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Crossword: ''Come on, get it right!''

Driving grammar purists crazy since, well, forever

By MATT JONES | December 03, 2008

Sum Sudoku XXXII

Psycho Sudoku!

By PSYCHO SUDOKU | December 03, 2008

Letters to the Boston editor, December 5, 2008
In the November 21 edition of the Phoenix , reporter David S. Bernstein makes a number of assertions about the Muslim American Society of Boston (MAS Boston) and the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | December 03, 2008

Advocates renew challenge to punitive probation practices

Violations
At the conclusion of its 2008 session, the General Assembly passed a bill that would have reformed state criminal justice procedure for probationers charged with new crimes.
By ARIEL WERNER | December 03, 2008

Tango

It doesn’t take two for a fine Argentine meal
It's not fair to review Greater Boston's only Argentine restaurant right after spending two delicious weeks in Buenos Aires, but it is revealing.
By ROBERT NADEAU | December 03, 2008

Ula Café

Caffeine, fine food, and no annoying CD compilations
Ula Café, located in the Brewery complex in Jamaica Plain, has all the fundamentals: great coffee and tea, very fine baked goods, free Wi-Fi. But what might surprise you is how good its other food is.
By MC SLIM JB | December 03, 2008

Pete Burr

Almost Famous
4 am bar closings; drop martial law; bring Buddy back.
By FRANK MULLIN | December 03, 2008

The Loft

Dining in a surreal seascape
The Loft is the restaurant at NYLO Providence/Warwick, a new hotel, so the impression that diners get over their Point Judith calamari or apple-tini is going to affect how they anticipate the digs upstairs; Crisp salad, crisp sheets.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | December 03, 2008

Waterfront hangout

Andy's Old Port Pub has a comfy feel
It's a bar whose dinner menu seems to reflect the simple idea that when you have a pleasant place to hang out, drink, and socialize, people get hungry.
By BRIAN DUFF | December 03, 2008

Bam Bam

Music seen at Bubba's Sulky Lounge, November 29
There are a few people in town who really know how to throw a party. Three of them (Jen Batchelor and Phoenix scribes Chris Gray and Ian Paige) amalgamated their powers on Saturday at Bubba's for a party to remember.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | December 03, 2008

Sex and food and Abraham Lincoln

Gift books for every (perverse) taste
We put out a call to our contributors to suggest appropriate holiday gift books and what do we get back?
By PHOENIX STAFF | December 02, 2008

Like clockwork

The Gears of War keep turning
The Gears of War keep turning
By MITCH KRPATA | December 02, 2008

PS3, please

Resistance 2 deserves a shot
Sony's Resistance , a PS3 shooter, is getting lost in the shuffle.
By MADDY MYERS | December 03, 2008

Photos: Peter Simon's new book

Images from Peter Simon's new collection Reggae Scrapbook

By PETER SIMON | November 28, 2008

Luxurious loneliness

Thanksgiving's is just like home after the holiday
There are the moments when the solitary life is unbearable, but Thanksgiving is not one of them. No matter how distant you have grown from family or friends, you find a home to arrive at with a dish in hand.
By BRIAN DUFF | November 26, 2008

Portland scene report: November 28, 2008

Sibilance
The results of the WePushButtons Awards came in just a tad too late to get them in the last paper, so here's a quick recap of who took home what last Saturday at SPACE Gallery.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 26, 2008

Movies are moving, hot dogs are hopping, Binga's is burning

Venue watch
Even as the temperatures drop and we head into hibernation mode for winter, Portland's drinking, dining, nightlife, and shopping scenes continue to evolve. Here's a round-up of comings and goings.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 26, 2008

Dracula Zombie USA Yankee Ingenuity + Feel It Robot

Music seen November 20, at SPACE Gallery
The best way to warm up as the cold sets in is to have a dance party. Whether SPACE's Halloween costume ball or the spontaneous Obama victory celebration in Monument Square, it seems the colder it gets, the more Portlanders want to shimmy.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | November 26, 2008

ChoCho's

Transport yourself to a magical land of inexpensive Korean delicacies
ChoCho's distinguishes itself from the other cubby-like eateries in the Porter Exchange in two ways. First, it captures the fun, food-court-like energy of the adjacent noodle shops and sushi bars, but manages to feel more like a restaurant than a lunch counter.
By AARON KAGAN | November 26, 2008

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