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An intimate look at New England’s most popular crustacean, the lobster: Its hopes, needs, values and future 4 Apr 2013 | 12:21 am
Inordinate claws: The ugliest fruit of the sea Let’s face it -- that is, assuming that you can stand to face something that looks as though it ought to be using John Agar to clean pieces of Tucson out...
A date with Jane: Jane Powell remembers Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Taylor, Carmen Miranda, and more 21 Mar 2013 | 10:06 pm
Surrounded by artist Michael Mazur's monumental drawings of the Memorial Drive sycamores in an upstairs alcove of the Charles Hotel, pixie-ish MGM musical star Jane Powell looked even more petite than...
Mrs. Warren goes to Washington 21 Mar 2013 | 09:51 pm
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s credentials, support, and savvy make her almost untouchable — and she knows it. Elizabeth Warren was the only senator on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pens...
Fung WahTF 21 Mar 2013 | 01:17 am
Everyone knew – and safety records confirm – that the budget buses were unsafe. So what took regulators so long to step in? When federal transportation regulators declared Fung Wah buses a safety haza...
Freedom Watch: My Final Phoenix column 21 Mar 2013 | 12:27 am
I have two indelible memories from my more than 40 years with The Boston Phoenix. I have two indelible memories from my more than 40 years with The Boston Phoenix. The first memory: I began my long-...
The unified melody of Slowdim 21 Mar 2013 | 12:17 am
Cellars by Starlight Slowdim drink wine with pizza. It's true. I was there. Slowdim drink wine with pizza. It's true. I was there. They also play innocent, melodic, anthemic indie rock in 2013. As if...
Rex Brown delivers the word on Pantera 20 Mar 2013 | 11:41 pm
“No holds barred” and “warts and all” are typical qualifiers when it comes to rock-and-roll memoirs, but rarely do they fulfill the promise. “No holds barred” and “warts and all” are typical qualifie...
What's F'n Next? FIDLAR 20 Mar 2013 | 01:55 am
Los Angeles, California Ask FIDLAR bassist Brandon Schwartzel some basic questions about his band, and his answers reflect more than a bit of weariness with the rigmarole of publicity and music journa...
At the Sinclair, good drinks and good music meet at last 20 Mar 2013 | 01:16 am
Boston has a handful of great cocktail bars, and more than its share of solid music venues. Boston has a handful of great cocktail bars, and more than its share of solid music venues. One thing every...
The Big Hurt: Lupe’s career change 20 Mar 2013 | 12:35 am
You may have already had a big luxurious eye roll at celebrities as "creative directors" of companies ... You may have already had a big luxurious eye roll at celebrities as "creative directors" of c...
