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Chomsky to Occupy: move to the next stage

Words from the guru
Noam Chomsky has advice for the Occupy movement, whose encampments all over the country are being swept away by police.
By LANCE TAPLEY | December 23, 2011

Deep tracks and minutiae for music lovers, rich and poor

Box-set match
Ah, box-set season, that time of year when you go to your nearest record store, looking for gifts for that special someone you know who would really appreciate a super-cool addition to their record collection.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 09, 2011

Holiday treasure hunt

We search high and low for great gifts at thrift and secondhand shops
Is it trash or treasure? The editorial team here at the Portland Phoenix compiled this year's incarnation of our annual local gift guide by searching for diamonds in the rough.
By DEIRDRE FULTON, NICHOLAS SCHROEDER, AND JEFF INGLIS | December 07, 2011

The best places to lace 'em up

Run for it!
Rhode Island was founded by a man on the run, so it's no surprise the state has become a runner's paradise.
By PHILIP EIL | September 27, 2011

Their cheating hearts

Literary Lites
When Kristina Newman-Scott took over as director of programs for the Boston Center for the Arts in January, she was surprised at its lack of literary offerings.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | September 21, 2011

Nutrition Tips

Big Fat Whale
Serving Size 9 panels.
By BRIAN MCFADDEN | September 06, 2011

Tips for young artists

Express your self; bus fumes; bands behind bars
This region of the country is, and always has been, a magnet for artists. If I spent some time thinking about why this is the case, I could probably conjure up a few convincing theories. But that's not my purpose today.
By RUDY CHEEKS | July 13, 2011

Your credibility's shot

Dennis Bailey's political advice falls flat
He used his ability to appeal to a significant minority of the electorate to propel himself and his pals into the governor's office.
By AL DIAMON | May 04, 2011

Don't be an idiot

What we wish someone had told us about making the best of the college experience
We're all idiots when we're 18. We're all idiots for the first half of our 20s, and longer, for some. By saying so, we're not trying to insult anyone.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | January 27, 2011

Gina Gionfriddo on the art of playwriting

Character studies
Although playwright Gina Gionfriddo was raised in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island has also made its contributions, since she polished her writing skills at Brown University, where in the late 1990s she sought out eventual Pulitzer winner Paula Vogel and her MFA playwriting program, attracted by the kind of dark comedy Vogel was coming up with.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | January 18, 2011

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Know what you're doing

Governors: listen to your legislators
Any idiot can be governor. I'm not saying Republican Governor-elect Paul LePage is such an idiot. But if it turns out he is, it's comforting to know that it won't make much difference.
By AL DIAMON | November 11, 2010