07.07 Annual Swimsuit Issue
It’s Time for Hot Fun in the Sun!
By Christine R. Walsh, Robyn Lee, and Sasha FastovskiyWhen it came time to plan this year’s Swimsuit Issue, everyone’s favorite, we decided HEY, why not get our readers involved? They’re fun, they’re hot, why don’t we build the cover story and photos around them? And that’s just what […]
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07.07 Stern’s Reverend Bob Levy
Filthy, Fearless, and Funny
By Bobby Hankinson
Fans of the Howard Stern Show know that The Reverend Bob Levy is many things ~ including mean and miserable ~ but, despite living in his ex-wife’s basement, he’s quite successful at what he does. And that’s being pretty damn funny.
Levy made his mark among the crass and kooky comedians […]
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07.07 Comic PATRICE ONEAL
Uncensored and Unapologetic
By Len Sousa
Boston-born comic Patrice Oneal has been proudly ~ and loudly~ dishing out his humorous views on race, sex, and society since his first stand-up performance in 1992. Watching a local comic perform one night, the then 22-year-old Oneal, who names George Carlin and Richard Pryor as his idols, began heckling the […]
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07.07 On the Mic
By Linnea Sheldon
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Heat up your summer nights with Bar None’s Friday night Tribute to the Old School, with an old school dance party with DJ Xcalibur bringing you the best of 80s and 90s dance and hip-hop. Sophista-Saturdays set the bar with DJ […]
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07.07 Sounds of the Underground Tour
Acacia Strain and GWAR Cut a Path of Destruction
By Andrew Jones
ACACIA STRAIN
Pulse: What was it like coming up in the Springfield music scene?
Vincent Bennett, vocalist: I would describe it as probably the best experience I guess we could have had. It’s almost family oriented. Everyone who either plays in a band, or is just into […]
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07.07 Beneath the Massacre
Death Metal is Alive and Well
By Bobby Hankinson
Canada ~ our neighbor to the north. Home of Mounties, Molson, and the Maple Leafs, it’s also the source of one more “m:” metal. From Voivod to Gorguts and later Ion Dissonance and Neuraxis, many heavy hitting rockers have called the Great White North their home.
Death metal fans […]
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07.07 PulseFLICKS
A Big Pile of Thirds
Why three is not a magic number for movie franchises
By Robert Newton
“Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity/You get three as a magic number.”
~ “Three Is A Magic Number” (1973, “School House Rock”)
There is nothing ancient or mystical about Hollywood, which is all about making money, not art or beauty. From time […]
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07.07 PulseFLICKS College
That First Date Movie
Some Tips to Make it Less Awkward
By Angela Eastman
Catching a movie is the quintessential first date…and often one of the most awkward experiences ever. In theory it seems easy, right, both halves of the couple sitting through the ordeal in silence, no small talk or eye contact necessary? But you’re still a […]
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