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2019: WE HAVE 11 YEARS TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 26, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

In last week’s column looking back at “2018: The Year in Global Warming,”  I reviewed the dire threat posed to humanity and our environment by climate change, and concluded with the following:

 

The big question for Bostonians and anyone ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 2030, adaptation, Apparent Horizon, Boston, china, Climate Change, coal, Column, development, Fourth National Climate Assessment, france, gas, Germany, global warming, IPCC, japan, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, migration, new england, news, oil, Paris Agreement, Politics, poor, survival, third world, UK, united nations, United States, US

CRITICAL UPDATE: LOBOTOMASS CONT.

Written by JONATHAN RILEY Posted June 13, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Softbank, maker of a robot named Pepper that can “read human emotion,” is apparently stepping up its involvement in the AI sector.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: AI, Boston, Boston Dynamics, DEI, innovation, japan, Jonathan Riley, Lobotomass, Pentagon, robots, SoftBank, technology

SPECIAL FEATURE: HOW TO SAVE THE PLANET FROM ENVIRONMENTAL RUIN IN THE AGE OF TRUMP

Written by ALASTAIR BLAND Posted November 16, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“First we need a president who acknowledges that climate change exists.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: acidification, Barack Obama, china, Climate Change, climate change deniers, Environment, global warming, japan, Paris Climate Talks, Sabbatini, U.S. Department of Agriculture

SHONEN KNIFE: WHY THE JAPANESE TRIO STILL ROCKS 30 YEARS LATER

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 7, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

The band that captured the hearts of Nirvana and Sonic Youth talk cult followings, DIY ethos, and the secret to writing a good punk song.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2016, Adventure, Birthing Hips, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, Interview, japan, middle east upstairs, Music, Nirvana, punk rock, Shepherdess, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth

FOTOBOM: MONO + HOLLY HUNT @ THE MIDDLE EAST, SAT 6.13

Written by SCOTT MURRY Posted June 14, 2015 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

The Middle East Club was a relaxing place last night as Mono set the mood with their saturated orchestral rock and Holly Hunt opened with meditative, sludging tones.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: drone, heavy, Holly Hunt, instrumentalist rock, japan, Middle East Club, minimal, MONO, Scott Murry

NOISEMAKERS: MELT-BANANA DO AMERICA BETTER THAN AMERICANS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 21, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Japanese noise rock duo Melt-Banana talk international struggles, karaoke, and hanging with Steve Albini.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, Dig, DigBoston, great scott, Ichirou Agata, Interview, japan, Jim O'Rourke, Melt-Banana, Nina Corcoran, Noise Rock, Shellac, Steve Albini, Yasuko Onuki

RAMEN HEAVEN: A NEW HARVARD SQUARE CHAIN RESTAURANT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET BEHIND

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted March 3, 2015 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Finding yourself championing the success of an international chain is not a common experience these days.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: broth, harvard square, Hitoshi Hatanaka, japan, japanese, miso, noodles, pork bone, ramen, santouka, Shinagawa, tonkotsu

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