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One nation, under debt

Diverse city
It's the brink of summer, time for taking road trips or going four-wheeling or otherwise making the most of the short period of gorgeous weather that is our reward for getting through the long winters.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | May 28, 2008

Steam dream

Steampunk bursts through its subculture roots to challenge our musical, fashion, design, and even political sensibilities
The All-in-One Victorian PC is the perfect little black dress of computer modifications.

By SHARON STEEL | May 19, 2008

Political sampler

Diverse city
This is an election has a lot of diverse possibilities: We’re either going to get our first female president, our first black president, or our oldest-ever president.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | April 30, 2008

Digging in

Scrutinizing the sustainable-farming message
When The Real World goes green, you begin to wonder whether we’ve reached critical mass on this whole environmentalism/eco-chic/rolling-out-the-green-carpet schtick.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 28, 2008

Unpolishable...

Balls, pucks, and monster trucks
What got spilled on the floor of the Frank Fixaris Memorial Press Box to make it stickier than glue-based rodent traps?

By RICK WORMWOOD | April 23, 2008

Happy Earth Day!

Going green
What follows is a tilt-a-whirl ride through my green-saturated brain.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 16, 2008

Truth hurts

Diverse city
The inflammatory "God damn America" soundbites of Barack Obama's former pastor Jeremiah Wright still in heavy rotation on the cable "news" channels were taken completely out of context.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | April 02, 2008

The 100 Unsexiest men of 2008

Our annual survey of the planet's least lust-worthy lads
Our annual survey of the planet's least lust-worthy lads

By PHOENIX STAFF | March 28, 2008

The void recedes

Balls and pucks
So I say, to hell with the opener. Catching up with the Sox when they finally get to Oakland is fine.

By RICK WORMWOOD | March 26, 2008

Corporate Shopping Alternative

Going green
There are still some shares available at regional community-supported agriculture operations, for the lucky ones (myself included) to snatch up over the next month or so.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | March 19, 2008

Pride of Maine

Diverse city
As the people of this country sit mesmerized by the continuing slugfest between US senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I’ve had to chuckle a bit.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | March 05, 2008

Ode to the Lonely Alumnus

Balls and pucks
Last Saturday my alma mater dropped a squeaker for the ages.

By RICK WORMWOOD | February 27, 2008

Behind the mask

What we don’t know about the Valentine’s Phantom — and why that’s a good thing
In a city where secrets are few and far between this one has lasted. And lasted.

By JEFF INGLIS | February 13, 2008

Turn and face the strange

What would you do to find the perfect mate?
On Delia’s Web site, overly fast typist “Dptanimal” writes: “THE PERFECT WOMAM —– THE ONE YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH !!!”

By DEIRDRE FULTON | February 13, 2008

Unsung heroes

Diverse city
I have a love-hate thing with February. Okay, more of a dislike-hate thing.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | February 06, 2008

Left out

There's a lot in Portland's past the "history" books won't tell you
I first heard about Stanley five years ago, from a firefighter up on Munjoy Hill.

By BRENDAN HUGHES | January 30, 2008

The cuteness surge

Why, in desperate times, we turn to lolcats, twee songs, and mute kittens
Cuteness, of course, is the collective cultural cure-all to our problems.

By SHARON STEEL | February 01, 2008

Do it for Roy

Balls and pucks
My lady friend is obsessed with the New York Giants, and it’s making things tough.

By RICK WORMWOOD | January 30, 2008

Cheaper by the quad

Privatized dorms debut in Portland
This fall Portland college students will have yet another housing option, one similar in cost to a snazzy apartment in the West End.

By DAVE BRADY | January 30, 2008

Hack your life

New year, new semester, new you?
I’ve spent entire afternoons reading about how to stop procrastinating.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 30, 2008

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