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Operators are standing by
Here's the ugly truth about Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Jason Levesque.
Blah Blah Tourism
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AL DIAMON
| February 05, 2010
2008 Listravaganza Part 2
Everything you wanted to know about the year in music, in tidy lists of 10.
The lighter side of music in 2008
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BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF
| January 05, 2009
The House Bunny
Once again Anna Faris, the only reason to see the Scary Movie franchise, adds undeserved riches to an awful premise.
Cheap gags and the requisite amount of T+A
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TOM MEEK
| August 27, 2008
PETA’s Dan Mathews says all animals are equal
With its boldest gambit yet — offering $1 million to the person who can create “commercially viable” fake meat — PETA continues to push boundaries in its fight for animal rights.
Activism
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KATE MAYHEW
| April 23, 2008
The French are coming
The launch of an extensive North American tour sponsored by MySpace that comes to the Paradise this Saturday.
Justice and Busy P bring the Ed Banger sound to Boston
By
BEN WESTHOFF
| March 10, 2008
Dance Monkey: Lizz Winstead
It will be called Harry Pott-him .
A visiting comic in the hot seat
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SARA FAITH ALTERMAN
| July 16, 2007
Cattle call
Does anyone else find it ironic that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is treating human beings like pieces of meat?
Love humans, don’t eat them
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SARA FAITH ALTERMAN
| April 11, 2007
Stringer in a strange land
One principle of comedy is that something is funny if it’s us laughing at them, not the other way around. Watch the trailer for Borat (QuickTime) The anti-Borat: Ali G on DVD; Sergei Dvortsevoy at the HFA. By Gerald Peary
Is Borat laughing at you?
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PETER KEOUGH
| February 20, 2007
The big sneer
On one level, predicting what the future holds for American pop culture is painfully easy. Just cast your eyes across the Atlantic to see what the European purveyors of reality television have on the drawing boards.
Welcome to pseudo reality, where the exotic is everything, characters are reduced to body parts, and viewers flatter themselves
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CHRIS LEHMANN
| December 28, 2006
Hunting the wild Klosterman
He is Charles John “Chuck” Klosterman: pop-culture critic, four-time author, celebrity profiler, Esquire columnist, ESPN Page 2 sportswriter, former Spin senior editor, unrepentant Billy Joel fan. And he makes girls spit. Chuck Klosterman reads f
Things about the pop-culture writer that are true, things that might be true, and something that isn’t true at all
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CAMILLE DODERO
| October 05, 2006
Pedro, Borat, and a castrato
As usual, dedicated film critics were too occupied seeing four or five movies a day to note the swarm of A-list celebrities at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival.
The 31st Toronto International Film Festival
By
GERALD PEARY
| September 20, 2006
They're watching you
A guide for privacy for Mainers and beyond.
Bugged Levis, unauthorized sex tapes, leaked medical records — is nothing sacred anymore?
By
SARA DONNELLY
| August 30, 2006
Flashbacks: July 14, 2006
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Sam MacLaughlin and Hannah Van-Susteren.
The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
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EDITORIAL
| July 12, 2006
Flashbacks: June 30, 2006
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Whitney Kimball and Hannah Van-Susteren.
The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
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EDITORIAL
| June 28, 2006
How to blow your tax refund
For the first time in seven years, this penurious typist will be receiving tax refund instead of having to fork over a check to Uncle Sam.
There’s a lot of weird crap out there. We’re here to help you wade through it.
By
MIKE MILIARD
| May 01, 2006
Crossword: 'trick or threat'
Swimming pool with a sewing kit dumped in it?
I'll go with the latter
By
MATT JONES
| March 02, 2006
CBS wins Wednesday viewers race with crime shows
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS was hot to trot Wednesday with strong showings from dramas "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: NY."
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Mike Smith
| December 18, 2005
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