Entertainment
Deion Sanders’ daughter fires at his estranged wife via Twitter
She called her a “gold diggin hoe.”
Newlywed Sinead O’Connor to split with husband after just 16 days
Sometimes true love doesn’t last.
Life/Style
Somerville’s Casa B brings modern twist, Latin American influence to tapas
Contemporary Latin American fare in a cozy setting
MP4 Love #3: Dating without emotional involvement?
He wants to date her but not be in a relationship
New Center for the Theater Commons announced by ArtsEmerson
Headed by innovators in new play development research and practice from Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
Video Games
Editorial: Ocean’s PR Nightmare says a lot about what the gaming industry has become
Are we still the industry that looks out for the little guys?
Tired of this season’s shooters? Try Battle Duty: Modern Field 3 for $1
Satirical shooter now available on App Store and Android Marketplace.
How to lose your gaming PR job in just a few short days
Watch a PR nightmare go viral and a douche loses his job.
Sci/Tech
LG Nitro HD: Like having a plasma screen hooked up to a laptop that all fits in your hand
Amazing screen and 4G — a tasty combo
Top stories in this month’s issue
On the verge: The top 5 technologies you haven’t heard of yet
By Kevin DeStefano at Emmanuel College Your favorite smart-phone can do everything that your laptop, cellphone and digital camera can do. Big whoop. We get it. Yes, your iPhone or shiny new tablet is nothing short of science fiction. Finally, … [Read More...]
UPDATED: 2011 Tech and gadget holiday gift guide
We Blasters tend to raise our electrical bills in November and December as we test out the holiday season's gifts, games and gadgets. This year is no exception, economy or no economy. But what did surprise us this year were the extraordinarily low … [Read More...]
2011 Music holiday gift guide
Amazon.com WidgetsThe traditional music business is hemorrhaging cash, so record labels are increasingly finding themselves turning to an old money-making stalwart: the box set. The latter half of 2011 saw a seemingly never-ending parade of … [Read More...]
The top 25 holiday movies
It’s Christmas morning (or the first night of Hanukah), and I look in my stocking (or beneath my Menorah), and what’s the gift I see from Blast Magazine: a note telling me to assemble a list of the top 25 holiday movies ever made. Was I naughty … [Read More...]
Getting to Know: Our local girl Siobhan Magnus
“I just found a piece of hair in my pizza, but I am going to pretend that it was mine because I really, REALLY love this pizza.” You can easily notice Siobhan Magnus’s laid back personality in almost every aspect in her life, even when it … [Read More...]
10 free apps you have to install on your computer
I was going for a fresh start with my computer. It's been running slow. There's a lot of stuff installed that I don't need. So I did some autumn cleaning, opening the case to dust it up and then doing a fresh format and install of Windows 7 Ultimate. … [Read More...]
Timeline of important Muppet events
As we near Thanksgiving this year, we also near the release of the newest Muppets movie today. "The Muppets" is being brought to us by writers Jason Segel (of "How I Met Your Mother" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" fame) and Nicholas Stoller ("Get … [Read More...]
Interview: Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett
After touring almost non-stop for the past few years, the members of The Airborne Toxic Event are understandably worn out, but that does not stop frontman Mikel Jollett from goofing around during interviews. “Wouldn’t it be great if I gave you … [Read More...]