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Ammunition for Lamebook, and food for thought, amid Facebook’s millions
By Marc Levy
Published: October 21, 2009
There are 300 million people spending a collective 8 billion minutes a day on Facebook, the company said today, and among all that social networking it’s inevitable there will be some pretty lame stuff. You can find it collected at lamebook.com.
Grisly tale of ‘Sweeney Todd’ takes center stage
By Ryan Douglass
Published: October 21, 2009
The cast and crew of “Sweeney Todd” do everything they can to deliver Stephen Sondheim’s famously grisly musical to audiences at the Cambridge YMCA Family Theatre.
Councilor: Police are investigating September youth scuffle
By Marc Levy
Published: October 19, 2009
Cambridge police are “aggressively” investigating a Sept. 24 incident in which about 20 teens faced off outside the France J. Frisoli Sr. Youth Center, City Councilor Tim Toomey said Monday night.
Councilors’ rat encounters show it’s a ‘zoo’ out there; city manager’s role looks due for review
By Marc Levy
Published: October 19, 2009
City councilors moved Monday toward re-examining their powers after hearing repeated public complaints about Cambridge’s city manager form of government. But issues of trash, composting, recycling and urban wildlife were equally prominent at their meeting.
It’s time to retire three-ounce rule. Terrorists won’t notice.
By Marc Levy
Published: October 16, 2009
Transportation Security Officials had said they were “confident” airport restrictions on large containers would end this year as they rolled out technology to detect explosives in liquids and gels. Actually, they were overconfident, just as they’ve been about the three-ounce rule all along, and the rule will stay in place.
The top 10 employers in Cambridge — and how to contact them
By Marc Levy
Published: October 10, 2009
We are a city of education, government, health and biotech … and, squeaking in at the bottom, high-tech is represented as well in Cambridge’ top 10 largest employers.
Being pragmatic, Obama stumbles into Peace Prize
By Marc Levy
Published: October 9, 2009
President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize makes sense from an international point of view when looking at the language the committee uses in its announcement: It applauds that “multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position.” It’s the “You’re not George W. Bush award.”
Authenticity, serendipity light Emeen Z’s way to debut album
By Catherine Rogers
Published: October 8, 2009
Emeen Zarookian has a widely viewed YouTube promo for Showtime’s “Weeds,” a key role in creating “The Beatles: Rock Band” and his album is coming out after three years of production. It seems serendipity is on his side.
Comcast looks a little better as cable workshops near end
By Marc Levy
Published: October 8, 2009
Today is the last day to take part in focus groups helping chart the next 10 years or so of cable in Cambridge — but, sadly, the process has everything to do Cambridge Community Television and its affiliates and nothing to do with the experience cable consumers have with Comcast.
Monique Ortiz hits top 10, seeking audiences over fans
By Marc Levy
Published: October 7, 2009
Monique Ortiz, the alt-blues singer for bands such as Bourbon Princess and A.K.A.C.O.D., is No. 10 on ReverbNation’s alternative charts for the city, and that’s from among 760 bands in Greater Boston. But it doesn’t guarantee a crowd when Ortiz performs.