COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: BLACK FRIDAY
Archives for November 2014
THE STRIP BAR: LET THE RAIN COME
SECRET ASIAN MAN: WHITE PRIVILEGE
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? HANDSOME
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THE CLEAN-UP: HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS A LITTLE MORE GROOMED, YOU ANIMALS
IMAGE BY TAK TOYOSHIMA @TAKTOYOSHIMA
Guys, just because you have a patch of dense hair follicle foliage on your back flank steaks, doesn’t mean it has to stay that way.
But instead of attempting to wax myself (I have no idea how that would even be possible) I checked out the revamped upper ...
BLUNT TRUTH: REISSUING A CHALLENGE FOR GOV-ELECT BAKER, WHO IS TEAMING UP WITH MAYOR WALSH TO FIGHT THE INEVITABLE
Image by Tak Toyoshima
About halfway through November, MassLive reported that Charlie Baker will campaign against an expected marijuana legalization initiative in 2016. As justification, ...
WELLNESS FOR DEGENERATES: FEED THE FLOW
Gratitude is a pretty common theme for Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t make it any less poignant. Giving thanks is something we should practice every day, but it doesn’t hurt that there’s a specific day in which we celebrate by hosing turkey and gravy and potatoes and several piles of delicious ...
COUNCILOR JACKSON HOLDS COURT IN THE MIDDLE OF MASS AVE DURING #BOSTON4FERGUSON PROTEST
Image by Chris Faraone
More than a few elected officials showed at the community meeting held last night at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury. From longtime State Rep. Byron Rushing, to Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley, to Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor-elect Charlie Baker, well ...
#BOSTON4FERGUSON DISPATCH AND ANALYSIS: THE BIGGEST HUB PROTEST IN YEARS COULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED AT A BETTER TIME
Images by Chris Faraone
Last night reminded me of an Ethan Hawke film called The Purge, in which for one night every year Americans are allowed to commit homicide. Extreme, sure, and there’s obviously no need for murder. Nevertheless, the movie has a point in that we stand ...
PICS FROM THE BIGGEST PROTEST IN THE HUB IN YEARS #BOSTON4FERGUSON
We’re not even close to finished processing tonight’s protest, which is still roaring at the time of this post, with heads chanting, “Cops are not above the law” at Dewey Square. What began as a rally in Roxbury at 7pm spun into well over 1,000 people marching through Dudley ...
FREE RADICAL: FOUR PEOPLE WHO SHOULD SHUT UP AND LISTEN ABOUT FERGUSON
WAIT-FOR-THE-FACTS WILLIE
No matter how many actual “facts” come out, this person is waiting for the rest of them. They just know that somewhere out there is the nugget that will come falling out of the sky, and that will shine so bright it will put this whole ordeal to rest. Willie ...
PEARL HARBOR: AFGHANISTAN WAR VET OPENS KITCHEN IN FOOD-LESS JP DIVE
IMAGE BY MIKE SHWARTZ
On a Saturday morning just after 11am, Albert Pisani is peeling the translucent skin off onions he sliced the night before. He put them through a multistep process: rinse, dip in batter, and toss in breadcrumbs. He makes four onion rings at a time.
“We’re a dive ...
INDUSTRY DIFFERS WITH JOURNEYMAN PARTNER’S SLAM ON KENDALL SQUARE
IMAGE VIA SCOTT MURRY @HOTDOGTACO
We caught wind of a little chatter on the interwebs that surfaced after the Improper Bostonian ran an article quoting one of the Journeyman partners, Diana Kudayarova, discussing their forthcoming sibling ...
FOTOBOM: DANIEL LANOIS WITH BRIAN BLADE AT BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
Hopping and howling as the opening act, The Sand Man, sang sweet blues, the Brighton Music Hall had an enthusiastic crowd. Sand Man’s voice was raspy yet fluent. People crowded close to the stage, nodding their heads and tapping their feet while swaying back and forth. But as Daniel Lanois ...
BAR HAVOC: WHINE AND WINE
*SPIRITUAL RE-ENACTMENT IMAGE COURTESY OF EVERYONE WHO’S EVER BEEN HORRIBLY BOMBED IN THE CAN.
It was apparent she was drunk when I sat down.
Her makeup was smeared and her hair had given up, the tracks of her extensions sticking out more and more every time she attempted to run her ...
THE YOGA WARS: FROM HOLISTICS TO HIP-HOP, SURVEYING THE TWISTED WORLD OF BOSTON’S PURIST-VERSUS-MAINSTREAM WELLNESS RIFT
Illustrations by Chris Delorenzo
As I attempt a graceful flow from a standard downward dog position into a more restful child’s pose, a classic R&B jam from the ’90s guides me through the motions:
...
If you’re horny, let’s ...
IDOL WORSHIP: BEVERLY NATIVE ANGIE MILLER BREAKS THROUGH
Photo courtesy of Angie Miller
You know the story: Talented young singer auditions on “American Idol,” takes country by storm, wins competition, sells out arena tour, gets a movie vehicle and cruises through a career laced with platinum plaques.
Or at least that’s how it was ...
WRESTLEMANIAC: IN ‘FOXCATCHER,’ EMPTY PATRIOTISM GETS PINNED
Within every unbalanced power dynamic, there are two points of view that can never see eye to eye no matter how united they may appear. The reasons a soldier may enlist have nothing to do with why wars are declared. A worker may enjoy their job, but their interests will never be fully aligned with ...
MEDIA FARM: PLEASE STOP COMPARING FERGUSON TO THE BOSTON MASSACRE
We spent last night like every other journalist in Boston: searching Google and Twitter for “Ferguson” and “Boston.” Then for “Boston” and “Ferguson.” Then for different combinations with hashtags, then “Boston” and “riot.” And so on.
We’re not ashamed to admit ...
FOTOBOM: 50 CENT AT HOB
50 Cent and the G Unit rolled through Boston at the House of Blues last weekend. Dressed sharp in a Celtics jacket and plenty of gold to pop, the show was hot. Check out the photos below.
BOSTON ACTIVISTS PREPARE FOR TUESDAY PROTESTS, BOTH HERE AND IN FERGUSON
Images of 10.25.15 Black Lives Matter march by Chris Faraone
When the disappointing grand jury verdict swung down in Ferguson, Missouri last night, Daunasia Yancey, like so many other Americans, was glued to cable news and social media.
But as one of the point people behind the ...
LOOKS LIKE BILL COSBY WON’T NEED THAT FAVOR FROM THE MASS LEGISLATURE ANYMORE
MAYOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ‘FENWAY’S 30-SECOND CINEMA’
The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and the Boston Art Commission announced the winners of “Fenway’s ...
INTERVIEW: DENITIA & SENE GO GENRE MELDING TONIGHT AT MID EAST
"I think we lucked out. In my older brother's generation, you had to pick a genre. These days, kids don’t care."
SPECIAL: UNHAPPY MADISON: FIRST SEMESTER STORIES FROM ONE OF BOSTON’S MOST TROUBLED SCHOOLS, AS TOLD BY THE STUDENTS
BY RONJAY BEASLEY, TAJAE SMITH, AND THE YOUTH OF MADISON PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Following student-led protests outside Madison Park High School at the start of fall semester, the press paid notable attention to the disorganized state of Boston’s public vocational institute. Though not sufficiently ...
BOOZING ABROAD: SOUTHIE NATIVE DRINKS GLOBALLY IN NEW TRAVEL CHANNEL SHOW
An actor by trade who lives in LA, Jack Maxwell has been preparing for a gig that involves bouncing around the globe to share exotic (and sometimes ceremonial or religious) hooch amid colorful stories with locals since boyhood.
Maxwell, a Boston native who grew up in the Southie projects as an ...
SECRET ASIAN MAN: WHEELCHAIR WILLIE
LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: 6 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Let’s all just hope the nearby Cambridge Street tunnel renovation doesn’t take as long. Read more about the new Harvard Art Museums here.
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COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: HAND-TURKEY
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? MOO
Buy WFB? Books HERE
www.whats4breakfast.com
www.pattkelley.com
Own this original strip
(watercolor and ink painting)
Comes with the book WFB The First Forty, only $25/shipping included. Buy it HERE
