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By | January 01, 0001

Review: Pontypool

Bruce McDonald deserves some credit for trying
Bruce McDonald's ambitious shaggy-dog story combining elements of Talk Radio , William Burroughs, and Night of the Living Dead succeeds about as well as could be expected.
By PETER KEOUGH | April 15, 2009

The worst word

How F**K became our top taboo term -- and why we need it to stay that way
Then it happens: you look up at the TV screen and see Bono, the lead singer of U2, step up to the podium to accept a statuette for recording the Best Alternative Music album. "We shall continue to abuse our position," he says, "and fuck up the mainstream."
By TIMOTHY GOWER | April 07, 2009

They call me Mr. Lucky

Politics and other mistakes
Nominations are now open for the 2008 award for most politically inept person in Maine.
By AL DIAMON | July 16, 2008

The 100 unsexiest men in the world

Who would Scarlett least like to be with?
Welcome to the first installment of ThePhoenix.com's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World.
By BILL JENSEN & RYAN STEWART | March 27, 2008

Mark Weiner for President?

Superdelegates are not so super in a punitive democracy
There has been much hand-wringing recently over whether superdelegates will hijack the Democrats’ presidential-selection process.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 13, 2008

A Wire runs through it

The HBO drama is spot-on in diagnosing newspapers’ woes
Here’s the scenario: Local ownership sells off a mid-market, well-respected and Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper to a huge media conglomerate in a major American city.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 23, 2008

Excellent Italian interview

Steve Albini speaks
Steve Albini is a pretty nerdy guy.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | October 23, 2007

Can Britney rise again?

It’s tough to be a celebrity on the skids, but even a ‘ticking time-bomb’ can stage a convincing comeback
The first movie star was a woman named Florence Lawrence.
By SHARON STEEL | October 18, 2007

Lessons of the fall

The Papitto controversy reveals some ingrained truths about race and institutions
The fall from grace of Ralph R. Papitto was remarkable in its speed and force.
By IAN DONNIS | July 25, 2007

The numbers may not add up for Cianci’s return to talk radio

Buddywatch
Rhode Islanders are clearly curious about the former mayor of Providence after his five years in the slammer.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | June 06, 2007

A call to action

Fixing hip-hop must come from within
The credits of Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes rolled, and I felt two ways.
By JOE KOSNOW | May 23, 2007

Fresh meat

Letters to the Boston editor
Thanks for the interesting article, but I disagree with your stance on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contest.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | May 02, 2007

Happy to be nappy

Diverse city
First off, apologies to writer bell hooks for swiping the title of her book aimed at little girls, which is a celebration of unprocessed black hair.
By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | May 02, 2007

Hurtful speech

Letters to the Boston editor: April 27, 2007
I can’t remember the last time so many commentators from diverse points of view got together in a kumbaya circle.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | April 25, 2007

Why the Imus cave-in is bad for free speech, radio, and the whole society

Freedom watch
I was never a fan of Don Imus.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE | April 19, 2007

Penguin threads

Need to suit up, monkey?
By PHOENIX STAFF | February 26, 2010

Imus’s downfall is a setback for free speech

Axed
Maybe you hadn’t noticed, but you lost something last week.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | April 18, 2007

The debating game

A few things to keep in mind while watching the Democrats’ first debate
Thursday April 26 marks the first mega-event of the campaign season: the Democrats’ initial debate, to be held in South Carolina.
By STEVEN STARK | April 18, 2007

The 100 unsexiest men 2007: 10-1

These guys couldn't turn on a radio
These guys couldn't turn on a radio
By | April 14, 2007

The 100 unsexiest men 2007: 20-11

These guys couldn't turn on a radio
These guys couldn't turn on a radio
By | April 12, 2007

Worst in breed: Television

The 100 Unsexiest men of 2007
Who are the unsexiest TV men of 2007?
By PHOENIX STAFF | April 12, 2007

Worst in breed: Newsmakers

The 100 Unsexiest men 2007
Who are the unsexiest newsmaking men of 2007?
By PHOENIX STAFF | April 12, 2007

Worst in breed: Media

The 100 Unsexiest men 2007
Who are the unsexiest media men of 2007?
By PHOENIX STAFF | April 12, 2007

Ho, ho, ho

Thoughts on watching the media culture that Don Imus helped spawn turn on the aging turkey
Unless you’ve been busy catching up on your Kierkegaard, you know that radio shock jock Don Imus is in a heap of trouble.
By EDITORIAL | April 11, 2007

Romney's greatest gaffes - 'tar baby' update

He may be the GOP’s new golden boy, but the country doesn’t know Mitt like we do
Even by Mitt Romney’s gaffe-tastic standards, this was a bad one.
By ADAM REILLY | August 02, 2006

Romney’s greatest gaffes — so far

He may be the GOP’s new golden boy, but the country doesn’t know Mitt like we do
All of a sudden, Massachusetts is America’s poster child for health-care reform — and nobody’s happier about that than Governor Mitt Romney, who, as a result, has become a popular dark-horse pick for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
By ADAM REILLY | April 21, 2006

Bo-ston Homicides

Bo Dietl takes on the BPD
If the Boston Police Department thinks the Boston Phoenix has been tough on its homicide squad, wait until they get a load of Robert “Bo” Dietl.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | February 02, 2006

Yes, you should be afraid in ( Matakot ka :P )

As avian flu threatens to kill millions, Bush bets our lives on the free market
As avian flu threatens to kill millions, Bush bets our lives on the free market
By | November 10, 2005