AFI 100 #94: GOODFELLAS
I’m dedicating two years of my life to watching and reviewing every movie on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Movies, even the ones I’ve seen before. Here’s #94, Goodfellas. Apparently...
View ArticleBEAN COUNTER: VOLUME 4, ISSUE 24
Infamous busing opponent (and former mayor) Ray Flynn has announced he’s against a proposed casino at Suffolk Downs. Flynn—who, again, wasn’t into busing—said he hoped his stance “might overshadow that...
View ArticleBEAN COUNTER: VOLUME 15, ISSUE 3
“Stoughton baby shower ends with multiple arrests” reads a MyFoxBoston.com headline of a story we didn’t end up reading because although it looked amusing on the surface, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion...
View Article“THE FUTURE OF SUFFOLK DOWNS?”
This is what we have to look forward to, right? … And visit peterpaulpayack.com to see more cartoons!
View ArticlePOLL GLANCING: EAST BOSTON: DONALD MCKAY SCHOOL
POLLING PLACE: DONALD MCKAY SCHOOL – 122 COTTAGE STREET WARD, PRECINCT: 1, 1 & 2 NEIGHBORHOOD: East Boston TIME: 9:33am TOTAL VOTES CAST: We are denied a tally (poll worker: “Oh I don’t know if...
View ArticleKIDDIE KROAKERS 2013
You’ve been warned. It’s been four long years since the Dig compiled our once annual list of dangerous toys. Thousands of children have been injured since, and we regret to admit that many of their...
View Article10 THINGS I LEARNED AT THE MOHEGAN SUN BREWFEST THIS YEAR
I was given a room and a pass to this year’s Mohegan Sun Brewfest at the beginning of October. I drank, and then drank, and then drank a lot more. Those little tasting glasses are dangerous. Especially...
View ArticleDEMOLITION MAN: SMASHED UP AT THE BROCKTON FAIR AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS ARTICLE
Photo: TKO Racing My story begins in a parking lot outside of the Brockton RMV, where I’m watching a man in a chicken suit wave at cars for a local auto insurance company. I take it as a sign of what’s...
View ArticleWIN-WIN FOR WYNN: THE SHOW WILL GO ON IN EVERETT
Photo by Brynne Quinlan The Steve Wynn sexual harassment scandal is for sure salacious. But all the anti-gaming haters should probably hit the brakes now on talk that it’s going to have an impact on...
View ArticleWHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Gambling, Jazz, and Boston’s Musical Culture One “grand” opening on June 23: the Encore Gambling Casino, a $2.6 billion project in Everett. One quiet closing on July 31: the Third Life Studio, a...
View Article10 THINGS I LEARNED AT THE MOHEGAN SUN BREWFEST THIS YEAR
I was given a room and a pass to this year's Mohegan Sun Brewfest at the beginning of October. I drank, and then drank, and then drank a lot more.
View ArticleDEMOLITION MAN: SMASHED UP AT THE BROCKTON FAIR AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS ARTICLE
Surely, I say to myself as the Saturn rips across the dirt, I will be the man among the last women standing. Nope.
View ArticleWIN-WIN FOR WYNN: THE SHOW WILL GO ON IN EVERETT
With all the money and jobs at stake, coupled with the commission’s track record on turning a blind eye to shady dealings, it’s a safe bet that Wynn Boston Harbor will open as planned.
View ArticleWHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Gambling, Jazz, and Boston’s Musical Culture One “grand” opening on June 23: the Encore Gambling Casino, a $2.6 billion project in Everett. One quiet closing on July 31: the Third Life Studio, a...
View ArticleFROM CLAW MACHINES TO LOOT BOXES, THIS CAN’T BE GOOD FOR CHILDREN
Don’t even think about leaving the arcade before you swipe a couple bucks away trying to wrap a claw that couldn’t lift a Lego around an anonymous L.O.L. Surprise! prize the size of a toddler.
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