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Cruelty, compassion, and a capuchin, a decade later

The baby in the box
I had tried not to look at the monkey's tits — the result, Janet told me later, of a glandular disorder. They bounced whenever the monkey moved. If you shaved them, they would have been a pretty nice set.
By S.I. ROSENBAUM | August 04, 2011

Karl's cat dreams big

Failure
Karl's cat is too lazy and distracted to get anything done.
By KARL STEVENS | May 09, 2011

Raising chickens within city limits

Backyard pets
Six-year-old Fuchsia Harmon races around the soggy backyard rounding up the family's flock of chickens.
By LEISCHEN STELTER | April 27, 2011

Review: The Elephant In the Living Room

Documentary investigates the suburban animal kingdom
There are more tigers in Texas than in India, according to Michael Webber's award-wining documentary, The Elephant In the Living Room , which plays next weekend at Movies at the Museum at the Portland Museum of Art.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 13, 2011

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Maine's banned breeds

Pariah dogs
I'm a dog slut. I admit that's not an attribute I'm proud to list on my resume, but it still beats being called a "dog person."
By AL DIAMON | September 01, 2010

Review: The Good Heart

Misanthropy and meticulous espresso brewing
Lucas (Paul Dano), an angel-faced homeless man who sings a lullaby to a stray kitten, might be too kind-hearted to live. Jacques (Brian Cox), an apoplectic prick who owns a Bowery bar, is too mean to die.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 12, 2010

Nondeductible charities

Big Fat Whale
"Thanks for the foie gras!"
By BRIAN MCFADDEN | April 08, 2010

Dogging it

The 101 Dalmatians Musical has legs
There isn't much that's cuter than little doggies, except maybe kittens and babies, but try getting them to parade in a line.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 17, 2010

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The power of Cesar

Leader of the Pack
The funniest moments of Cesar Millan's PackPower Tour show at Agganis Arena last Sunday came during intermission, when the three big video screens showed a snippet from "Tsst," the South Park parody episode where the Dog Whisperer goes up against Cartman.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | December 16, 2009

Interview: Cesar Millan

The Dog Whisperer comes to Boston
"Pit bulls are not bred for healing people, or for healing dogs. But because I channel the energy into something more humane, they're using all this pit-bull energy into really making it happen."
By JEFFREY GANTZ | December 09, 2009

The Rolling Stones | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert

ABKCO (2009)
This live 1969 Madison Square Garden set was released at the band's peak, following Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed , preceding Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street , and recorded a week before the disaster at Altamont.
By JON GARELICK | December 09, 2009

Over the top pet products

Hoopleville
Dog-cat suits
By DAVID KISH | October 29, 2009

Bozzio's a somewhat missing person on the west coast

Cat Crazy Dept.
As she awaits a retrial on animal-cruelty charges in New Hampshire, Missing Persons frontwoman Dale Bozzio’s troubles continue in Southern California, where she faces eviction from her San Fernando Valley home over $4400 in missing rent payments.
By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | October 21, 2009

Freudian trip

Esoteric drops reality rap on Saving Seamus Ryan
Hip-hop is faker than Vince McMahon's business plan and tan combined. Pussy-whipped MCs who sling Whoppers rhyme about bagging blow and smacking ho's; even cats who actually do poison their communities exaggerate their hood credentials.
By CHRIS FARAONE | October 06, 2009

Photos: King Richard's Faire 2009

King Richard's Faire in Carver
Photos from King Richard's Faire 2009
By MADDY MYERS | September 08, 2009

Stonewalled: what a riot!

Letters to the Boston editor, June 26, 2009
I was excited to read the “Trail of Tunes” feature about outdoor music festivals in the Phoenix Summer Guide.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | June 24, 2009

Bozzio appeals jail sentence, goes on tour

Reappearing Person
The bizarre animal-cruelty case of Missing Persons frontwoman Dale Bozzio is far from over.
By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 18, 2009

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Dale Bozzio's life is so strange

Can an '80s pop icon find peace in New Hampshire in a house full of feral cats? Apparently not.
With her bold style, high-pitched voice, multicolored mop-top, and MacGyver-like ability to make mesmerizing bras out of things like electronic parts and bubble wrap, Missing Persons frontwoman Dale Bozzio planted herself firmly in the spotlight in the 1980s.
By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | May 27, 2009

Review: Mine

Watch, animal lovers, and be stupefied.
Early in Geralyn Pezanoski's documentary, a news clip shows George Bush proclaiming, "The world saw this tidal wave of disaster descend upon the Gulf Coast, and now they're gonna see a tidal wave of compassion."
By BRETT MICHEL | April 15, 2009