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Archives for July 2016
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? LOST
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: I DO WHAT I WANT
PARTY POOPERS: BLUE AND RED STALWARTS SHOULD STOP ATTACKING MINOR PARTY SUPPORTERS
The RNC and DNC pageants are barely over, the presidential election is still over three months off, and yet major party stalwarts are already trying to police the growing margins of their parties and guilt trip them into voting against their consciences.
THE RETURN OF JACKIE CHAN: “DRUNKEN MASTER” COMES BACK TO BOSTON
The greatest filmmakers leave you asking questions. And when the filmmaker is Jackie Chan, the question stays the same: “How the fuck did he do that?” The Brattle Theatre recently began a seven-film program of movies starring Chan—each one plays the late show on Saturday, then the early show ...
THE HIGH AND THE MARTY
Boston Mayor Walsh is a lousy anti-addiction spokesperson
MAKE SOME WAVES: WHY ZUMIX RADIO NEEDS YOUR HELP
Help keep multi-generational radio on air as it moves to a dial near you.
SUMMER BREW: NOTCH BREWERY & TAPROOM
The brewery that session beer built
DEAR READER: 2/28/16
Letters from us and you
MASSROOTS: THE RELATIVELY SHORT BUT NONETHELESS INSPIRATIONAL HISTORY OF BOSTON FOR BERNIE
'This was before the first 10,000-person rally, this was before the first 5,000-person rally, this was before the first rally.'
FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 3
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye: Day 3 Newport
THE RIPE STUFF: FRESH PRODUCE TURNS 10
‘I gave it all up for the Good Life.’ An aural history.
MEDICINE FOR A MENDICANT MEDIA
Is there a better alternative to today’s busted model of mendicant journalism? I think so. The one least discussed in this country in this era, but perhaps the most important.
FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 2
Day Two at Newport Folk Fest Is Hotter Than a Smoke Show and Kris Kristofferson is Everywhere
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WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? MISSIONARIES
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: HOT ENOUGH TO FRY AN EGG
FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 1
The Times, They Are A Changin'. Newport Folk Festival delivers diverse, robust billing on day one, with supertrio Case Lang Viers, Raury, and Flight of the Conchords providing highlights on a stacked lineup.
JOHN BREWER’S TAVERN
An independent chain alternative in Malden
WE PARTY ON
Natsu Onoda Power’s The T Party at Company One Theatre
DEAR READER: 7/21/2016
Letters from us and you
BROKEN RECORDS: CAPELESS, AND USELESS
Enforcement of the Massachusetts records law will never happen under Galvin and Healey
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COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: I GOTS ME SOME CRABS
WHEEL OF TUNES: MARISSA NADLER
The Jamaica Plain gothic folk artist tries her luck answering song-inspired questions.
Capital One Brings Together Local Industry Leaders for a #CapXTalk about Pushing the Status Quo
On Wednesday, Capital One kicked off the Outside the Box festival’s inaugural “Interactive” initiative, designed to celebrate innovation as an art form, with a CapXTalk featuring some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in Boston.
Titled “Reimagining ...
BLACK AND BLUE: THE DUELING WAYS OF VIEWING COP BEHAVIOR IN BOSTON
In the blue view, Boston is the bright exemption when it comes to rampant bad behavior on the force, and police here typically respect the civil rights of residents.
FOTOBOM: PAUL MCCARTNEY @ FENWAY PARK, 17JUL16
At the risk of starting this review on a morbid note, the sudden and unexpected deaths of music giants this year has been nothing short of brutal. David Bowie. Prince. Paul Kantner. George Martin. Just the other day Alan ...
FOTOBOM: PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
Broken Social Scene, Sufjan Stevens, Blood Orange, Savages, and more took over Union Park in Chicago, IL for the annual music festival.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? CRAPS
