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Barry Crimmins on comedy, survival, not being a hero, and his friend Bobcat Goldthwait

Barry Crimmins is a legendary comic and activist who will doing standup at Blue on December 28th. The show was organized by Portland Comedy Co-Op, who Crimmins describes as a “good bunch of people doing great things for comedy in Maine.” Content Warning: Rape A pioneer in the early Boston standup scene, he was around for […]

Interview: Comedian Geoff Tate loves Cheers, Sinbad and Dave Chappelle

Geoff Tate is a Cincinnati-based comedian and he will be performing in Boston on September 21st and Providence on the 22nd (at O’Brien’s Pub and Comedy Connection respectively). He is touring with Emma Arnold, a comedian he says is “not one of those stupid, closed off dude comics. She’s Hilarious. Really, really funny.” Last week […]

Giving up the drink or: why I had to give up on booze

I have written about my relationship with addiction in the past, but that was about pills and not the drink. I really—really—love booze. Having perhaps loved it too much for about a decade or so, we are going to be taking a break. Similar to relationships I have had in the past, where the love—unbeknownst […]

Rest well, Shaman King: On Robin Williams

I don’t have much to offer about the passing and legacy of Robin Williams outside of what has already been written, Tweeted, shared via status updates, exchanged at kitchen tables, or conveyed in shocked text exchanges. Beginning with the syndicated episodes of Mork and Mindy that aired in the early 80s, Williams has always been […]

Marc Maron and Adam Carolla discuss patent trolls, legal fights and podcasting

I listen to about 10 hours of podcasts a week and I consider myself a big fan of the format. Patent trolls, however, are attacking the format as we presently know it.  A patent troll is an entity that uses patent rights against accused infringers as a means of collecting licensing fees. They do this […]

Kyle Poissonnier discusses Katalyst, State of the State, and his overall outlook on everything

In addition to being known for his clothing brand Katalyst, Kyle Poissonnier organized State of the State—a sizable, multi-act concert event—at the State Theater last summer. State of the State will take place again this summer, and it is just one of the many projects Poissonnier has on his plate. Katalyst is launching a limited […]

25 momentous events, happenings and occasions from 2013

Just in case you weren’t paying attention, these are the events, happenings and occasions that left a significant mark on me in 2013. I use some adult language, so beware. The Chelyabinsk meteor, which most know as “that fireball that soared through Russian skies,” scared the shit out of everyone when numerous videos of it […]

10 observations, revelations, and bits of wisdom for this blustery Sunday morning

I am working on a handful of substantial blog posts this weekend, so I am cheating a bit by offering here some of my favorite observations, revelations, bits of wisdom and other literary / journalistic ephemera that I came across or rediscovered in the past year or so. This collection feels perfectly suited for this […]

Road trip albums and other audio miscellany

“I know, honey. You’re a ride or die bitch.” — My wife while driving the two of us to Eastport for a week of sun-soaked vacation I am in Eastport for vacation and before I headed up here I asked the Internet what albums make for perfect road trip fodder. I am glad that I […]