Here's what's in Blast this month:

Email has become a huge part of our lives. In fact it pairs with instant messenger applications as leading ways we communicate with friends, family and clients. It’s just a great way to get your message across without spending hours talking with someone over the phone.
It has greatly expanded dramatically in the new millennium. Today [...]

In Reviews, Software, Technology on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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Make some burgers!

By John Guilfoil

Following up on my grilling story for The Boston Globe, Weber shared a few ridiculously good-looking burger recipes, and I think you need to have a look.

In Boston Local, Culture, Features, Food and Drink on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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Zac Browser brings autistic children into their own digital realm

By Terri Schwartz

Zack didn’t like computers.

At age 3, he was diagnosed with severe autism. His parents decided to send him to a specialized school, where he could get one-on-one attention. It was there that he was first introduced to computers. [...]

In Computers, Downloads, Full Programs, Reviews, Software, Technology on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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Josh Hamilton has come a long way

By Tom Gambone

The Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton, who the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted with the first overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, is currently batting .312, with 19 home runs, and a Major League-leading 80 RBI’s. Not to mention, he plays a very demanding centerfield position and plays it well. ‘Who cares?’ [...]

In Baseball, Sports on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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Hit Paraders

By Elizabeth Raftery

Indie Rock
Sub Pop
June 17, 2008

Don’t be fooled by the fact that At Mount Zoomer, the sophomore full-length album from Montreal quintet Wolf Parade, contains just nine songs. While that may appear to be a measly output on the surface, what the tracks lack in number they make up for in scope.
At Mount Zoomer clocks in [...]

In Entertainment, Features, Music on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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OH MY GOD THE TOP GUN ANTHEM IS COMING TO GUITAR HERO III!!!

By John Guilfoil

*Ahem*
The Grammy Award-winning anthem from the 1986 Top Cruise classic “Top Gun” will be available as a free download for Guitar Hero III starting July 3.
The instrumental, riff-heavy movie theme represents a film that created a generation of 20-something and awkward 30-something guys who play beach volleyball, serenade women at bars to “You’ve Lost that [...]

In Gaming News, Technology on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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The new TV star

By Bessie King

So many young actors are struggling each day to get their “big break” and make it in Hollywood. Therefore, it is refreshing and a little annoying to see that dream stories are still happening there. The dream for Daren Kagasoff was to be an actor after deciding that it was truly his calling. The 20 [...]

In Entertainment, Television on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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The Beauties of El Salvador

By Bessie King

Describing my trip to El Salvador would be a hard task, but let’s begin with my last experience in this Hispanic country to get a taste of my voyage. It was Monday, June 2, and my hosts, my best friend’s family, were driving my intrepid grandmother who joined me in my vacation and I to [...]

In Culture, Travel on July 1, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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Don S. Davis, a true artist, at 65

By John Guilfoil

When Blast commissioned an interview feature with Don S. Davis, it wasn’t simply because he was an interesting character actor who our readers know, love, and largely grew up with. It was because I was inspired by the amazing range — actor, stunt man, painter, sculptor, set designer, writer.
He was never really a leading man, [...]

In Celebs, Entertainment, Television on July 2, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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For one musician, breast cancer at 24 aligned priorities

By Archana Prasanna

Standing under a blend of vivid stage lights, decked out in expressive clothing and listening to the buzz of the audience would seem like a surreal moment for most, but for her, it’s everyday.
Asha Mevlana, a soft-spoken violinist with a hint of rock n’ roll swagger, is living out her dream as a professional [...]

In Entertainment, Music on July 2, 2008 with Popularity: unranked [?]
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