Man charged in connection with last week’s shooting in Reading

Aug. 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

A Revere man was arrested this morning and charged with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Reading man that occurred last Monday, the Boston Globe reports. John Burke, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.  This is in connection with the death of Joseph Ronan, 22, who was shot in [...]

The official Boston Book Fest author lineup

Oct. 1, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Bookworms rejoice!

Books vs. video games

March 6, 2008   1 Comment  

They’ll rot your brain. They’ll make you lazy. They’ll demagnetize your moral compass and turn you into a sociopathic monster. They’ll sabotage your ability to function in the real world. Sound familiar, gamers? In the 1950s and 1960s, critics claimed a new form of mainstream entertainment, comic books, were going to do just that. However, [...]