Hugging the shore
Massachusetts has taken a bold step with the passage of the Massachusetts Oceans Act, becoming one of the first states to move toward a comprehensive plan for management of its coastal waters. On paper, the law appears to strike a reasonable balance between the legitimate need to preserve maritime resources and commercial development along the coast and offshore.
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WEB FILM - Six And The City
I’m one girl who doesn’t idolize Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her gross gang of grandmas, but when I saw Hanelle Culpepper’s short “Sex And The City” parody, Six And The City, I smiled. And I laughed. And I forwarded it to a whole bunch of people I knew. It features a young Carrie (Adair Tishler), blogging her young life on the playground in the city. Naturally, giantess Samantha (Channing Nichols) has the jump on the whole kissing-of-boys thing, and of course, there’s the prissy prude Miranda (Melia Lockwood), and tomboy Charlotte (Sierra Wingert). It’s brief and smart and the girls are all cute as can be, and for once, strangely enough, it’s not creepy seeing kids playing grownups (see Bugsy Malone for a great example of that). And if Culpepper’s spoof is too much estrogen richness for you to take, check out her antidote, How To Wait In […]
Original post by Robert Newton
Review - The Strangers
THE STRANGERS [R]
review by Padraic Maroney
As children, we asked our parents to check the closet for monsters or look under the bed for anything scary. But once we grow up, we begin to realize that most of the fears we previously had were nothing to worry about and that our homes are one of the safest places. Few movies have successfully been able to breakdown that security wall reducing grown adults to be afraid to go home at night. That was before The Strangers came to town.
In an era filled with J-horror remakes making us think our televisions and cell phones are going to kill us and the so-called “torture porn” that eaves bloodied mutilated carcasses piled up, it’s interesting to see a simplistic horror movie throwback like this dropped in the height of summer. The Strangers has a plot seen plenty of times before – in films like Wait […]
Original post by Robert Newton
The worlds most useful bike seat
Swobo has been one of my favorite bike companies for quite some time. They’ve always made beautiful, simple and rugged urban bikes of the sort I like to think could get more people riding if they were exposed to them. Earlier this spring I was almost ready to buy one when I decided it would be more fun to build a new ride. The process has been slow due to laziness, but while ordering parts I was able to sneak in one little piece of Swobo goodness that makes me smile every time I look at it.
The cart saddle with built in bottle opener.
American ingenuity at it’s finest.
If I ever get around to finishing this bike (the wheels are finally in the mail) please consider me for any and all beer opening emergencies. And if you are interested in owning a beer opening bike of your […]
Original post by Brendan
Is Charter Communications violating MA state law?
Over the last few weeks on 508, Mike Benedetti and I have been discussing Charter Communications plans to begin monitoring customer web traffic to better target advertising. And examining the process used by the company they’ve contracted with on this, NebuAd, has raised more questions than it’s answered. After reading Ryan Singels take on the opt-out process over at WIREDs Threat Level, another question seems to be floating out there. Is any of this even legal? Now, Singel is talking about federal wiretap law, but for those of you who have been following this story on a local level here’s the language in the MGL regarding wire taps. I’d love to hear people’s thoughts as to how Charters plan would or would not be a violation of MGL Chapter 272: Section 99 which reads in part:
D. Exemptions.
1. Permitted interception of wire or oral communications.
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5/29-6/4 JAWS!,Sasquatch!HeadFirst,ShannonCorey
This weekend at the Lucky Dog Music Hall89 Green St. Worcester, MA 01604508-363-1888www.myspace.com/luckydogmusichallwww.luckydogmusic.comwww.myspace.com/luckydogphotographyCheck out our extended cale…
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Review - Short Circuit: Special Edition
SHORT CIRCUIT: SPECIAL EDITION [PG]
While the timing of this re-release of the minor 1986 comedy hit about a sentient robot named Johnny 5 may be suspect — a month before Pixar’s annual windfall, Wall-E (about a robot who looks suspiciously like Johnny 5) — it doesn’t diminish its appeal and staying power. The pic starred a pre-punchline Steve Guttenberg as Dr. Newton Crosby, an AI pioneer whose work is used by the military to create five prototype soldier robots. When he learns that one of his creations has become self-aware after being struck by lightning, he teams with animal lover Stephanie Speck (Ally Sheedy) and Indian sidewalk vendor Ben Jabituya (Fisher Stevens) to protect its human rights. Hijinks ensue (and zany hijinks will ensue if the Weinsteins cast Ben Stiller for their planned 2010 remake).
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Original post by Robert Newton
Libraries were focal points in cities
From ages past, the library was the center and focal point in civilized cities.
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