The World this Week: Guilty!

by | Mar 17, 2009 | News

The thing most striking to me about the Bernard Madoff case was how quickly he confessed guilt for his $65 billion scam. From the moment he was caught, Madoff admitted he was running a Ponzi scheme; he almost seemed relieved to be free of it, and yet perversely proud...
Round Two for Question 2

Round Two for Question 2

by | Mar 17, 2009 | News

Drug law reform advocates scored a decisive victory last November when voters approved, by a 65 to 35 margin, Question 2, which decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. Under the new law, which went into effect in January, possession of one ounce or...

Imperium Watch: Big Shovels

by | Mar 17, 2009 | News

The table may tilt so that public money slides into the hands of private interests yet again as Massachusetts opens its purse to receive stimulus funds for "shovel-ready" projects.Whose shovel? This money may wind up in the hands of private developers whose...
Cello Biafra

Cello Biafra

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Music

When Low Strung takes the stage at A.P.E. Window, the usual mics, amps and electric guitars of a classic rock cover band will be noticeably absent. The Yale-based band plucks, bows and strums its 12 cellos in groundbreaking arrangements of classic rock, pop and heavy...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Music

FenneszBlack Sea(Touch)The evocative cover of Black Sea offers a reliable representation of the music. It shows a murky strait at low tide as the water evaporates to reveal ghostly traces of a path toward a distant cityscape. The latest from electronic artist...