Issue 13.9

Sex 

KOO-KOO-KA-CHOO

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Hello? Heterosexuals? Your legislators need to hear from you, and they need to hear from you now. And there’s an easy way to make your voice heard: Go to istandwithplannedparenthood.org and add your name to an open letter to Congress, then swing over to plannedparenthood.org, click “Donate,” and give what you can.
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Music 

DIG THIS: THE LOVE LANGUAGE

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Stuart McLamb got really drunk and wrote some songs about his ex-girlfriend, and got a hit band out of the process. Yeah, we’re going to go ahead and say that he won that breakup. Continue reading

LULZ 

POP QUIZ

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Film 

REEL TALK

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MOVIES RATED BY DINOSAURS: Bullitt, Even The Rain, The Adjustment Bureau, Norberto’s Deadline, Beastly. Continue reading

Music 

DIG THIS: MARNIE STERN

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The affably badass mizz Stern’s is known for being one of the most technically proficient guitar virtuosos out there, burning up bridges and fucking up frets. The fact that she opted for Pitchfork darling rather than the frickin’ Met is a serious rout for horn-rimmed music dorks the internet-over. Continue reading

News 

THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

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Three cheers for democracy! Three cheers for capitalism! Three cheers for buying this new edition for you and your friends! Three cheers for our rights as a collective people being met by our faithful and moral government! Wait … Continue reading

Music 

TRAP THEM

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What makes Darker Handcraft so beautiful is their perfected blend of thrash, punk and hardcore with a dash of grind that keeps the pit circling. Continue reading

Film 

KEVIN SMITH

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This Sunday, Kevin Smith pulls into town as part of his Red State Tour, screening his low-budget, high-concept, long-in-coming horror flick. Continue reading

Food and Drinks 

SECOND COURSE: THE INDEPENDENT

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In early January, The Independent announced that they were changing their menu. People were pissed. Continue reading

News 

DIG THIS: MEDIALUSCIOUS DESIGN AND ART REVIEW

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We’re still about five years away from developing the hip slang to properly describe this exhibition, which showcases work by emerging designers and quantum-coded futurebrains of MassArt’s Dynamic Media Institute. Continue reading

Arts 

CHAIN JIVE

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Dan Will’s Chain Jive exhibition is hardly his first at this space, but it’s the first time he’s created interactive pieces made from bicycle mechanisms collected from his weekly visits to the Marshfield town dump. Continue reading

Film 

127 HOURS

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127 Hours is a great reminder to always tell your mom where you’re going. Continue reading