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The spectacle of terror

Why the attacks in Mumbai constitute a terrible threat
Images are weapons as real as bullets and bombs.
By EDITORIAL | December 03, 2008

Another thrifty South American standout in Eastie
I found out about El Paisa from a cabbie from Medellín, who called it the prettiest, most authentic Colombian place around.
By MC SLIM JB | June 25, 2008

Ponies in the Surf

See You Happy | Darla
It’s high time the Ponies were recognized for the perfect-pop juggernaut (however gentle) they are.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 24, 2008

Soul-searching

Local organist finds his heart in Ecuador
From January to April, Portland’s municipal organist Ray Cornils was in Ecuador performing.
By EMILY PARKHURST | June 11, 2008

Teach me your beans

Whatever they may be called
I had assumed the choice of beans — black, pinto, or refried — was a Latin American thing.
By LINDSAY STERLING | April 09, 2008

Behind the immigration debate

Stella Carrera helps newcomers navigate a rigid bureaucracy
Over the desk in Stella Carrera’s cubicle are a few ceramic angels, a colorful bundle of rosary beads, and a cartoon of a fat, lazy American watching a televised protest for immigrants’ rights.
By AMY LITTLEFIELD | April 02, 2008

McCain perpetuates ignorance about the US health-care system

Got Insurance?
John McCain should stop flashing a spotlight on what he doesn’t know.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | March 19, 2008

The roar of the greasepaint

‘The World as a Stage’ at the ICA, ‘British Prints 1914–1939’ and ‘Traveling Scholars’ at the MFA, and Colombian Artists at GASP
“Theatricality” used to have negative connotations when used to describe fine art: glitzy surface rather than nourishing substance, suspiciously melodramatic gesture, the faked as opposed to the Real.
By RANDI HOPKINS | January 23, 2008

30,000 Years of Art by the editors of Phaidon Press

Phaidon |1065 pages | $49.95

By GREG COOK | December 03, 2007

Raking over the coals

Letters to the Boston editor, October 19, 2007
Placing Aviva Chomsky’s article on the front page was a wise decision.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | October 17, 2007

Bad medicine

Letters to the Boston editor, October 5, 2007
Harvey Silverglate’s “Freedom Watch” column on the bad faith with which the DEA prosecutes pain doctors is yet another cogent exposition of the strange activities of this agency.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | October 03, 2007

The dirty story behind local energy

Eastern Massachusetts hums comfortably on Colombian coal. But the mines are devastating land and lives in the Guajira peninsula.
It’s hard to imagine that a town as poor as this one could have a slum.
By AVIVA CHOMSKY | October 01, 2007

El Cafetal

Carne: it's what's for dinner
If nothing else, then come for the drinks.
By KENJI ALT | August 08, 2007

Busting out of Basstown

Matt Johnson’s three-headed beast
“I’m getting really tired of this food court here,” says Matt Johnson (a/k/a Emjae) over the phone from the Cambridgeside Galleria. Emjae, "April 07 Promo Mix" (mp3)
By DAVID DAY | June 19, 2007

Out of Africa

By LOUISA KASDON | June 18, 2007

Roughing it

The Rough Guide music division
The Rough Guide series has long been a staple of the travel publishing industry; less well known is the company’s music division.
By ADAM GOLD | June 05, 2007

Beyond the border

These days, Boston’s Latin-food scene offers much more than Mexican
Finding Casa Romero — a dining institution for more than 30 years — is like following directions to a speakeasy.
By LOUISA KASDON | May 07, 2007

Bush's secret army

Meet the American mercenaries of Blackwater, who fight outside of the law and take direction from the radical Christian right
The 9/11 attacks provided a catalyst: an unprecedented justification to forge ahead with a radical agenda molded by a small cadre of neoconservative operatives.
By JEREMY SCAHILL | March 21, 2007