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Thursday, May 24, 2012

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WFNX dies before it gets old

Radio Silence
One of the greatest anti-establishment rallying cries of the 20th century was the notion that you can't trust anyone over the age of 30.

By: MICHAEL MAROTTA | May 23, 2012

Arts

Interview: Oil Can Boyd on playing the game
Baseball ‘takes away a lot of hurt’

Kate Bornstein’s queer evolution
Cult following

Mark Morris's Socrates, The Muir, and Festival Dance
Mellow musings

They call me Oil Can
Baseball, drugs, and life on the edge

Food

On the Cheap: One of the Kind
Fiery Chinese served comfortably numb

Review: Vapiano
A dining hall with food not worth fighting for

Life

Female-to-male alongside pop culture
Year in transition

Financial Reform Proposals(1)
Big Fat Whale

Hose coiler at large
Hoopleville

I'm going to quit my job and start a cult
Failure

The Queer Issue
QUILTBAG folks tell their stories of newfound visibility, rethinking "gay nights," political music, and more

Trans activist Gunner Scott says, despite increased visibility, it’s still dangerous to be transgender in America
State of the Union

Movies

Cannes turns 65 and shows no signs of retiring
Socialist security

Review: I Wish
The estrangement of two brothers

Review: Men In Black 3
Infinite possiblities

Review: Polisse
Maïwenn's third feature film

Review: Where Do We Go Now?
Nadine Labaki's whimsical film

Music

Blurring gender lines with Speedy Ortiz
Punk poetry

Donna Summer, 1948-2012
In Memoriam

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | Here
Community Music (2012)

Grass Widow | Internal Logic
HLR Records

Music Continued

Homegrown trans rocker Evan Greer keeps her music political
Mother knows best

Out: An electronic séance with Hooray for Earth and Zambri at Great Scott
Home bass

Photos: Boysetsfire at Brighton Music Hall
May 17, 2012

Photos: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Orpheum Theatre
May 12, 2012

Photos: The Fringe at the Boston Conservatory Theater
May 12, 2012

Porcelain Raft eases out of the shadows
Calming effect

Queering the party with the DJs of Nu Life
Beyond Gay Night

Scissor Sisters | Magic Hour
Casablanca (2012)

Shadows Fall | Fire From The Sky
Razor & Tie

Shirley Manson dishes on Garbage's return
The Vow

Sun Kil Moon | Among the Leaves
Caldo Verde (2012)

The Big Hurt: This week in technical difficulties
Where’s Freddie?

The Dandy Warhols don't care what you think
Dig safe

The Toxic Avenger | Angst
Little Owl Recordings (2012)

Very live at the Met
Higher definition

WFNX dies before it gets old
Radio Silence

News

From the penitentiary to the presidential race, it’s our annual Memorial Day roast of Massachusetts pols
Surveying the Damage

Gone forever
Letters to the Boston editors, May 25, 2012

Wall Street reform that will work
Crucify the bastards

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Special K''
It's good for you.