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Imago hosts the ‘2010 RISCA Fellowship Exhibit’
The standout piece in the "2010 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition" is Alison Owen's hand-drawn wallpaper installation.
By GREG COOK | February 10, 2010

Iris Apfel at PEM, Mary McFadden at MassArt
If you were going to recount the evolution of hippie guy fashion, you might say that what began with psychedelic ruffled shirts and corduroy pants in 1968 has in late middle age split into two streams: collarless white button-down shirts, usually buttoned right up to the neck and worn with a black vest, and Hawaiian shirts.
By GREG COOK | November 24, 2009

Victorian jewel

A fictional setting that never fades
What price beauty? That's the question lovely Grace Hammer has to answer as her world begins to fall apart.
By CLEA SIMON | September 09, 2009

Tiga | Ciao!

Last Gang (2009)
This Montreal-based electro-house dude made his name with slyly straight-faced covers of Nelly's "Hot in Herre" and Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night," and on his second studio disc, he doesn't appear hugely concerned that his original material should sound all that original.
By MIKAEL WOOD | June 15, 2009

Max Ophüls at the Harvard Film Archive

Plaisir d’Ophüls
Max at the Harvard Film Archive
By STEVE VINEBERG | January 20, 2009

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Flora, fauna, and the female figure

Art Nouveau Jewelry at the MFA, ‘Players’ on MIT’s Media Test Wall, and ‘Nascent’ at NESAD
The Art Nouveau movement of the late-19th/early-20th century distanced itself from the mass production of the Industrial Revolution with elaborate, one-of-a-kind works made from unusual materials.
By RANDI HOPKINS | July 15, 2008

Mixed mediums

‘Jackals and Jerks,’ ‘Domain Error,’ and ‘Protest’
A current running under “Jackals and Jerks,” a group show at Stairwell Gallery, is the thrills and worries of today’s technological, synthetic, bioengineered SimCity world.
By GREG COOK | June 24, 2008

Man of the Century

The late, great Bo Diddley helped put Lupo’s on the map
Bo Diddley, a particular favorite of Lupo, was the first “name” performer to play the club.
By PHILLIPE + JORGE | June 04, 2008

The Big Hurt: Here come the summer fests

‘Excellent entertainment-value propositions’ for all!
Look alive, alt-metal fans. Time to polish the wallet chain, spray some Febreze on the ol’ cargo shorts, and dye your goatee purple for maximum extremeness: festival season is nearly upon us!
By DAVID THORPE | May 07, 2008

DJ Drama

Gangsta Grillz: The Album | Atlantic
The West Coast is conspicuously under-represented.
By ANDREW GRAHAM | December 26, 2007

The princess bride

Disney weds girlish fantasy with adult desire for, er, girlish fantasy
When it comes to weddings, at this point in my life, I have no idea what I should want.
By SHARON STEEL | December 12, 2007

Faux and Fabulous

Kenneth Jay Lane’s classy costume jewelry at the RISD Museum
Lane seems forever a child of the ’60s: psychedelia, India, and all that.
By GREG COOK | October 30, 2007

Show fetish

The MFA’s new ‘Walk This Way’ exhibit traces the history of footwear fashion, from sandals to stilettos
Ever since Salvatore Ferragamo designed the first stiletto heel in 1955, podiatrists have faced a steady stream of female patients seeking physical relief from their devotion to fashion over function.
By SHARON STEEL | September 26, 2007

Bust Stop

Leaves from a crimestopper's notebook
This article originally appeared in the July 27, 1982 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By RENEE LOTH | July 23, 2007

How to be a Brit

(Or just look like one)
This article originally appeared in the June 19, 1987 issue of the Boston Phoenix .
By MIMI COUCHER | June 21, 2007

June 12, 2007

Tuesday
Tuesday
By SYMBOLINE DAI | June 06, 2007

Pimping ain't easy

Sports blotter: "Hard out there for a pimp" edition
The funniest thing, of course, is that, in college, he played for a team called the Beavers .
By MATT TAIBBI | May 16, 2007

Dancing queen

Bramhall Square
Cowboy says I can’t dance.
By CAITLIN SHETTERLY | April 11, 2007

Here’s to you

Melanie Fiander’s “One Minute Introduction”
“Hey there, Mr. Jason Simon. My name is Melanie Fiander, and this is my film.”
By CHRIS THOMPSON | March 28, 2007

Phoenix reaps NEPA glory

It's all about us
The Phoenix newspapers and thePhoenix.com were major winners in this year’s New England Press Association (NEPA) Better Newspaper Competition.
By CLIF GARBODEN | February 14, 2007

Grace notes

Sacred Hearts , States of Grace
Among the shows that open each season, a few stand out like a pair of stiletto heels spotted in a swarm of rubber-soled footwear.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | January 30, 2007

January 25, 2007

Thursday
First-quarter moon in Taurus. VOC 4:50 to 8:28 am. I've said it before, I'll say it again: shopping when the moon is in Taurus is an excellent idea, particularly if you're looking for turtlenecks (well, it's been cold sometimes ), scarfs, mufflers, neckties, necklaces, and, well, you get the picture. Taurus should be cautious however, because Venus in Aquarius is saying, “Yo, bulls — you really going to wear that?” (Aquarius, of course, is a friend to all this month).
By SYMBOLINE DAI | January 24, 2007

Goodbye to Gallery Agniel/Martina & Co.

City watch
In the fall of 2004, gallerist Sara Agniel and jewelry designer Martina Windels joined forces, moving Gallery Agniel into Martina & Company’s storefront at 120 North Main St. in Providence.
By GREG COOK | January 10, 2007

The new U

Sports blotter: Buckeye edition
Slowly, imperceptibly, the cumulative arrest record of current and former Ohio State University Buckeye football players is approaching the status of great football crime families, nearing the Olympus where live giants like Miami and Florida State.
By MATT TAIBBI | November 01, 2006

Tag your feet

Kicks
The owners of Cream, the new sneaker boutique on Market Street that’s become a hang-out for area hip hoppers, recently enlisted local graffiti artist Rich to custom-decorate their limited-edition shoes.
By SARA DONNELLY | September 13, 2006

Well dressed

Costume is character for David T. Howard
It could be as simple as a power tie or stiletto heels, but what people wear conveys the first impression we get, subliminally or blatantly, about the kind of person they are.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 05, 2006

Looking for a love

An imagined guide to hookups and taped-together missed conversations
Your eyes met across the (bar/theater/bath house).
By JESSICA GROSE | August 30, 2006

All that glitters is not ethical gold

Hidden costs
Consider this when you’re looking for the perfect engagement ring: producing an average gold band generates about 20 tons of cyanide-infused waste.
By ANDREW FOX | August 09, 2006