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Cross Town Traffic at the Wilbur

Too Black, Too Strong Dept.
When bespectacled alt-comic icon David Cross paid a visit to the Wilbur Theatre last October, he giddily tore Boston “a new asshole” — but, hey, at least he was kind enough to have “stitched that new asshole up with jokes.”

By: CHRIS FARAONE | May 12, 2010

Meme police

MIT’s ROFLcon, a gathering of the Web’s biggest names, decides what will make you laugh and cry.
I just woke up from some sort of bizarre dream. I was at MIT. There was a weirdo painting nudes of President Obama on a unicorn. Several adults were dressed like domestic animals.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | May 05, 2010

Jocktail Party

NESN reaches out to rivals in a sports blogfest. Hugs all around.
This past Sunday night, behind Fenway Park, a subtle yet symbolic changing of the Boston sports-media guard occurred, giving unprecedented power to the people.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | May 05, 2010

Reflection Eternal | Revolutions Per Minute

Asylum (2010)
It really sucks when critics sing about their personal relationships with old records.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | May 06, 2010

Is genius immortal?

Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
No disrespect to the man who let there be electric light, but Ray Kurzweil is Thomas Alva Edison on steroids.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | May 03, 2010

Scott Brown slashing jobs, not adding them

Mass Underemployment Dept.
When he campaigned to retain existing and deliver new employment opportunities for commonwealth residents, Senator Scott Brown was apparently making no promises to urban teens.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 28, 2010

Ledge Lessons

We love you, stressed-out college kids! So relax, and remember how good you have it.
As advocates of higher education and living as long as medically possible, we were sad to read that, according to new-media-powerhouse Web site the Daily Beast, Greater Boston is home to not one but five of the most stressful colleges in the United States.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 28, 2010

Review: It Came From Kuchar

Underground culture ain’t what it used to be
There’s no accurate estimation of how many cult gems Bronx-and-Bay-Area-bred brothers George and Mike Kuchar have filmed since the late 1950s.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 28, 2010

Rip Shop | The Authenticity

Drama House (2010)
Rip Shop should be one of the first names you mention when recalling Boston’s early-2000s underground rap renaissance.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 27, 2010

Hustle and flow

Let us tell you about M-Dot — before he does
M-Dot is live on Brookline Ave, chopping it up with nurses, businessmen, and co-eds.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 27, 2010

Review: Taqwacore: The Birth Of Punk Islam

Follows the Kominas (and other) from Boston to Austin to Pakistan
At first, Taqwacore seems like a gratuitous yet sympathetic social prognosis served up by a righteous gang of Muslim punks.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 22, 2010

Headphones TNG

Think Sound
New Hampshire green-tech nerd Aaron Fournier has an undeniable pitch for his new company, Thinksound, and its line of cool-daddy wood-grain headphones.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 27, 2010

New magazine tells Boston’s war stories

Crime Journal Dept.
It’s not too surprising that Kung-Fu Video owners James Bennett and Aaron Crawford are venturing into another retail niche that is largely considered commercially destitute.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 26, 2010

Springtime for Militia

Gun nuts from around the country converge upon the murder capital of the nation, Washington, D.C.
I’m scrubbing my armpits in the campground bathroom at Fort Hunt Park in Virginia. It’s taken more than 20 hours for me to get here for today’s firearm-friendly Restore the Constitution rally, which is supposed to commence shortly.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | April 21, 2010