Marketplace Articles

Politically Speaking: Report rules out Iranian nukes

By Michael O'Brien / Marketplace Editor
Finally, the Bush administration's hyperbolic claims regarding Iran and its purported program to create weapons of mass destruction have been debunked. This is wonderful news - like an early Christmas present for all rationally minded Americans. Now in the throes of final exam week and Boston's own splendid strain of seasonal affective disorder, we can at least catch our breaths, rest for a couple of moments, and let out huge sighs of relief that the so-called imminent war with Iran - "World War III," according to Bush - has little to no chance of going down.

BC Start-Up: Textworks: Reasons to live the entrepreneurial life

By Alex Lindahl
Beethoven's teacher called him "hopeless as a composer." He held his violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions, but he became known as one of history's greatest composers. Walt Disney was fired by his newspaper editor who said he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas.

Health & Science: Anesthetics are more dangerous than we think

By Paul Symansky
Hollywood has a tendency to take a reasonable concept and blow it out of proportion, citing artistic license, and more importantly, revenue maximization. Unless it's a documentary, we're generally ready to write off the content of any film as "only a movie.

AutoVIBES: It's show-time! The New England International Auto Show

By Alex Walker
The New England International Auto Show is by far the most impressive large-scale automotive exhibition that comes to Boston each year. For the first time, the show, which was open all of last week, was housed in South Boston's new Convention and Exhibition Center.

Gadget Review: BlackBerry Curve is a great smartphone for students

By Patrick Fouhy / Organizational Project Manager
The BlackBerry Curve (8320) from T-Mobile fuses the functionality of a BlackBerry with a full QWERTY keyboard and a compact form factor. While the introduction of the Pearl offered a smaller, more convenient device for the masses, BlackBerry filled the void in its product line with the Curve - a happy medium between the Pearl and 8800.

Tech Journal: Putting more skeletons into the Geek Squad closet

By Bryan Irace
This past spring, The Consumerist posted a tell-all confession from a former Geek Squad employee detailing corruption within the organization, making customers think twice about trusting the seemingly respectable tech service company. Just this past week, another ex-employee has come clean, and once again, The Consumerist is on top of keeping potential Geek Squad customers informed of what they might encounter.