Boston - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/boston/?source=rss&aim=boston en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT Flagging America's racial divide By Louis Bayard Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us. John Updike, baseball writer By King Kaufman Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/27/updike/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/27/updike/index.html?source=rss It's not what he was known for -- outside diamond circles, anyway -- but the late author penned one of the game's literary gems. Now my mother's gone, what do I do? By Cary Tennis Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/26/boston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/26/boston/index.html?source=rss Is it time to go back to California? What's worse than watching your teams lose? Watching them win By Steve Almond Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/20/boston_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/20/boston_sports/index.html?source=rss Boston fans are experiencing one of the greatest runs in modern sports history -- and it's killing them. Brad Delp's soaring vocals Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/12/brad_delp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/12/brad_delp/index.html?source=rss The lead singer for Boston dies at 55. "Love Corner" By David Puner Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/12/21/love_corner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/12/21/love_corner/index.html?source=rss Roll the dice and take your chances. No Ayn Rand heroes for today's megaprojects By Andrew Leonard Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/24/bigdig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/24/bigdig/index.html?source=rss Lessons from Boston's Big Dig for confronting climate change Feel-good gay parenting story of the day By Lynn Harris Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/19/jesse_has_two_mommies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/19/jesse_has_two_mommies/index.html?source=rss Jesse, and his two mommies, are embraced by a Boston-area Catholic school. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/04/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/04/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss David Ortiz's new contract has made parking too expensive at Boston gas stations! The fans speak. "That flag is our flag" By Tim Grieve Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/26/veterans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/26/veterans/index.html?source=rss Veterans, led by war heroes Wesley Clark and Max Cleland, charge out of the trenches in Boston for John Kerry. The city of light, and the city of stoplights Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/06/25/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/06/25/post/index.html?source=rss What Table Talkers are saying about Paris merchants and Boston drivers, and some final thoughts on Reagan. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/01/16/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/01/16/friday/index.html?source=rss NFL conference championship preview: Football wisdom says bet on the loser in a rematch and the home team in the playoffs, so you're out of luck. A pedophile's accomplice? By Charles Taylor Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/07/law/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/07/law/index.html?source=rss Boston Catholics want Cardinal Bernard Law to resign because of his role in protecting a priest who molested boys. Why isn't he being charged for his role in covering up the crime? Jonathan Richman By Chris Colin Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/09/04/richman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/09/04/richman/index.html?source=rss The rough and charming godfather of punk sings quietly now and makes us nostalgic for a time that never existed. Banned in Boston? By Kenneth Rapoza Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/17/shamrock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/17/shamrock/index.html?source=rss A rumor that the city's housing authority targeted shamrocks as hate symbols just wouldn't die in embattled Southie. Sharps & Flats By Seth Mnookin Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/03/morphine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/03/morphine/index.html?source=rss Morphine's last record, completed just before singer Mark Sandman's death, bids farewell to the rocker who wanted to walk across a carpet of stars. Bradley bores but scores in Boston By Michael Joseph Gross Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/30/bradley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/30/bradley/index.html?source=rss Beantown finally gets a visit from a candidate who knows his foreign policy inside and out. Orgasms and outrage By Barbara Raab Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/10/28/sex_conference/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/10/28/sex_conference/index.html?source=rss Experts on female sexual dysfunction gather in Boston and dance with their shirts off. Exit the Sandman By Larry Smith Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/07/21/sandman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/07/21/sandman/index.html?source=rss Fond recollections of Morphine's lead singer, the cat with the so-cool countenance. Shopping at high speed while black By Douglas Cruickshank Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/rogue/1999/07/15/raydog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/rogue/1999/07/15/raydog/index.html?source=rss Armed with an AmEx card designed to function silently, a scalawag aliased Raydog pulls a fast one. Mocking the Mayflower By Charles Taylor Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/05/18/hole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/05/18/hole/index.html?source=rss There was plenty of antagonism in the air at the start of Hole's Boston show Sunday night. But Courtney Love wouldn't have it any other way. The false trade-off By Michael Crowley Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/04/27/boston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/04/27/boston/index.html?source=rss As New York struggles to rein in its police department, Boston brags about reducing crime and police brutality at the same time. Eat this song By Clea Simon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/02/03/03featureb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/02/03/03featureb/index.html?source=rss Clea Simon remembers seeing X for the first time. Angela, the Upside-Down Girl By Emily Hiestand Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/08/27/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/08/27/pass/index.html?source=rss In an excerpt from her delightful new book, Emily Hiestand describes moving to Boston -- and encountering her strip-tease-artist neighbor, Angela the Upside-Down Girl.