiled in its own feud, in which the contemptuous "New Atheists" are pitted against the softer humanists, led by Harvard chaplain Greg Epstein.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-30-2009 |
Religion
Is it Too Late to Save the World's Oceans?new
Like seafood? Us too. Too bad there might not be any of it left by 2048, considering how poorly we treat the planet's marine ecosystems. In fact, between climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices, we are essentially murdering the globe's oceans.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-18-2009 |
Environment
Boston's Rat Population Explodes Amongst Economic Collapsenew
With more and more foreclosed and abandoned properties making it harder for planners and exterminators to combat pestilence, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggests that Boston's rodent problem is only getting worse.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
11-16-2009 |
Animal Issues
Courthouse Bomber to Speak About Social Changenew
After it was initially canceled, a controversial talk by a radical activist will go on at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Ray Luc Levasseur, who became a radical in part due to his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, will talk on campus in connection with a symposium on "social change."
Boston Phoenix |
Rick Wormwood |
11-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
