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A Bathroom Tour of Bostonnew
You've seen the "Doors of Dublin" poster. The Phoenix offers an local alternative for dorm-room art.
Boston Phoenix |
k. bonami and G. Turner |
09-04-2008 |
Comedy
Need an Answer? Ask ChaChanew
Online truth-seekers are discovering some very old-school options to Google searches — services such as Cha-Cha, where real people get your answers for you.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin E. Curran |
09-04-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
A Guide to Boston's Secret Trove of Peculiar Artifactsnew
There are peculiar piece of history tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Boston–area archives -- from death masks to a book bound in human skin.
Boston Phoenix |
Jacqueline Houton |
08-28-2008 |
History
Giving Away the Gamesnew
A top-secret government memorandum issued by General Administration of Press and Publication, Communist Party of the People's Republic of China and obtained by the Phoenix gives the press its marching orders.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-07-2008 |
Comedy
Is Beijing Ready for Prime Time? No Waynew
I've been living in Beijing since the beginning of July, covering the mad month-long preamble to the Games. My experience has been the polar opposite of what I had read and seen in news stories about how the Chinese are ready and willing to accommodate the Olympic athletes, coaches, spectators, media, and volunteers.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
08-07-2008 |
Sports
Eight Olympians To Watchnew
Sometimes we'd rather root for the unknowns, the underdogs, and the uniques than the professional jerks who are only competing to sweeten their endorsement deals.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-07-2008 |
Sports
Chicks Who Kick: The Other Kind of Celtic Dancenew
I had to put my hostilities aside this past Thursday night when I headed down to the Roxy for the Boston Celtics' 2008-'09 Dance Team final auditions. After months of training, 40 hopefuls from across the country (and one from Australia) came together to compete for 17 spots (a tribute to the World Champions' 17 titles) on next season’s squad.
Boston Phoenix |
Neely Steinberg |
07-31-2008 |
Sports
Me and My Tattoos: One Man's Inky Voyage Toward Meaningnew
Ever meet a guy -- an annoying, preening, cocky guy -- who was more than a little self-satisfied about his bodywork? The kind of guy who wants to tell you the back-story to every tattoo he ever got? Yeah, us too.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-31-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, tatoos
Absinthe Madnessnew
When it was illegal, the legendary intoxicant was cool, but that's all over now. And at what price? (An illustrated update.)
Boston Phoenix |
Karl Stevens & Gustavo Turner |
07-17-2008 |
Comedy
Wait, Who Is This?new
Andrew Earles and Jeffrey Jensen shine the dim light of cultural obscurity on the prank phone call.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-17-2008 |
Performance
Not-So-Pretty Facebooknew
Yes, we all hate them. You thought you were done with cliques in high school, but social-networking sites have brought them back with a vengeance.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-17-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Multiple Superhero Disordernew
What the current crop of superhero movies tells us about ourselves, the Obama campaign, and America's identity crisis.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-10-2008 |
Commentary
Drag Kings Flip the Script on Gender Impersonationnew
Why can't a woman be more like a man? In Boston's drag-king subculture, they're remarkably similar.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin Curran |
07-10-2008 |
Culture
Tags: drag, drag kings
In Praise of Ultimate Fightingnew
This is a dangerous year for America. Next year will be worse. Can it be a coincidence, I ask rhetorically, that we have all of a sudden become very interested in watching highly trained men smack the shit out of each other? In choke-outs, elbow strikes, and roundhouse kicks to the head?
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-26-2008 |
Sports
John Howard is Climbing the Ranks of Mixed Martial Arts, One Chokehold at a Timenew
While MMA is bogged down by the confusing number of competing organizations that govern it, John "Doomsday" Howard remains Boston’s brightest hope in a brutal sport that, of late, has earned unprecedented levels of attention.
Boston Phoenix |
Jonathan Seitz |
06-26-2008 |
Sports
