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BAD TIMES 5 years ago May 16, 2003 | Dan Kennedy called for “tougher standards” in journalism in the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal. “Yet by purging Blair, it would be wrong to think that all is now well at the Times , or in journalism. Tougher standards...
WEST ROAST 5 years ago May 9, 2003 | Jay Jaroch mused on the bi-coastal lifestyle and the differences between West and East Coasters. “Sure, it’s been new and exciting, but when you grow up East Coast you learn that you should never take yourself too...
NOT-SO-FOND FAREWELL 5 years ago May 02, 2003| Joyce Millman bade adieu to the WB’s Dawson’s Creek . “An era is about to end as one of TV’s most influential series says goodbye. And no, I’m not talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer . This Wednesday....
PLAYING FAVORITES 5 years ago April 25, 2003 | Brent Kendall analyzed how a presidential candidate’s declared “favorite book” can affect his campaign chances. “The 2000 election demonstrated precisely how candidates' book choices play right into the...
CROSSING OVER 5 years ago April 18, 2003 | Dan Kennedy discussed what he thought was “perhaps the most astounding media story to come out" of the Iraq War. “This past Sunday, Jules Crittenden, the Boston Herald reporter embedded with the Army’s Third...
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL AND IT’S BEEN PENNED IN FLOURESCENT HUES 5 years ago April 11, 2003 | Camille Dodero looked at how city surfaces were providing "a canvas for public expression" concerning the Iraq War . “In the cavernous front lobby...
HOLY PURPOSE 5 years ago March 14, 2003 | Michael Bronski talked to a peace activist with the idea of sending the Pope to Iraq in order to stop the impending war. “Renowned peace and anti-nuke activist Helen Caldicott thinks she has a way to stop the...
IRRADIATION FIXATION 10 years ago February 13, 1998 | Dan Kennedy reported on the controversial activist Michael Colby and his organization Food & Water’s effort to fight against the use of irradiation on the food supply. “Irradiating food by zapping...
CONFESSIONS OF A SMUGGLER 20 years ago February 5, 1988 | Nancy Roosa wrote of her experience as a smuggler in Asia. “The offers were almost too good to pass up. For simply carrying items from Hong Kong into Thailand or Taiwan, as we did, handwritten...
CONSUMER CULTURE 10 years ago January 23, 1998 | Looking for culture on the newly named ‘Avenue of the Arts,’ Ellen Barry instead found corporations and flags. “For those who failed to notice it, Huntington Avenue is no more. From Copley Square clear...
I recently discovered that the Library of Congress has a Flickr page , and I can't stop looking at it. Srsly. I need to be banned, or I'm never going get anything else done. Here are a few of the best flicks - visit the actual page if you like...
Culled from the dusty, yellowing Phoenix archives for your viewing pleasure, we proudly present... Old News! FRIENDS FOREVER? 5 years ago January 17, 2003 | During an exclusive interview, Tom Menino got candid with the Phoenix’s Seth Gitell. “One reason...
