AltWeeklies Wire
Never See TVnew
Striking WGA writers want the TV industry to know "what kind of fantastic blockbusters and hit TV shows and dinner-time background noise that America is missing out on."
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Millard |
12-11-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The GOP's Final Fivenew
With a quintet of candidates still realistically viable, the Republican presidential field gets ready for the playoffs.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
12-11-2007 |
Commentary
The Dictator Slayernew
East Boston's Gene Sharp is soft-spoken, but he makes bad guys from Caracas to Beijing cringe.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
12-11-2007 |
Politics
Pressuring the Pressnew
In Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism, John Byrne Cooke tracks press influence on public opinion from the rabble rousing of the Revolutionary War–era Massachusetts Spy to anti-Bush rants of today's alt press.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fake-News Vacuumnew
What are the consequences of the Writers Guild of America strike in a world where more and more serious-news coverage -- particularly political news -- is coming from fake TV-news programs, such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Suffrage Net Citynew
The web has become key to presidential politics -- we rate the candidates on how they've put Al Gore's invention to use.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: 2008 presidential election, media
Take It for Granitenew
If Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire, she'll be tough to beat for the nomination. But Iowa is up for grabs.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
11-29-2007 |
Commentary
The Tone Collectornew
Baltimore musician, writer, and record-store owner Ian Nagoski's colection of pre-war 78s offers an enigmatic mix of Northumbrian bagpipe music, Javanese gamelan, Greek rebetika, Laotian Buddhist chants, Spanish flamenco, and Ukrainian folk songs.
Boston Phoenix |
Susanna Bolle |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tila Tequila Terrifies Menew
Tila Tequila's ass-ets and what's really scary about this former Pants Off Dance Off phenom turned MTV love object.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
11-15-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Wasted Landnew
Lethal baby farts have been cut, the better for Richard Kelly's doomsaying Donnie Darko follow-up to emphasize more-familiar threats to our national security -- including Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, and Kevin Smith.
Boston Phoenix |
Rob Nelson |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Kelly, Southland Tales
Lou Dobbs in '08?new
Yes, he's a long shot, but no other independent "candidate" has the CNN host's potential, platform, or populist appeal.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
11-15-2007 |
Commentary
Dropkick Husseinsnew
A couple of Boston GIs go step-dancing on Saddam's grave.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-15-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
A Stand Against Silencenew
The American Legion banned Veterans for Peace from marching in Boston's Veteran's Day parade this year, but the guys showed up anyway. So did the cops.
Boston Phoenix |
Neely Steinberg |
11-15-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Steven Colbert: Comedy Rambonew
Colbert is the most dangerous satirist out there, and neither the writers' strike nor his failure to get on the primary ballot will stall his advance for long.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bianculli |
11-15-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
In a Bit of a Jamnew
Rock Band, the follow-up to video-game smash Guitar Hero lets everybody play -- even the weakest link.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
11-15-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
