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Visitors got an alternative education last weekend at the 2011 Boston Anarchist Bookfair, sponsored by the Progressive Librarians Guild at Simmons College. The bookfair, held from November 11 to 13, …
Read MoreYou may have seen the one-page, front-to-back cut-and-paste local music newsletter at the recently closed Allston Cafe (R.I.P.) or other coffee shops and art spaces in the Boston Area. Each …
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again: fall break, the long-awaited five-day deliverance from classes. Many students head home for the Thanksgiving holiday, but a good handful stick around. If you’re …
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Randy Randall, guitarist of the punk rock duo No Age with drummer and vocalist Dean Allen Spunt, emerged from the Los Angeles D.I.Y. art-punk scene, where there weren’t stage barriers …
Read MoreAn exclusive interview with artist Ariel Pink.
Read MoreI sat looking at all of the canning equipment sitting on my kitchen counter. Boiling-water canner? Check. Canning jars, lids and screw bands? Check. Jar lifter and magnetic lid wand? …
Read MoreLast Thursday, I was forced to face a frightful fact. My Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) with Red Fire Farm was ending. Every week since mid-June, I’ve been going to the …
Read MoreWaiting for Superman isn’t a solution to the education problem in America; it’s a call to action. Written and directed by Davis Guggenheim, filmmaker of The Inconvenient Truth (2006), the …
Read More“I remember when I was a freshman. I got stuck in the Berklee bubble. I just pictured myself as a freshman getting planted into this and just being like ‘holy …
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Boston’s transformation to a bike-friendly city.
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Starting tomorrow Monday, April 19 Earth Week kicks off. Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the modern environmental movement by getting involved in some fun, eco-friendly activities …
Read MoreOn March 20th, spring was not only ushered in by great weather, but also by nearly three hundred urban gardeners from in and around Boston who came together at Northeastern …
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