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Slideshow: Cryptids in Maine

The Beatmaster
Since getting hooked on the paranormal by a B-movie as a kid, Maine’s Loren Coleman has become one of the world’s leading authorities on cryptozoology.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | January 08, 2009

On American campuses, Esperanto is an extracurricular language
When Professor Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof created the language called Esperanto in late-19th-century Poland, he envisioned a world unified under a lingua franca.

By: EVA WOLCHOVER | January 08, 2009

Quiz-bowl kids

Harvard rebuilds its team and answers some hard questions
Andrew Watkins is having faulty-buzzer issues.

By: CAITLIN E. CURRAN | January 08, 2009

Eulogy to Peterborough Street

Fenway eateries burn down; Phoenix staffers may starve to death
Boston bids farewell to one of its brightest spots — the row of six diverse and delectable restaurants on Peterborough Street that were consumed by a four-alarm fire early Tuesday morning.

By: WILL SPITZ | January 07, 2009

Where the crytpids are

As our planet edges closer to the apocalypse, the escapist, fantasy world of cryptids is suddenly coming to life
Venture out into the waters and woodlands of New England, and there's a chance you'll bump into "Champ," America's own Loch Ness Monster, who allegedly plies the muddy ripples of Lake Champlain.

By: MIKE MILIARD | January 08, 2009

Slideshow: Fire near Fenway

Charred grilled on Peterborough Street
Photos of the Fenway fire aftermath

By: PHOENIX STAFF | January 08, 2009

Budgeting your college time

For students, part-time jobs mean pocket money, freedom, scheduling conflicts, and stress
There are two possible reasons Friday is the best day of the week for a college student.

By: CASSANDRA LANDRY | January 08, 2009

The year of the undead

Sensitivity
In these trying times, we've shunned wizards for vampires

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 31, 2008

Obama: Another Leo president

Astrological musings on our next President and other political movers and shakers
Another Leo president. That's what we're getting with Barack Obama, and it's even good news on an astrological level.

By: SYMBOLINE DAI | December 30, 2008

Tips on throwing a presidential party

How to throw a wicked pisser goodbye Bush/HellObama bash
Just because you puked a lung on New Year's Eve doesn't mean you can't plan another five-alarm rager this month.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | December 30, 2008

Junk-food judges

The Best of the Bad
The Internet can help you answer any question these days.

By: JULIA RAPPAPORT | December 31, 2008

Johnny Monsarrat: The oracle of Somerville

Ask Johnny
Johnny Monsarrat is a self-styled answer man.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | December 23, 2008

Slideshow: 14th annual Santacon

Santas brave the cold for a good beer

By: PHOENIX STAFF | December 22, 2008

The Slutcracker adds two more shows

A rack of holiday fun

By: PHOENIX STAFF | December 19, 2008

Watch tans eradicated

Whither wristwatches?
Breaking news: scientists have eradicated the social malady known as "watch tan." The cure, of course, was the advent of the cell phone.

By: GEORGIANA COHEN | December 17, 2008

Lloyd Loving offers up political smut

Sexual politics have never been more — perhaps because there's so much sex in politics. A sexpert sorts us out.
Breathe deep, politics fans. What is that odor?

By: JAMES PARKER | December 17, 2008

Photos from Boston's Santa Speedo Run

Shrinkage in a red suit

By: JAMIE SPEAR | December 19, 2008

Gift Guide

A holiday guide for the newly poor, plus unique gift ideas
Celebrating in hard times

By: PHOENIX STAFF | December 12, 2008

Comicazi: Where comics and crafts unite

Square Deal
What differentiates Comicazi-con from this past month's Boston Comic Con, sponsored by Framingham's Bedrock Comics, is the big-tent approach. Comicazi-con won't be focusing solely on comics, but will include local merchants.

By: GEORGIANA COHEN | December 12, 2008

The Slutcracker: Spicing up a Christmas favorite

The Nutcracker meets burlesque
Vanessa White, stage-name Sugar Dish, was lying on her couch this past spring, watching the Joffrey Ballet on TV, when "it just popped into my brain. The name came first."

By: JIM SULLIVAN | December 12, 2008

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