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Slaine’s next number

Rap sheet
It's been two years since Slaine drove the getaway car in Ben Affleck's Boston heist flick The Town .

By: CHRIS FARAONE | December 03, 2012

Crate digging with Hub rap archaeologist Pacey Foster

Hip-Hop History
Pacey Foster used to fly home from college in Indiana, hustle to his Newton bedroom, and reach straight for the radio dial.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 15, 2012

To everyone on social media who thanked "god" for the Obama win: next time, please pray for a president who isn't bankrolled by the likes of Goldman Sachs, who respects civil liberties, and who doesn't indiscriminately bomb civilians. For now, you're just making your divine master look like a duplicitous, war-mongering asshole.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 16, 2012

New England Storm Front: From Boston to New York, Occupy Sandy Endures

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 12, 2012

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American Airlines busted for union-busting

Scream On
An inebriated Denzel Washington isn't your biggest problem at the airport.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 07, 2012

You must think first... before you movie

RZA and Roth: Behind The Man with the Iron Fists
It's a snowy night in late 2006, and Hostel director Eli Roth is stranded at Logan Airport with RZA. The two are bound for Los Angeles, on their way home from hanging with Quentin Tarantino in Iceland.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 01, 2012

Stein or Supreme: What kind of voter am I?

Scream On
I'm an Italian Bostonian from Korean Queens who's embarrassed by Caucasian corniness and loves soul food. Race isn't my big issue, though; I despise Glenn Beck and Tyler Perry equally, adore Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, and loathe both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | October 31, 2012

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An attack ad you’ll never see

Scream On
Here's a Mitt Romney commercial that could topple the popular notion that President Obama cares more about vulnerable Americans than his challenger does.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | October 25, 2012

Against strenuous odds and a 20-year incumbent, Mike Connolly tries to occupy the State House — without raising a dollar

He Works Hard For No Money
It's Sunday at noon, and Mike Connolly is prepping with his troops by the Gold Star Memorial Library in East Somerville.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | October 26, 2012

Boston folk hero Rob Potylo teams with Vermin Supreme to Remove Condoms from America’s Dreams

The Odd Couple...for President
It's the first day of the Democratic National Convention, and after a week of lame protests at the GOP summit in Tampa, it smells like something might erupt.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | October 02, 2012

Wall Street Über Alles

The Full Story Of How A Boston Journalist Got Arrested On Some Bullshit At The Anniversary Of Occupy Wall Street
I wasn't supposed to be sitting in a bar, my right elbow folded like a broken umbrella, on the night of September 17, 2012.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 25, 2012

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The DNC on LSD: My Greatest Hits from Charlotte

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 19, 2012

Catching up with the ongoing trials of Occupy Boston activists

Cops, tents, and videotape
At a hearing in Boston Municipal Court last month, attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild received nine DVDs from the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 12, 2012

Fables of the Occupation

One year later, the movement continues
It's been one year since thousands of outraged protesters swarmed Zuccotti Park to demand vast socio-economic changes, but the movement's aftertremors continue to be felt.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 13, 2012

Interview: Todd Gitlin looks at Occupy

Volcanic
Most aficionados of progressive politics probably knew that Todd Gitlin would write a book on Occupy even before he did.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 11, 2012

How a colorful Tampa talk show host might have been the most sane conservative in Tampa

Good fella
There's a lot of shouting on the third floor of the Tampa Convention Center.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 05, 2012

Maine RNC delegates stand for Paul

Convention Report
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Maine delegates will probably be seated on the roof, somewhere between Michael Steele and American Samoa.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | August 29, 2012

The Nine Commandments of Covering Anonymous

Fawkes news
The first time that I heard about Anonymous was four years ago. I was then a rookie writer at the Phoenix, and our receptionist patched through a cold call from a self-described unmasked hacker named Gregg Housh.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | August 31, 2012

Officials arm themselves for onslaught of democracy

Batten down the hatches
With the Republican and Democratic national conventions approaching, federal, state, and local officials are working tirelessly to ensure that Tampa and Charlotte welcome all visitors to their cities with rose petals and open arms. Just kidding – they're actually spending tens of millions of dollars on combat training, armor, bloodhounds, and sophisticated weaponry.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | August 22, 2012

Yet another Jill Stein puff piece

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and vote third party
I meant for this to be a hatchet job — with the silver noggin of Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee for president of the United States, on the butcher block.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | August 29, 2012

M-Dot | Layercake

EMS Productions
I stopped paying much attention to M-Dot about two years ago.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | August 07, 2012

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