Life

The ringworm has turned

Hoopleville
Stay vigilant, and ringworm-free!

By DAVID KISH | February 03, 2010

What if John McCain had become president?

Idiot Box
Straight talk takes time

By MATT BORS | January 29, 2010

Corporate Persons Are Jerks

Big Fat Whale
"Your cancer is making me rich!"

By BRIAN MCFADDEN | January 27, 2010

Soups of Eastern Europe

Hoopleville
Borscht-built humor

By DAVID KISH | January 27, 2010

Coloring outside the educational lines
Some of us know (or think we know) our paths from a young age. We follow those trails through 12 years of school, and then four (plus) more. Some of us don't. We flounder, we search, we know what we want but we don't know how to achieve it. The crucial component in all these scenarios? Education.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 20, 2010

The perils of self improvement

When learning goes too far, get back on track
With a new decade comes dubious planning for self-betterment and the optimistic promise of a fresh start. However, even the best of intentions have the potential to go awry, and seemingly innocuous continuing-education courses are no exception.

By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | January 20, 2010

Harvard's breathable chocolate

Biomedical engineer David Edwards is experimenting with ways for us to inhale our food.
Not long ago, Harvard engineer David Edwards was dining in Bordeaux with famed French molecular gastronomist Thierry Marx and colloidal chemist Jérôme Bibette. Suddenly, tucking into a plate of gourmet fare, Edwards — who specializes in aerosols — had what might be called a voilà! moment.

By MIKE MILIARD | January 22, 2010

Getting the green light on transport

Going Green
Exciting — if daunting — developments are on the transportation horizon in the greater Portland area.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 26, 2010

Breakfast of Scumbags

Big Fat Whale
Free unfunny toy inside!

By BRIAN MCFADDEN | January 20, 2010

Tour of the Rust Belt

Hoopleville
For more depression, see the Farm Belt

By DAVID KISH | January 20, 2010

Tooth in revolt

Hoopleville
"Oh ... that is so cute!"

By DAVID KISH | January 13, 2010

Evidence of white trash found on red planet

Hoopleville
The Yankee Yard comes to Mars

By DAVID KISH | January 07, 2010

50 ways to leave 2009

Get your New Year's Eve down to an Auld Lang science
We sent a team of future-thinking Predator drones all across the state of Maine, and a little ways down into Seacoast New Hampshire to sniff out any NYE happenings, from barely-off-the-couch to the Maine mountains, all the way to interstellar travel (we're not kidding!).

By JEFF INGLIS | December 30, 2009

Kissing off 2009

The pressure to hook up on New Year's Eve is immense. Take it down a notch, and you may embrace 2010 with locked lips.
I had no New Year's kiss last year. I had fun, friends, a bonfire, and a bellyful of delicious food, but no kiss.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 06, 2010

Happy New Year 2010

Hoopleville
Hey, ya know what's great?

By DAVID KISH | December 30, 2009

Growing Maine culture

A look back at the highlights of the decade
As the first decade of the millennium winds up (and as we mark the first decade of the Portland Phoenix 's existence), it's worth a look back to see where we came from. We asked our sharpest minds — our arts writers — to consider the last 10 years and pick out the high points that still stick in their minds, in many cases almost an entire decade later.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX CONTRIBUTORS | December 22, 2009

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