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A Christmas Tale

A twisted Christmas stocking
Maybe Charles, who died of leukemia three decades ago, at the age of six, knew what he was doing.
By PETER KEOUGH | November 24, 2008

Number 38's political timeline
For a brief moment in late 2004, some people feared that Curt Schilling might pull through for President George W. Bush the way he did for the Sox.
By CHRIS FARAONE | September 17, 2008

The wonders of olive oil

The Italians, French, and Greeks are on to something
Many of us may think about increasing our intake of olive oil just by pouring a bit more on our salads.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 02, 2008

Scared green

Devra Davis’s cancer book
Even when we’re aware of some level of health risk involved in our mundane daily activities, we tend to ignore it.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 27, 2007

Portland scene report: October 19, 2007

Sibilance starts now
She’s shaved her head. That’s always a good thing.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 17, 2007

Holy spirit of the saxophone

The John Coltrane Memorial Concert and Ben Ratliff’s Coltrane: The Story of a Sound
John Coltrane died 40 years ago this past July at the age of 40 of liver cancer.
By JON GARELICK | September 12, 2007

Beverly Sills, 1929–2007

The fun diva
Beverly Sills, the most loved American opera singer of her generation, died this past week from inoperable lung cancer at 78.
By LLOYD SCHWARTZ | July 11, 2007

The good fight

Kilgore reunites for cancer benefit; plus, Route .44
The original lineup of ’90s Prov-rock stalwarts and near-stars Kilgore will be taking the stage together for the first time in eight years for “Fight to Remember.”
By BOB GULLA | May 18, 2007

Swamp gas

Shrek the Third gets bloated
Shrek has metastasized into a symptom of and metaphor for the entertainment industry and modern culture in general.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 16, 2007

Sweeping drama

The Clean House at Trinity, plus Secret Order at Merrimack
There are doctors in the house at both Trinity Repertory Company and Merrimack Repertory Theatre.
By CAROLYN CLAY | May 16, 2007

Hurtful speech

Letters to the Boston editor: April 27, 2007
I can’t remember the last time so many commentators from diverse points of view got together in a kumbaya circle.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | April 25, 2007

In the Land of Women

A tidy suburban melodrama
If Mrs. Robinson had been played by Martha Stewart and had suffered breast cancer, The Graduate might have played out like In the Land of Women .
By TOM MEEK | April 18, 2007

Diagnostic politics

Will Elizabeth Edwards’s cancer give her husband special grace?
It’s an unfortunate fact of American political life that one’s entire personal life becomes public the minute one runs for office.
By STEVEN STARK | March 28, 2007

In the right field

Daniel Sonenberg gets everyone into the compositional league
In his third year as resident composer and professor at the University of Southern Maine, Daniel Sonenberg is making his mark in the field.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN | March 12, 2007

Back in the acts

A year in Maine theater
When it comes to dramatics, there’s plenty to toast at this year’s end.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 20, 2006

Best Friends Cocoa

Make some friends
Remember your resolution to drink more green tea for its cancer-fighting benefits?
By MARLISSA BRIGGETT | November 21, 2006

Jersey state of mind

Richard Ford takes a final swing through the Garden State
Richard Ford created Frank Bascombe in The Sportswriter (1986), returned to him in Independence Day (1995), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize and a PEN/Faulkner Award, and has now come back to him for what he says is the last time in The Lay of the Land. Listen to audio excerpt of The Lay of the Land
By JON GARELICK | November 10, 2006