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Operators are standing by

Blah Blah Tourism
Here's the ugly truth about Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Jason Levesque.
By AL DIAMON | February 03, 2010

2008 Listravaganza Part 2

The lighter side of music in 2008
Everything you wanted to know about the year in music, in tidy lists of 10.
By BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 05, 2009

The House Bunny

Cheap gags and the requisite amount of T+A
Once again Anna Faris, the only reason to see the Scary Movie franchise, adds undeserved riches to an awful premise.
By TOM MEEK | August 27, 2008

PETA’s Dan Mathews says all animals are equal

Activism
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.
By KATE MAYHEW | April 23, 2008

The French are coming

Justice and Busy P bring the Ed Banger sound to Boston
The launch of an extensive North American tour sponsored by MySpace that comes to the Paradise this Saturday.
By BEN WESTHOFF | March 10, 2008

Dance Monkey: Lizz Winstead

A visiting comic in the hot seat
It will be called Harry Pott-him .
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 16, 2007

Cattle call

Love humans, don’t eat them
Does anyone else find it ironic that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is treating human beings like pieces of meat?
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | April 11, 2007

Stringer in a strange land

Is Borat laughing at you?
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
By PETER KEOUGH | February 20, 2007

The big sneer

Welcome to pseudo reality, where the exotic is everything, characters are reduced to body parts, and viewers flatter themselves
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.
By CHRIS LEHMANN | December 28, 2006

Hunting the wild Klosterman

Things about the pop-culture writer that are true, things that might be true, and something that isn’t true at all
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 from Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (mp3)
By CAMILLE DODERO | October 05, 2006

Pedro, Borat, and a castrato

The 31st Toronto International Film Festival
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.
By GERALD PEARY | September 20, 2006

They're watching you

Bugged Levis, unauthorized sex tapes, leaked medical records — is nothing sacred anymore?
A guide for privacy for Mainers and beyond.
By SARA DONNELLY | August 30, 2006

Flashbacks: July 14, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Sam MacLaughlin and Hannah Van-Susteren.
By EDITORIAL | July 12, 2006

Flashbacks: June 30, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Whitney Kimball and Hannah Van-Susteren.
By EDITORIAL | June 28, 2006

How to blow your tax refund

There’s a lot of weird crap out there. We’re here to help you wade through it.
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.
By MIKE MILIARD | May 01, 2006

Crossword: 'trick or threat'

I'll go with the latter
Swimming pool with a sewing kit dumped in it?
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."
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS was hot to trot Wednesday with strong showings from dramas "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: NY."
By Mike Smith | December 18, 2005