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The 16th Annual Dangerous Toys List

By Dig Staff

'Tis the time of year consumer groups release lists of dangerous toys that will corrupt, burn, choke or impale children. We love those lists, but feel they're missing something. We don't blame the hysterical set—they could find a fatality in a sock puppet—we blame the toy manufacturers for not whipping up some next-level shit.

THIS WEEK IN THE DIG

[Media Farm]MF_1048ThanksgivingTVMD

Fluff wins

GENERALLY, THANKSGIVING IS a slow news season. The government shuts down and scandals fizzle for 24 hours, because, hey, even the feds and Channel 5 have to leave Chuck Turner alone long enough to feast on the blood of a live turkey! This is the time when fluff thrives.

[News to Us]NWS_DayofMourningMD

Day of Mourning

American Indians not thankful for genocide

Since it was declared a holiday in 1637, Thanksgiving has been a chance for many American families to stuff their bellies and give thanks, but for 300 Native Americans who convened in Plymouth for the 39th National Day of Mourning last Thursday, Thanksgiving is a time to fast and recognize a legacy of violence.

[News to Us]NWS_1048VoteMD

City councilors want to get your vote out

In an attempt to make you care about municipal races, Boston city councilors considered holding elections on Saturdays, making them occur every four years (instead of every two) and giving city councilors and the mayor 12-year (three-term) limits.

Councilor John Tobin proposed all three pieces of legislation. "Municipal election turnout is troubling, in my mind," Tobin said. In 2007, the city saw the lowest turnout in 22 years, with only 13 percent of registered voters heading to the polls.


[The Second Glass]SG_1048WinoMD

How to not look like a boozer

Drinking under the tut-tut of teetotalism

There are some families that partake in a celebratory drink (or three) and don't pass judgment in the am, when heads are ringing and the evening is slowly being pieced together. In bevy-friendly households, it's easier to put up with your aunt when she keeps stabbing for details about your personal life, because you can simply pour another glass of Cabernet and tune her out.

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[News to Us] NWS_CigarSM

Close to no cigar

Next week, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) will decide whether or not to pass amendments to the Clean Air Works Workplace Smoking Restrictions policy, which would further restrict the sale of tobacco in Boston.

[Eats] EA_NaturalFoodsSM

Local Indie Groceries

It's only natural

Sustainable food is not just for the treehuggers anymore, and the big guys have noticed. Corporate conglomerates are quick to swallow every national trend, potentially chewing them up and spitting out sales with a sleek new logo and half the quality that the consumer deserves.

[Soapbox] SB_GoogleSlothSM

Ignorance is bliss

"I don't know" is hardly an uncommon (or harmful) thing to say, but recently this phrase has started hanging out with an ugly new friend: "I'm too lazy too look it up."

[LUPEC] LU_1048LittleDevilSM

75 Years of Repeal's Appeal

A tribute to speakeasy broad Texas Guinan

If there is any time to channel your inner flapper, it is this Friday: the 75th anniversary of Prohibition's repeal.

[Department of Commerce] DOC_1048HooplaSM

Hoopla makes a hoo-hah

Local designers up the fun

If you've ever thought of designing and marketing a Hanukkah toilet seat cover—be honest—we're sorry these gals beat you to it.

[Words] DTT_PleasePleaseMeSM

Please Please Me

Gordon Thompson

PLEASE PLEASE ME | GORDON THOMPSON

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS | 9.10.08

If the corny title of Thompson's book sounds like scraping of the bottom of the Beatle barrel, you're right.

[Words] DTT_BurmaChroniclesSM

Burma Chronicles

Guy Delisle

BURMA CHRONICLES | GUY DELISLE

DRAWN & QUARTERLY | 9.30.08

No one observes shit more wryly than French cartoonists—read Lewis Trondheim and realize the truth. French Canadians are close, though, if Guy Delisle is any indication.

[Arts + Entertainment] DTT_Farcry2SM

Far Cry 2

Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC

FAR CRY 2 | XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PC

UBISOFT | 10.21.08

Even if you're sick of first-person shooters, you should give Far Cry 2 a chance. The surprisingly ambitious FPS isn't just another generic war simulator, but an open-world sandbox game like Grand Theft Auto.

[DVD Reviews] DTT_RomanHolidaySM

Roman Holiday

Centennial Collection

ROMAN HOLIDAY | CENTENNIAL COLLECTION

PARAMOUNT | 11.11.08

I don't need to tell you how great Audrey Hepburn is in this, her Oscar-winning debut. Meticulously restored, you can now see it for yourself in all its intended glory.

[Movies] MV_1048TwilightSM

Twilight

Tween-scream orpor does nothing to surprise

Twilight is a poorly directed, lazily shot, half-heartedly acted tale of vampires-as-metaphor for repressed sexuality set in permanently cloudy rural Washington.


Featured Blogs

RIP PRECESSION HELLO UNFLATION

By dayvidday on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 1:42 pm

OMG! It's official! For a few months now, we've been onto the idea of a "precession," a span of time wherein the economic powers that be flatly refuse to call anything a "recession." We assumed this had something to do with Dick Cheney's political whopper and pressure to not to claim the recession started with Bush.

Actual Citibank Term Sheet

By JStanton on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 3:04 pm

From Dealbreaker, what is reportedly the actual term sheet for the Citibank bailout.

FWIW, to my reading we're kinda screwing them, which is A-OK in my book






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