Entertainment
Interview: Susan Eisenberg reprises Wonder Woman role for “Justice League: Doom”
A look inside new PG-13 animated film
Super Bowl ads were controversial, funny, and patriotic
Doritos, Seinfeld, and Ferris Bueller all featured
Life/Style
Ready to mingle: Unique Valentine’s events for Boston singles
18th century-style chocolates, a bar crawl, and, yes, a Justin Timberlake tribute band
Stage Review: Award-winning dramas for championship weekend
“God of Carnage” at the Huntington, RED at Speakeasy, Superior Donuts at Lyric Stage Company
Video Games
Activision announces Giant Skylanders, new line of figures
Meet what your kids will be begging you for.
Minecraft creator to Tim Schafer: “Let’s make Psychonauts 2 happen”
Notch willing to pay to make cult sequel a reality.
Blip:Star Wars Kinect gets a release date. For real this time
Special Edition console releasing on same date.
Sci/Tech
Fact: Carbon emissions are making our oceans acidic
Goodbye coral. Goodbye shellfish.
Top stories in this month’s issue
“Doing It Big” with Cody Simpson
It must be difficult for anyone making a career decision to move to another country, let alone to make the decision when you’re thirteen. Cody Simpson -- a cute blonde Australian boy -- posted a couple videos of himself singing and playing guitar … [Read More...]
Looking closely at the Oscar nominees
The nominees for the 2012, 84th Annual Academy Awards have been released and the film industry is already buzzing with speculation on who will take home the Oscar on February 26th. Here's my two cents about the nominees, who got snubbed, and an early … [Read More...]
Interview with Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin
In almost every article or interview of Jack’s Mannequin, two details about Andrew McMahon -- Jack’s front man -- are always mentioned: (1) he was in Something Corporate and (2) he has lymphoblastic leukemia. But with Jack’s Mannequin now on … [Read More...]
“Twilight’s” Chaske Spencer — The Blast Interview
More than anything, Chaske Spencer just wants to keep it real. This may seem strange coming from the man who just wrapped up a multi-film stint in the massively successful fantasy-laden Twilight series, but a brief conversation with him makes this … [Read More...]
Getting To Know: Boston musician Amory Sivertson
Amory Sivertson -- a piano playing folksy pop singer-songwriter reminiscent of Sara Bareilles and Feist – recently released her third album titled "Human." The song of the same name begins with the line, “sometimes I do things that could either … [Read More...]
Sex pheromones in a bottle
I’ve long been fascinated by the subject of pheromones, specifically in the context of sexual attraction. For those of you not familiar with the term: A pheromone, according to Wikipedia, is “a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a … [Read More...]
NFL Blitz review: A sack in time
My dad loves football, but he finds football video games too complicated. I can't really blame him either; I've tried to get him into Madden, but when you really break the 800 LB gorilla of a gaming franchise down, it's tough to explain; even if it … [Read More...]
Hire a Boston Wingwoman: She’s classy, she’s confident, she’s better at hitting on women than you are
Susan Baxter, 32, has the solution for single Boston guys looking for love: Wingwomen. Sure, you've got your Bud Light-guzzling, cleavage-ogling, popped collar-wearing wingman already, but isn't the same old "you distract the less attractive friend … [Read More...]
