In Pictures

PHOTOS: Occupy Boston defies Menino’s order to vacate Dewey Square

Thousands rallied on the Greenway, and protesters packed up much of the camp for safekeeping | December 8, 2011
The scene from Occupy Boston after Mayor Menino gave orders to vacate.

By: ARIEL SHEARER | December 09, 2011

Deep tracks and minutiae for music lovers, rich and poor

Box-set match
Ah, box-set season, that time of year when you go to your nearest record store, looking for gifts for that special someone you know who would really appreciate a super-cool addition to their record collection.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 09, 2011

Film favorites to pass the Occupation with — no matter what side you’re on

Action! group
From the wealthiest stockbroker to the lowliest unemployed college grad, who doesn’t love a good movie?

By: MICHAEL NEEL | December 07, 2011

Photos: ''More is More'' at Samson; ''Everything Is Coming Up Roses'' at Carroll and Sons

Artwork by Mark Cooper and Joe Zane
Artwork by Joe Zane and Mark Cooper.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | December 06, 2011

Photos: Two Door Cinema Club at the House of Blues

WFNX's "Miracle on Landsdowne Street" | November 30, 2011
Two Door Cinema Club & Cults took the stage as part of WFNX's "Miracle on Landsdowne Street" at The House of Blues on November 30, 2011.

By: RYAN GARDELL | December 06, 2011

Gadgets for both sides of the Occupy divide

Gearing up
Is Santa a one-percenter? Sometimes it seems that way.

By: MIKE MILIARD | December 06, 2011

Gifts for the 99%

Plaid tidings we bring to you and your kin
Plaid Friday has come and gone, but no time like the present to stick it to capitalism this holiday season.

By: BOSTON PHOENIX STAFF | December 08, 2011

Picking the season’s best books — for everyone from plutocrats to paupers

Reading class
In recent months, Americans have become acutely aware of class divisions — thus it’s possible to choose books for your friends and family based on their income bracket. Below are picks for plutocrats and paupers alike.

By: EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | December 06, 2011

Gifts for the 1%

Deck the halls with wretched excess
They say the best things in life are free. But you know what makes those things even better ? Swag!

By: BOSTON PHOENIX STAFF | December 08, 2011

Great gear to spice up any ski trip, whether in your back yard — or the Middle East

Snow finds
You can’t turn around these days and not hear of someone from the one percent telling a 99-percenter to go take a shower and get a job. And as much as we take sides on the matter, today we’re putting aside our differences (more or less) to present both factions a quick gift guide for the 2011-’12 ski season.

By: DANIEL MCCARTHY | December 05, 2011

We asked Occupy Boston protesters: What Is Your #OccupyXmas Wish?

This is what the holidays look like
Since the beginning of the Occupy movement, protesters have broadcast the #NeedsOfTheOccupiers through tweets, Google docs, and camp posters. But besides the bare necessities — food, blankets, first-aid supplies — what do the protesters really want?

By: LIZ PELLY AND ARIEL SHEARER | December 06, 2011

Photos: Scenes from the 2011 Boston Music Awards

Scenes from the BMAs at the Liberty Hotel | November 20, 2011
The Liberty Hotel was once again a posh crock-pot of the city’s increasingly diverse music scene, allowing normally disconnected tribes to mix and mingle in a space in which they’d probably otherwise not be welcome.

By: DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | December 03, 2011

Photos: Images from Live . . . Suburbia

Images from Live…Suburbia! by Anthony Pappalardo and Max G. Morton
The Live . . . Suburbia art show at Orchard Skate Shop's Extension Gallery opens December 10, 2011.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | December 01, 2011