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Headlines from the Web

Magazine: Russia's Putin Sexy, But Not That Sexy

9/5/2008 4:27:22 AM

Source: CBS News

Elephant beats heroin habit with detox

9/5/2008 3:33:20 AM

Source: Yahoo! News

UK army to consider alternatives to bearskin hats

9/5/2008 2:59:32 AM

Source: Boston Globe

NZ teen parrots wreak havoc at bird sanctuary

9/5/2008 2:35:45 AM

Source: CBS 2 Los Angeles (KCBS)

Atlanta panda cub put in incubator for monitoring

9/5/2008 1:26:46 AM

Source: Comcast News

Palin, McCain's energy on energy is saved for drilling

9/5/2008 12:17:45 AM

Source: Boston Globe

Duck Stamp error sends callers to sex line

9/4/2008 11:54:34 PM

Source: Boston Globe

Michigan delegates to celebrate hockey mom Palin

9/4/2008 6:19:39 PM

Source: Detroit Free Press

Sarah Palin: Drill, drill, drill -- all the way

9/4/2008 4:54:06 PM

Source: Salon.com

Around the Nation

9/4/2008 3:40:52 AM

Source: South China Morning Post

Blogs

New Zealand parrots wreak havoc at bird sanctuary

9/5/2008 3:18:16 AM

Source: AccessAtlanta: Strange News

Junkie elephant gets clean

9/5/2008 3:01:42 AM

Source: BoingBoing

Migratory birds from Canada

9/5/2008 1:22:18 AM

Source: Bicycles and Icicles

Pornography and other disturbing art

9/5/2008 12:32:08 AM

Source: BabySteps: chron.com

The O'bama factor

9/4/2008 8:39:45 PM

Source: The Economist: Democracy in America

Latest Articles

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Yes, but why?

Bumpkin Island puzzler
Isolation was part of the challenge.
By IAN SANDS  |  September 03, 2008
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Red Sparowes

Aphorisms | Sargent House
The brainchild of Isis guitarists Jeff Caxide and Bryant Clifford Meyer, this post-rock outfit is inspired by Mao Zedong’s attempted eradication of farm-pestering sparrows in the late 1950s.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  September 02, 2008

Facebooking the convention

News feed
We rounded up a few Maine luminaries who’ve alighted in the Mile High City for the Democratic National Convention, and translated their observations into Facebook speak.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  August 28, 2008
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Sami’s

Not keeping late-night hours, but still delivering the Lebanese goods
Dining options for night owls are limited to a handful of Chinatown eateries and a few dubious diners. We also suffer from a dearth of good street food: what we’d give for one decent LA-style taco truck!
By MC SLIM JB  |  August 20, 2008
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Funny bones

Stockholm 59° North at the Pillow
It was the darkly comic offerings of Mats Ek in the middle, and the personable interpretations that gave the evening its distinction.
By JEFFREY GANTZ  |  August 19, 2008
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No sex, please, it's Boston?

Nicholas Hlobo tones it down at the ICA
It’s a big, curious, floating object, a leaping whale, a flying squash, a makeshift anatomy display, with a bit of carnival atmosphere.
By GREG COOK  |  August 04, 2008

Pho Horn

Authentic Vietnamese plus
Strictly speaking, this is not a pho shop, like the more than two-dozen in Boston that offer countless variations, since it offers much more — nearly 100 dishes.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ  |  July 30, 2008
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Eyes on the (yawn) prize

The biggest story coming from the campaign trail lately seems to be: Which candidate is more lackluster?
A remarkable thing has happened: neither John McCain nor Barack Obama has done virtually anything to bolster his candidacy.
By STEVEN STARK  |  July 23, 2008
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Me and my tattoos

One Man’s Inky Voyage Toward Meaning
I know that most people get their first tattoo when they’re drunk, or infatuated, or when there’s a race war on their cellblock and they have to quickly join a gang — but not me.
By JAMES PARKER  |  July 23, 2008

Light lifting

A pair of trifles at Cornerstone Playhouse
Come summertime, when you’re sunning on the sand all day and evening rolls around, sometimes the theater equivalent of light beach reading is just what you need.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ  |  July 23, 2008
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Dance, Monkey: Bethany Van Delft

We put a comic on the hot seat. This week’s victim . . .
I’d eat a cup of salt so that I might come close to experiencing what a dolphin frolicking in the ocean might experience.
By MARC HIRSH  |  July 15, 2008
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Hybrid rhythmic engine

Nation Beat is a gas
Fusions are the lifeblood of music, but too often they come with a whiff of high-concept gimmickry.
By JON GARELICK  |  July 15, 2008
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The new girl

Katy Perry storms the boys’ club
“I am the pink in a sea of darkness.”
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  July 15, 2008
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Cambodian dance party!

Dengue Fever + Pistolera at the Museum of Fine Arts, July 9, 2008
Dengue Fever’s charms are so extreme that at first they might strike you as incongruous — like a chocolate-covered lobster.
By JON GARELICK  |  July 15, 2008
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Road work

Eric Irving’s iconic ‘Mono*liths,’ and more
Urban construction and demolition have become some of the primary themes of Providence art over the past decade or so.
By GREG COOK  |  July 09, 2008
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Dance, Monkey: J.J. Leslie

We put a comic on the hot seat. This week’s victim . . .
Kool-Aid is the ultimate energy drink, and it smashes through walls with its character, so it makes transportation easier.
By MARC HIRSH  |  July 08, 2008
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Everybody get together

‘Boston Young Contemporaries’ at 808 Gallery, ‘Big Bugs’ at Garden in the Woods, and the 10th Annual Lantern Festival at Forest Hills Cemetery
The 808 Gallery is a BIG space to fill.
By RANDI HOPKINS  |  July 08, 2008
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San Vivaldo Trattoria

In Chef Alfie we trust
Terms like “destination dining” and “authentic Italian” take on new meaning at San Vivaldo Trattoria.
By CHRIS CONTI  |  July 07, 2008
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Form to a voice

Questions for Carl Klimt
Only 24 years old, Klimt has transitioned from his studies at Bowdoin College to a life in Portland as a professional artist and an adventuresome alter ego that has traversed as far as Antarctica.
By IAN PAIGE  |  July 02, 2008
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Werner’s world

Herzog’s End justifies his means
The world is doomed, and Werner Herzog, for one, is happy about it.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  July 01, 2008
Audio

How To Make Rattlesnake Vodka

9/4/2008 2:15:51 PM

Source: NPR Politics & Society


Alaska forbids Americus man from hunting

9/4/2008 1:47:58 PM

Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting News


100,000 Fish Die Near Annapolis, Md.

9/4/2008 7:24:34 AM

Source: WAMU: Local News


Battle Against Mosquitoes Continues as Fall Approaches

9/3/2008 11:54:16 AM

Source: Northwest Public Radio


Baby panda returned to Lun Lun

9/3/2008 10:03:24 AM

Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting News

Video

Mosquitoes Taking a Bite Out of Florida

9/4/2008 7:54:00 PM

Source: USATODAY.com Video - In the News


Bobcat Family Discovered In Abandoned House

9/4/2008 2:55:34 PM

Source: CBS2 WBBM US & World Video


Pet Kangaroo Lives Indoors

9/4/2008 10:18:25 AM

Source: CBS4 Denver Video


Pet Snake Attacks Teen

9/4/2008 9:48:35 AM

Source: NBC4 NY Video - Top News


Raw Video: Dolphin Treatment Draws Protest

9/3/2008 9:04:40 PM

Source: USATODAY.com Video - In the News

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