Entertainment
“Parks and Recreation” — Operation Ann episode review
…you aren’t pretty, popular, or smart and your flaws just repel all the attractive people
Life/Style
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
30,000 people to play Half-Life 2 to get Valve’s attention
Now that’s protesting we can get behind.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review: When the well runs dry
Both surprising and what you’d expect from the long running JRPG franchise.
Punch Pac-Man and fat Mega Man in the mush in Street Fighter X Tekken
Capcom unveils Sony platform exclusives.
Sci/Tech
Fact: Carbon emissions are making our oceans acidic
Goodbye coral. Goodbye shellfish.
Top stories in this month’s issue
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...]
Criminals to heroes: California penal system trains inmates to be firefighters
JAMESTOWN, Calif. -- "I’m not perfect by any means, and nobody is, but I’m ten times a better man than I was before this camp term,” inmate firefighter Philip Kirkpatrick, an eager camp inmate in his late twenties recounts of his experiences at … [Read More...]
