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Archive for March 2008

March 24th, 2008

Sing Along with Michael Jackson at Midnight

Yeah, I know — it’s not exactly cool in most circles to dig Michael Jackson these days. But, there was a time back during the height of the Michael versus Prince Wars (remember those? I do!) when M.J. was badder than bad. It’s great some people still haven’t forgotten that despite all […]

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March 22nd, 2008

Fancy Eating This Easter

Happy Easter, everyone!
I recently happened upon a segment from an episode of the daytime talk show The View, a program I never watch. On this occasion, I stuck around long enough to pay attention because the co-hosts were discussing an interesting issue. Basically, they were all agreeing that the prominence of Easter seems […]

By Chandra -- 2 comments

March 22nd, 2008

Go Underground to Get BUFF This Weekend

Movie lovers, are you ready for a little something besides the mainstream stuff playing at a local multiplex near you? If so, the Boston Underground Film Festival, aka BUFF, just might have something to offer by way of freshness and diversity this weekend.
The ten-year-old annual event began as an informal affair in 1999, but […]

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March 22nd, 2008

Convention Fever Continues with Anime Boston 2008

Boston has been hopping with all kinds of arts-related conventions and festivals of late. Just last weekend, Boston Comic Con was underway, and the weekend before that, area residents and visitors had the International Women’s Day Film Festival to enjoy.
This Saturday and Sunday, Hynes Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston, 617-954-2000) will host yet […]

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March 19th, 2008

Anita Hill Speaks Truth, Gets Award

What American who was at least a teenager, or possibly even younger, at the time doesn’t remember 1991? In October of that year, brave yet reluctant attorney Anita Hill was called before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Her appearance led to testimony regarding allegations that Thomas […]

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March 18th, 2008

Graduate Student Killed Crossing the Street

Why the alarmist title? Let me explain.
Yesterday morning at about 6:45am EST, 28-year-old New York native Isaac J. Meyers was on his way to school. The Cambridgeport resident and Harvard University graduate student took a route to the Red Line subway station that I, too, have walked hundreds of times before, after, and […]

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March 17th, 2008

Things to Do in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
According to local newspaper the Boston Herald, yesterday’s 107th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in South Boston attracted an estimated and stunning one million revelers. That’s a whole lot of people out celebrating, which goes to show how ingrained all things Irish are in the city.
If you missed the festivities on […]

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March 16th, 2008

Boston Comic Con Is for Art Lovers

Everybody who loves comics loves a comic convention, and today, Boston will host its own for the third year. Boston Comic Con, the largest such event in New England, takes place from 10am–5pm at the Back Bay Events Center (180 Berkeley Street, Boston, 617-236-1199). Admission is $8 for all but children 10 years […]

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March 14th, 2008

Last Call for the New England Spring Flower Show

Each year, the non-profit organization Massachusetts Horticultural Society sponsors a spring flower show guaranteed to rid you of the winter blahs, just in time for the actual arrival of what many consider nature’s most agreeable season.
This year’s New England Spring Flower Show, the 134th annual event, began last Saturday and is heading into its final […]

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March 13th, 2008

No More Artificial Trans Fats in Boston for You

…soon.
If you already live in Boston or plan on visiting the city and have an inexplicable love for trans fats, I’ve got some sad, bad news to pass on today. This afternoon, the Boston Public Health Commission held a public hearing as the final phase of its deliberations on whether or not area food-service […]

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