The Phoenix

It's a shandeh*!
For Brandeis, there must be a better way BY EDITORIAL

10 ways to bail out Boston's sinking paper of record. Plus, spinning Bill Kristol's brief time at the Times .

Toxic talk: Hating Obama
Repugnant anti-Obama hate speech has dissipated for the moment. How likely is it to raise its ugly head again?
Speak no evil?
Why tightening up on anti-Obama speech is a bad idea
Dailies go Darwin
Reports of newspapers' death are exaggerated — but after the changes coming in 2009, will we still recognize them?

Poetry not prose

Revenge of the nerds
For the first time since JFK, 'the best and the brightest' are back in the White House. Will Ivy-League intellect be enough to set the country straight?
Inauguration daze
If a presidential speech is made outside of prime-time TV-viewing hours, does it make a sound?
BHO's no FDR
Nor should he aspire to be because, trite but true, things are very different now

For Brandeis, there must be a better way

President Obama
The trek ahead
The pain hits home
Boston faces a sobering year
00-Panetta
Why Leon might be right for the CIA. Plus: Al Franken, Roland Burris, and Caroline Kennedy.

January 30, 2009

Reel Life

At the midway point of Governor Deval Patrick's first term, we issue a report card for his cabinet

The political virgins
With a crucial state-legislature session looming, Boston residents turn to untested newbies to fight for their share of the pie
Silence of the Sam
Want to know what your city council does? Sorry, they can't tell you.
Free for all
Is Mayor Menino getting White-washed? Plus, Sam Yoon's not-so-friendly skies

Salute

Toilet talk
The new world of going green in the bathroom
Clicking is caring
Facebook becomes an Israeli-Palestinian 'battleground'
Budgeting your time
For students, part-time jobs mean pocket money, freedom, scheduling conflicts, and stress