name	The Boston Globe
logo
type	Daily newspaper
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foundation	1872
owners	The New York Times Company
headquarters	135 Morrissey BoulevardBoston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
publisher	Christopher M. Mayer
editor	Martin Baron
circulation	225,482 weekdays223,623 Saturdays365,512 Sundays in 2012
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''The Boston Globe'' (and the ''Boston Sunday Globe'') is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. ''The Boston Globe'' has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993. Its chief print rival is the ''Boston Herald''.

''The Boston Globe'' has won 21 Pulitzer Prizes.

History[link]

''The Boston Globe'' was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen, led by Eben Jordan, who jointly invested $150,000. The first issue was published on March 4, 1872 and cost four cents. Originally a morning daily, it began Sunday publication in 1877. In 1878, ''The Boston Globe'' started an afternoon edition called ''The Boston Evening Globe'', which ceased publication in 1979.

''The Boston Globe'' was a private company until 1973 when it went public under the name Affiliated Publications. It continued to be managed by the descendants of Charles H. Taylor.

In 1993, The New York Times Company purchased Affiliated Publications for US$1.1 billion, making ''The Boston Globe'' a wholly owned subsidiary of ''The New York Times''' parent. The Jordan and Taylor families received substantial New York Times Company stock, but the last Taylor family members left management in 2000–2001.

''Boston.com'', the online edition of Boston Globe was launched on the World Wide Web in 1995. Consistently ranked among the top ten newspaper websites in America, it has won numerous national awards and took two regional Emmy Awards in 2009 for its video work. On August 6, 2009, several media outlets in Boston reported that Boston.com might start charging for its services.

In 1998, columnist Patricia Smith was forced to resign after it was discovered that she had fabricated people and quotations in several of her columns. In August of that year, columnist Mike Barnicle was discovered to have copied material for a column from a George Carlin book, ''Brain Droppings''. He was suspended for this offense, and his past columns were reviewed. In their review, ''The Boston Globe'' editors found that Barnicle had fabricated a story about two cancer patients, and Barnicle was forced to resign.

Boston Globe reporters Mike Rezendes and Matt Carroll were an instrumental part of uncovering the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in 2001–2003, especially in relation to Massachusetts churches. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their work, one of several the paper has received for its investigative journalism.

In the spring of 2005, ''The Boston Globe'' retracted a story describing the events of a seal hunt near Halifax, Nova Scotia that took place on April 12, 2005. Written by freelancer Barbara Stewart, a former ''The New York Times'' staffer, the article described the specific number of boats involved in the hunt and graphically described the killing of seals and the protests that accompanied it. In reality, weather had delayed the hunt, which had not yet begun the day the story had been filed, proving that the details were fabricated.

''The Boston Globe'' is also credited with allowing Peter Gammons to start his ''Notes'' section on baseball, which has become a mainstay in all major newspapers nationwide. In 2004, Gammons was selected as the 56th recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA, and was honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 31, 2005.

In 2007, Charlie Savage, whose reports on President Bush's use of signing statements made national news, won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

The Boston Globe has consistently been ranked in the forefront of American journalism. Time magazine listed it as one of the ten best US daily newspapers in 1974 and 1984, and the Globe tied for sixth in a national survey of top editors who chose "America's Best Newspapers" in the Columbia Journalism Review in 1999.

''The Boston Globe'' hosts 28 blogs covering a variety of topics including Boston sports, local politics and a blog made up of posts from the paper's opinion writers.

On April 2, 2009, The New York Times Company, which owns ''The Boston Globe'', said it would close ''The Boston Globe'' if its unions do not agree to $20,000,000 of cost savings. Some of the cost savings include reducing union employees' pay by 5%, ending pension contributions, ending certain employees' tenures. The Boston Globe eliminated the equivalent of fifty full-time jobs; among buy-outs and layoffs, it swept out most of the part-time employees in the editorial sections. However, early on the morning of May 5, The New York Times Company announced it had reached a tentative deal with the Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents most of ''The Boston Globe'' editorial staff, that allowed it to get the concessions it demanded. The paper's other three major unions had agreed to concessions on May 3, after The New York Times Company threatened to give the government 60 days notice that it intended to close the paper.

On October 14, 2009, The New York Times Company announced it was terminating the sale of The Boston Globe saying the paper "has significantly improved its financial footing ..."

In September 2011, The Boston Globe launched a separate pay-walled website that used responsive design to work across mobile, e-readers and desktop web browsers. In 2012, the Society for News Design selected BostonGlobe.com as the world's best-designed news website.

Editorial page[link]

At ''The Boston Globe'', as is customary in the news industry, the editorial pages are separate from the news operation. Editorials represent the official view of ''The Boston Globe'' as a community institution. Peter S. Canellos, former Washington bureau chief, is the editor of the editorial page. The publisher, Chris Mayer, reserves the right to veto an editorial and usually determines political endorsements for high office.

Describing the political position of ''The Boston Globe'' in 2001, former editorial page editor Renée Loth told the Boston University alumni magazine:

''The Globe has a long and proud tradition of being a progressive institution, especially on social issues. We are pro-choice; we're against the death penalty; we're for gay rights. But if people read us carefully, they will find that on a whole series of other issues, we are not knee-jerk. We're for charter schools; we're for any number of business-backed tax breaks. We are a lot more nuanced and subtle than that liberal stereotype does justice to.''

Magazine[link]

Appearing in the Sunday paper almost every week is ''The Boston Globe Magazine''. Susanne Althoff is the current editor.

, the magazine has seen a new look. This new look consists of the cutting out of the Inspirations section and moving it into the Boston UnCommon section. It also adds departments such as Q/A and Pierced.

On October 23, 2006, ''The Boston Globe'' announced the publication of ''Design New England: The Magazine of Splendid Homes and Gardens''. The glossy oversized magazine will be published six times per year.

Contributors[link]

Robin Abrahams writes Miss Conduct (see below)

Susanne Althoff, Editor

Neil Swidey is a staff writer

Tina Sutton writes The Clothes We Wear

Regular features[link]

Editor's Notes: Notes written that are relative to one of the features in that week's magazine.

Letters: Reader's correspondence

Q/A: A mini interview with a local person

The Big Deal: A profiling of a transaction that recently took place

The Big Picture: Photojournalism

Pierced: A column by Charlie Pierce

Tails From the City: Heartwarming stories from Boston and elsewhere

The Clothes We Wear: Style column

Miss Conduct: An advice column focusing mainly on good manners and properness.

The Globe Puzzle: A crossword puzzle

Coupling: Essay about social chemistry. Usually pertaining to someone's love-life.

Sunday Ideas section features reporting and commentary on the ideas, people, books, and trends that are shaking up the intellectual world.

Pulitzer prizes[link]

2011: Criticism, Sebastian Smee

2008: Distinguished Criticism, Mark Feeney

2007: National Reporting, Charlie Savage

2005: Explanatory Reporting, Gareth Cook for "explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research." 2003: Public Service, Boston Globe Spotlight Team for "courageous, comprehensive coverage in its disclosures of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church"

2001: Distinguished Criticism, Gail Caldwell

1997: Distinguished Commentary, Eileen McNamara

1996: Distinguished Criticism, Robert Campbell

1995: Distinguished Beat Reporting, David M Shribman for his "analytical reporting on Washington developments and the national scene." 1985: Feature Photography, Stan Grossfeld for a "series of photographs of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia and for his pictures of illegal aliens on the Mexican border." The Pulitzer was also awarded in equal parts to Larry C. Price of the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' for his series on the war-torn peoples of Angola and El Salvador. 1984: Spot News Photography, Stan Grossfeld for photographing the effects of the Lebanese Civil War. 1984: Local Reporting, ''The Boston Globe'' for a series on racism including self-criticism. 1983: National Reporting, ''The Boston Globe Magazine'' for its article "War and Peace in the Nuclear Age". 1980: Distinguished Commentary, Ellen Goodman, columnist. 1980: Distinguished Criticism, William Henry III, for television criticism. 1980: Special Local Reporting, The Boston Globe Spotlight Team for describing transit mismanagement. 1977: Editorial Cartooning, Paul Szep 1975: Meritorious Public Service, ''The Boston Globe'', for its "massive and balanced coverage of the Boston school desegregation crisis." 1974: Editorial Cartooning, Paul Szep. 1972: Local Reporting, The Boston Globe Spotlight Team for "their exposure of political favoritism and conflict of interest by office holders in Somerville, Massachusetts." 1966: Meritorious Public Service for its "campaign to prevent the confirmation of Francis X Morrissey as a Federal District judge."

Publishers[link]

! Publisher	! Years active	! Notes
Charles H. Taylor	1873–1921	Founder of ''The Boston Globe''.
William O. Taylor	1921–1955
William Davis Taylor	1955–1977
William O. Taylor II	1978–1997
Benjamin B. Taylor	1997–1999	Last of the Taylor family to serve as a publisher for the paper.
Richard H. Gilman	1999–2006
P. Steven Ainsley	2006–2009
Christopher Mayer	2009–	Current publisher for ''The Boston Globe''.

Notable contributors[link]

Present[link]

Amalie Benjamin

Bud Collins

John Ellement

Tony Massarotti

Bob Ryan

Dan Shaughnessy

Shira Springer

Joan Vennochi

Adrian Walker

Dan Wasserman

Carlo Wolff

Cathy Young

Past[link]

Mike Barnicle

Ron Borges

Steve Curwood

Gordon Edes

George Frazier

Peter Gammons

George V. Higgins

Michael Holley

Richard Kindleberger

Diane Lewis

Alan Lupo

Jackie MacMullan

Will McDonough

Leigh Montville

Tim Murnane

Jeremiah V. Murphy

Mike Reiss

Kirk Scharfenberg

Michael Smith

Patricia Smith

Paul Szep

Lesley Visser

Larry Whiteside

Prices[link]

''The Boston Globe'' prices are: $1 daily, $3.50 Sunday/Thanksgiving Day.

See also[link]

''The Boston Daily Advertiser''

''The Boston Herald''

''The Boston Journal''

''The Boston Post''

''The Boston Record''

''The Boston Evening Transcript''

References[link]

External links[link]

''The Boston Globe'' mobile

''The Boston Globe'' company history

Blogs from ''The Boston Globe'' and Boston.com

''The Boston Globe'' Archives (1872 to present)

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;Date :January 15 and January 22 ;Description : One event isn't enough for Bostonians, so we'll be having ''two''! : Free food and drinks both days -- champagne only on the 15th. : You do not need to be a student to take part in either event. ;Organizers

Sj

Emufarmers

Thanks to everyone who came on both days! 24.61.47.46

Events [link]

Sat Jan 15: champagne & cake, MIT at MIT Building 5 Rm 134

This is a short 1 hour event: 7PM-8PM. We will be on a tight schedule, and may only have the room until 8PM sharp, but will look for another place nearby for people to linger and converse. We currently need 4 more volunteers to help with greeting and cleanup for that 60 minutes.

Many Wikipedians are partaking in the MIT Mystery Hunt this weekend, and will be dropping in to join for a drink and piece of cake. There will be a toast, a collaborative cake-frosting, and a simultaneous Internet-meme-article-edit at precisely 7:30.

Our menu will include: cookies, crackers, cheese collaborative celebratory cake champagne, creamsoda crudités: celery, carrots, cool cucumbers, &c.;

Sat Jan 22: nattering & nostalgia [link]

An all-afternoon event, roughly 1pm-3pm, on Harvard campus (where depends on RSVP counts)

An afternoon of fun and reminiscences with a bit of film, special guests, and, swag! We welcome short toasts to Wikipedia from local luminaries, critics, trolls, academics, and someone named William who rolls.

Additional proposed entertainments:

a wiki-game competition with fabulous prizes

a make-your-own-banner photo shoot

Interested? [link]

CHAMPAGNESE CELEBRATION (CONCENTRATE): Sat Jan 15, 7pm-8pm, MIT Bldg 5-134 [link]

YES! [link]

# Emufarmers -- organizing! 07:29, 18 December 2010 (UTC) # Sj -- organizing! 06:36, 22 December 2010 (UTC) #: Though I will be participating in that Cantabridgian religious practice before and after the 15th event, I will definitely be there until 7:45. # The Cunctator 17:25, 12 January 2011 (UTC) Ditto. # JonDePlume - I'd love to go to a Boston-based event # Miguel Fransisco # :en:User:Calliopejen1 - I may be out of town mid-January, but keep me posted on my en.wiki talkpage please! # DoctorMO - I'm from the local ubuntu community and would be happy to come and invite others. # Codrin - I'm in for both # Reagle - 15th is likely, the later one less so. # User:AnonymousMITstudent - I'd love to come by on 15th! Thank you! # Bernie Innocenti - I'd be happy to participate # William P. - I'll almost certainly come to both, although I'd appreciate it if you did the second one on the 22nd. My weekday schedule is always packed. UPDATE: I probably can't come to the one on the fifteenth. I'm in New York that day. # Corvus coronoides - would love to stop by at MIT on the 15th. # deleted - I'd love to come! I'll keep checking for more info and let some others know. Thanks! # Zafartahirov 03:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC) Will definitely come! # http://www.twiter.com/milk22: Milk22 I am looking forward to this, I have never been to a Wikipedia event before. I am looking forward to it :) # A Boston event will be awesome! Igothitwithabulb 15:34, 7 January 2011 # I'd be interesting in attending on the 15th. - cantabrigienne # I'll attend the MIT event on the 15th. I will be bleary though, from the Hunt. Debivort 21:45, 9 January 2011 (UTC) # I'm interested in either event, though not an MIT student. Does that matter? :) jcm # Me and my girlfriend are! -- Douglas and Ariel #   ''(see above)'' # Daf -- I'm in! # Whoisjohngalt - You only turn 10 once. # Emw 03:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC) # My girlfriend and I are coming!! Kyle and Meagan # nighthawk - My friend and I will be there! # CaribDigita Yes, seeing that going to the event could be easier than coding on WP? *grin* # I am interested in both. Though I worry that with Mystery Hunt going on, I might be busy most of the 15th --Donald Guy 20:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC) # + 52 Mystery Hunters

Maybe. Will there be cake? [link]

''There will be cake. birthday cake. and a massively multiplayer frosting ceremony.''

# jacobolus – I’ll try to show up both days. # melikamp - I will try to make the 15th. Will there be free refreshments, I wonder? # I would love to attend and will try my best for the 15th. Arnov Hazarika 18:38 UTC Jan 08 2011 # Is there gonna be free food on the 15th? One really angry guy 06:17, 9 January 2011 (UTC) # Add one or two more! Not yet sure which day. valleyofthepoets January 9, 2011 5:39am # I am in, Amr Elewa

I'll be there in spirit. [link]

# Kevin Rutherford - I would love to but I'm going to be attached to Umass Amherst that day. Maybe I'll get the few Wikipedians there to do something. Have fun! # what's an MIT mystery hunt? Probably can't come - time constraints - but have a blast! # http://www.twitter.com/dianeew: dianeew WBUR gave me free tickets to "A Joyful Noise" MLK Jr. concert at Sanders Theatre # William P. - I'm in New York that day. Oops. I'll try to attend the 2nd Boston one and the one in NYC on that day, though.

AWESOME AFTERNOON ANNIVERSARY ACCOMPANIMENT: Sat Jan 22, 1pm, Harvard [link]

:''1pm to 3pm, in the Harvard Science Center Rm 109''

Theme: the next 10 years of Wikipedia, and collaborations with colleges & universities (University Ambassadors, Wikipedia 1.0, and more)

YES! [link]

# Bala Subramanian Glad to attend this event on 22nd! # Emufarmers # Sj -- definitely! # Gosox5555 - Will be in NYC for the 15th, but will try to attend the second one. # Codrin - I'm in for both # Bernie Innocenti - I'd be happy to participate # William P. - I'll almost certainly come to both, although I'd appreciate it if you did the second one on the 22nd. My weekday schedule is always packed. #: Question - who is organizing the MIT one? The listing of both events appears to have been an IP edit. I'm wondering when we'll have a more precise location. Cheers, Corvus coronoides #::Sj's handling the space arrangements; see details above!. Emufarmers & Sj #::Good to know; thanks! Corvus coronoides # jacobolus – I’ll try to show up both days. # deleted - I'd love to come! I'll keep checking for more info and let some others know. Thanks! # Jamersofur/Jalexander I'll be in SF for the 15th but I'll be there for the next weekend! # Zafartahirov 03:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC) Will definitely come! # http://www.twitter.com/dianeew: dianeew Sounds like fun # http://www.twiter.com/milk22: Milk22 I am looking forward to this, I have never been to a Wikipedia event before. I am looking forward to it :) # JLettvin Interested. # Redcoatwright - I'd also be interested in attending, I've never been to a wikipedia organized event. # A Boston event will be awesome! Igothitwithabulb 15:34, 7 January 2011 # nerdqueen -- for the 22nd - thanks! # I am interested in both. Though I worry that with Mystery Hunt going on, I might be busy most of the 15th --Donald Guy 20:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC) # I'm interested in either event, though not an MIT student. Does that matter? :) jcm # Me and my girlfriend are! -- Douglas and Ariel # Daf -- I'm in! # Down for the 22nd! -- RS # Whoisjohngalt - You only turn 10 once. # Emw 03:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC) # nyassin - Im in! # Darxus # Praetorius -- Can I come? :3 # Shamiejerlock - yay ^_^ # DeAnimation -- I would love to come! Where exactly in Harvard Square is it suppose to be? #Hdtv3dtv 17:25, 17 January 2011 (UTC) I Live Near Where it will be # ignatiev # Have a dance class 1:30-3:15ish but hope to come for the end. Calliopejen1 23:10, 19 January 2011 (UTC) # Yourface Yes! I'll be in the area that weekend # HereToHelp - Will come the 22nd. This will be my first in-person Wikipedia event. # Reagle - I can make it!

Maybe. Will there be more cake? [link]

''There will be more cake. Zoroastrian Magi layer cake. and a distributed layercarving and frosting contest.'' # Bokehmon - may be able to attend the 22nd, first WP event #I'd love to, but I have a debate tournament in Lexington. I'll try and get my friends interested, and we should be coming back through Boston at around that time. We may be able to make it if they're interested. # Will be around on the 15th. Mindspillage 19:42, 7 January 2011 (UTC) # I might make it for the 22nd. Dominic 06:31, 8 January 2011 (UTC) # I could try for the 22nd. # Add one or two more! Not yet sure which day. valleyofthepoets January 9, 2011 5:39am # I am in, Amr Elewa #Maybe... Piac31

Images and updates from events [link]

Photos from the Wikipedia hacks around MIT

cleanup tags and [citation needed] templates across campus

wikiglobe hanging from Lobby 7, by where we held the birthday party

wikiX swag :)

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Category:Massachusetts Category:2011-01-15 Category:2011-01-22

Name	Ras-I Dowling
Currentteam	New England Patriots
Currentposition	Cornerback
Currentnumber	21
Birth date	May 09, 1988
Birth place	Chesapeake, Virginia
Heightft	6
Heightin	1
Weight	198
College	Virginia
Draftyear	2011
Draftround	2
Draftpick	33
Debutyear	2011
Debutteam	New England Patriots
Pastteams	New England Patriots (–present)
Status	Injured Reserve
Highlights	Second-team All-ACC (2008, 2009) Second-team All-American (2010) First-team All-ACC (2010) AFC champion (2011)
Statweek	13
Statseason	2011
Statlabel1	Tackles
Statvalue1	3
Statlabel2	Sacks
Statvalue2	0.0
Statlabel3	INT
Statvalue3	0
Nfl	DOW584478 }}

Ras-I Luis Dowling (born May 9, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia.

Early years[link]

Dowling was born in Chesapeake, Virginia. He attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, where he played defensive back, wide receiver and some quarterback. As a senior he recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back. As a receiver he had 14 receptions for 255 yards and four touchdowns.

College career[link]

Dowling attended the University of Virginia. As a freshman in 2007, Dowling played in 12 games recording 44 tackles and two interceptions. As a sophomore in 2008 he started nine of 11 games. He finished the season with 43 tackles and a team leading three interceptions. In 2009 Ras-I Dowling was voted All-ACC second team. He was also awarded ACC Defensive Player of the week vs. Indiana with nine tackles and the first sack of his career. He ended the season with three interceptions. Dowling was voted 2010 Pre-season All-ACC selection and second team All-American for the first time in his career.

Professional career[link]

Dowling was selected with the first pick of the second round (33rd overall) by the New England Patriots in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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Dowling played 2 games for the Patriots in the 2011 season before injuring his hip in Week 2 against San Diego. On October 29, 2011 the Patriots placed him on Injured Reserve, ending his 2011 season.

References[link]

External links[link]

Virginia Cavaliers bio

Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:People from Chesapeake, Virginia Category:Players of American football from Virginia Category:American football cornerbacks Category:Virginia Cavaliers football players Category:New England Patriots players

Name	Amanda Palmer
Alias	Amanda Fucking Palmer|background solo_singer
Landscape	yes
Birth name	Amanda MacKinnon Palmer
Birth date	April 30, 1976
Birth place	New York City
Spouse	Neil Gaiman (2011–present)
Genre	Alternative rock, punk cabaret
Occupation	Artist, performer, musician, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals, keyboard, piano, ukulele
Label	8ft Records / Formerly Roadrunner Records (until April 2010)
Associated acts	The Dresden DollsEvelyn Evelyn
Years active	1989–present
website	Amanda Palmer.net }}

Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She has since started a solo career, and is also one half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn.

Biography[link]

Palmer was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. She attended Lexington High School, where she was involved in the drama department, and attended Wesleyan University where she was a member of the Eclectic Society. She staged performances based on work by the Legendary Pink Dots, an early influence, and was involved in the Legendary Pink Dots electronic mailing list, Cloud Zero. She then formed the Shadowbox Collective, devoted to street theatre and putting on theatrical shows (such as the 2002 play, ''Hotel Blanc'', which she directed).

With an interest in the performing arts, both in music and in theatre, Palmer spent time busking as a living statue called "The Eight Foot Bride" in Harvard Square, Cambridge; Edinburgh, Scotland; Australia (where she met Jason Webley); as well as many other locations. She references this line of work on The Dresden Dolls' self-titled CD, with the song "The Perfect Fit":

"I can paint my face And stand very, very still It's not very practical But it still pays the bills"

as well as on the ''A is for Accident'' track "Glass Slipper":

"I give out flowersTo curious strangerswho throw dollars at my feet."

The Dresden Dolls[link]

At a Halloween party in 2000, Palmer met drummer Brian Viglione and afterwards they formed The Dresden Dolls. In an effort to expand the performance experience and interactivity, Palmer began inviting Lexington High School students to perform drama pieces at her live shows. The Dirty Business Brigade, a troupe of seasoned and new artists, performed at many gigs. The invited costumed characters mingled with the crowd before and during the show, and veteran groups sometimes joined in with a choreographed stage act. Life-sized marionettes, coin-operated boys, living statues, and other undergroundlings greeted fans while circus and burlesque drew the audience into the Dolls' music, creating a participatory atmosphere that allowed the audience to experience numerous types of art simultaneously.

After developing a cult following, the band recorded their eponymous debut album, ''The Dresden Dolls'' in 2002 with producer Martin Bisi (of Indie, Brooklyn, New York fame). They produced the album before being picked up by Roadrunner Records.

In 2006, ''The Dresden Dolls Companion'', was published, with words, music & artwork by Amanda Palmer. In it she has written a history of the album ''The Dresden Dolls'' and of the duo, as well as a partial autobiography. The book also contains the lyrics, sheet music, and notes on each song in the album, all written by Palmer, as well as a DVD with a 20 minute interview of Amanda about making the book.

In June 2007, as part of the Dresden Dolls, she toured with the True Colors Tour 2007, including her debut in New York City's Radio City Music Hall, and her first review in the ''New York Times''.

July 2008 saw the release of the second Dresden Dolls book, the ''Virginia Companion''. It is a follow-up to ''The Dresden Dolls Companion'', featuring the music and lyrics from the ''Yes, Virginia...''(2006) and ''No, Virginia...'' (2008) albums.

The Onion Cellar and Cabaret[link]

Palmer conceived the musical/production ''The Onion Cellar'', based on a short story from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass. From December 9, 2006 through January 13, 2007, The Dresden Dolls performed the piece in conjunction with the American Repertory Theater at the Zero Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While Palmer was openly frustrated with the direction of the show, fan and critical reviews were very positive.

Palmer, as part of her solo career, returned to the A.R.T. in fall 2010 for a two-month run of Cabaret, starring as the Emcee.

2010 Reunion Tour[link]

In 2010, a reunion tour to selected venues in the United States occurred. It started on Halloween in New York City and ended in San Francisco on New Years Eve.

Solo career[link]

Palmer's solo album, ''Who Killed Amanda Palmer'', was released on September 16, 2008. Ben Folds produced and also played on the album. The title is a play on an expression used by fans during ''Twin Peaks''' original run, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" A companion book of photos of Palmer looking as if she were murdered was released in July 2009 featuring photography by Kyle Cassidy and accompanying writing by Neil Gaiman.

August Strindberg was indirectly referenced in a song by Palmer titled "Strength Through Music," which contains an audio clip of a web cartoon called ''Strindberg and Helium''. The cartoon almost exclusively quotes Strindberg's work.

In July 2007, Palmer played three sold out shows (in Boston, Hoboken, and NYC) in a rare "with band" format. Her backing band was Boston alternative rock group Aberdeen City, who also opened along with Dixie Dirt. In August 2007, Amanda traveled to perform in the Spiegeltent and other venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, and also performed on BBC Two's ''The Edinburgh Show''. She collaborated with Australian theater company, The Danger Ensemble; both again appeared at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and at other venues around Australia in December 2007. In September 2007 Palmer collaborated with Jason Webley to release Evelyn Evelyn's debut EP "Elephant Elephant" via Jason's Eleven Records. In June 2008, Palmer established her solo career with two well-received performances with the Boston Pops. In Autumn 2008, she toured Europe with Jason Webley, Zoe Keating and The Danger Ensemble, performing songs mostly from her debut solo album. She did most of the shows with a broken foot she had sustained in Ireland when a car ran over her foot as she stepped out into a street. In April 2009, she played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

In 2009, Palmer went back to her alma mater, Lexington High School in Massachusetts to collaborate with her old director and mentor Steven Bogart on a workshop piece for the department's spring production. The play, ''With The Needle That Sings In Her Heart'' was inspired by Neutral Milk Hotel's album, ''In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'' and ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. It received an overwhelmingly positive response from the Lexington community and abroad. NPR's Avishay Artsy interviewed the cast in a piece featured on All Things Considered on closing night of the production. Amanda described this process as "what it's all about" in her blog.

From August to October 2010, she performed in Cabaret at the A.R.T. in Boston, Massachusetts. She played the emcee, collaborating with long-time associates Lance Horne (music director), Steven Mitchell Wright of The Danger Ensemble ("movement master/choreographer"), and Steven Bogart (director, Amanda's high school drama teacher who directed the Lexington High School production of the Neutral Milk Hotel-inspired "With the Needle That Sings In Her Heart").

Palmer has increasingly used the ukulele in her career, including free ninja gigs in public locations, that are open to all ages.

On February 9, 2012, Palmer announced on her blog that she will begin recording a new solo album in collaboration with The Grand Theft Orchestra, under the name of 'Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra'. Palmer stated that there are "20+ songs" ready to record, and that "almost all of them have never been heard". The album is to be recorded in Melbourne with John Congleton producing.

Use of the Internet[link]

Palmer is noted for her use of the Internet, regularly using the latest innovations to make new fans and connect with old ones. This includes her forum, her blog, use of many free music and social networking sites, fund raising, and direct-to-fan marketing.

Controversies[link]

Dispute with Roadrunner Records, fans' "ReBellyon"[link]

After the release of her music video for the song "Leeds United," Palmer sparked controversy with a post in her blog. She claimed Roadrunner Records had wanted to pull certain shots from the video that exposed her stomach, because "...they thought I looked fat." After her fans read about this, they posted pictures of their stomachs online with messages to Roadrunner, lyrics, and words of comfort. They then sent their pictures to the record label, and started a web site. The fans coined a term for the movement: The ReBellyon, and put together a book, "The Belly Book," of over 600 pictures and stories from fans. The book was sold over the internet to fans all over the world. ''Pitchfork Magazine'' and ''The Guardian'' were among publications reporting on the controversy.

Partly because of the Leeds video controversy, Palmer attempted to disengage from her contract with Roadrunner Records, going as far as composing and performing a song called "Please Drop Me," which asked the label to free her from the contract.

After a long legal battle between Palmer and Roadrunner, and her repetitive pleas to discontinue her contract with Roadrunner, Palmer announced that Roadrunner Records finally released her from their label. Her appreciation was punctuated with another new song: "Do You Swear to Tell the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth So Help Your Black Ass" as a free download to celebrate her new freedom. She repeated the announcement during an appearance on the Australian music quiz show ''Spicks and Specks''.

"Oasis" controversy[link]

Palmer's song "Oasis" and its follow-up video sparked more controversy. The song's fictional story deals with an Oasis fan and rape victim who has an abortion. Despite these tragic events, she states that "I've seen better days, but I don't care", and directly after, informs the listener what just happened involving her process of communicating to Oasis through fan mail, first, "I just sent a letter in the mail", then, "Oasis got my letter in the mail", and finally, toward the end of the song, "I just got a letter in the mail." Palmer received an e-mail while she was in the United Kingdom from her label there explaining that "all" of the TV outlets in the country had refused to play the video due to its "making light of rape, religion, and abortion." Palmer, in response, wrote on her blog "I suggested that I might be allowed to play it if I just slowed it way down and played it in a minor key. Think about it. If they heard the same lyrics against the backdrop of a very sad and liliting [sic] piano, maybe with some tear-jerking strings thrown in for good measure, would they take issue?"

"I Kissed a Girl" skit[link]

In December 2008, Palmer performed an Anti Proposition 8 agitprop skit at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles where a Katy Perry look-alike came onstage and began singing her controversial song "I Kissed a Girl," only to be interrupted, kissed, and fondled by Palmer and comedian Margaret Cho. The skit ended with the two binding and gagging "Perry," who is forced into a mock wedding with Palmer, followed by the raising of an anti Proposition 8 banner. Palmer mentioned, on her blog, the discontent some in the LGBT community had with Perry over her exploitation of their identity in her song "I Kissed a Girl," and said she meant the piece as a protest against Proposition 8.

Personal life[link]

Palmer resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

She has identified as bisexual, telling afterellen.com in 2007: "I'm bisexual, but it's not the sort of thing I spent a lot of time thinking about," Palmer said. "I've slept with girls; I've slept with guys, so I guess that's what they call it! I'm not anti trying to use language to simplify our lives." On her blog, Palmer has stated that she had an abortion at age 17. In the same blog post, she stated that she was date raped when she was 20 years old. On January 1, 2010, she stated on her Twitter feed that she "might have told [Neil Gaiman] [she]'d marry him but also might have been drunk." On January 15, 2010, Neil Gaiman and Palmer confirmed their engagement in an announcement made to their respective websites. On November 16, 2010, Amanda Palmer hosted a flash mob wedding (not legally binding) for Gaiman's birthday in New Orleans. On January 3, 2011, the couple announced, via Twitter, that they had legally married in a private ceremony. The wedding took place in the parlour of writers Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon.

Palmer practices meditation and wrote an article titled "Melody vs. Meditation" for the Buddhist publication ''Shambhala Sun'', that described the struggle between songwriting and being able to clear the mind to meditate. Palmer has also mentioned her pescetarianism on her blog. She has many friends who are fellow musicians, and frequently performs alongside them, either accompanying them in their performances, or featuring them in her live shows. These performers include: Jason Webley, Kim Boekbinder, The Jane Austen Argument, Reggie Watts, Tim Minchin, Mikelangelo, Meow Meow and Neil Gaiman.

Awards & honors[link]

2012 – Twitter Feed @amandapalmer in the Boston Phoenix's Best 2012 2011 – Actress in a local production: Cabaret – Boston's Best, Improper Bostonian 2010 – Artist of the Year – Boston Music Awards 2010 – Cover of ''Fake Plastic Trees'' (Radiohead) named 13th of Paste Magazine's 20 Best Cover Songs of 2010 2009 – No. 100 on After Ellen's Hot 100 of 2009. 2008 – No. 6 on the Best Solo artist list in The Guardian's Readers' Poll of 2008. 2007 – No. 6 on Spinner.com's ''Women Who Rock Right Now''. 2006 – the Boston Globe named her the most stylish woman in Boston. 2006 – listed in Blender Magazine's hottest women of rock. 2005 – Best Female Vocalist in the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll.

Discography[link]

Solo artist[link]

Demos[link]

''Songs from 1989–1995...'' (1996)

''Summer 1998 Five Song Demo'' (1997)

Studio albums[link]

''Who Killed Amanda Palmer'' (2008) No. 77 US ''Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under'' (2011) ''Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra'' (2012)

EPs[link]

''Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele'' (2010)

Singles[link]

"Do You Swear to Tell the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth So Help Your Black Ass" (April 6, 2010)

"Idioteque" (June 10, 2010)

"Map of Tasmania" (December 2010)

DVDs[link]

''Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Music Videos'' (2009)

As part of The Dresden Dolls[link]

''The Dresden Dolls EP'' (2002)

''A Is for Accident'' (2003)

''The Dresden Dolls'' (2003, reissued 2004)

''Yes, Virginia...'' (2006)

''No, Virginia...'' (2008)

As part of Evelyn Evelyn[link]

''Elephant Elephant'' (2007)

''Evelyn Evelyn'' (2010)

Other collaborations[link]

"Trudy" (with Ad Frank and the Fast Easy Women on ''In Girl Trouble'') (2003)

"Circus Freak Love Triangle" (with Hierosonic on ''Pornos and Razorblades'') (2005)

"Warsaw Is Khelm" (with Golem on ''Fresh Off Boat'') (2006)

"Life", "Eight Days of Hell" and "Witch's Web" (with ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead on ''So Divided'') (2006)

"The Lovers" (with Meredith Yayanos on ''Brainwaves'') (2006)

"Stuck with You" (with Voltaire on ''Ooky Spooky'') (2007)

"Everybody Hurts" (with Cormac Bride on ''Stereogum Presents... ''Drive XV'': A Tribute to Automatic For the People'') (2007)

"Black Versus White" (with Apoptygma Berzerk on ''Rocket Science'') (2009)

Murder By Death/Amanda Palmer Split 7" (2009)

"Living in Misery" (with Kill Hannah on ''Wake Up the Sleepers'') (2009)

"János vs Wonderland" (with Tristan Allen on ''Tristan Allen EP'') (2010)

"The Little Prince" (with Lance Horne on ''First Things Last'') (2011) ''Nighty Night'' (with Damian Kulash of OK Go, Neil Gaiman and Ben Folds as 8in8) (2011) "Such Great Heights" (with Kim Boekbinder on ''Such Great Heights'' single) (2011)

Cameo appearances[link]

"Let Me Borrow That Top" (by Liam Kyle Sullivan aka. "Kelly") (2004) appearing briefly in the mall scene.

"With the Needle That Sings in Her Heart" (Lexington High School's 2009 Spring Production) appearing as "The Ringmaster"

Bibliography[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Amanda Palmer's official site

Live Webcast & Ustream archive

Amanda Palmer's autobiography on The Dresden Dolls' website

Interviews[link]

Conversation with Amanda Palmer and Henry Rollins – July 7, 2007

Features[link]

"Art Endures, Capitalism Degenerates: The Evolving Career of Amanda Palmer", by Sean Bell, ''PopMatters'', October 28, 2011

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Carolyn Johnson is the co-anchor of KGO-TV San Francisco News at 6 and 11 PM Monday through Friday. She began her broadcasting career as an intern at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, then worked as a production assistant for KGO-TV while still in college. She worked behind the scenes, producing numerous programs and specials at KGO-TV before accepting a reporting position at KSBY. She returned to KGO-TV in 1998 as a reporter and anchor.

Carolyn has received five Emmy nominations and has been honored as best reporter by American Women in Radio and Television, Golden Gate Chapter. She's also won a Service to Children Award from the National Association of Broadcasters; the Eugene Block Journalism Award for Outstanding Coverage of San Francisco Human Rights Issues; the Arthritis Foundation Media Award; and the John Swett Award for Outstanding Locally Produced Education Series.

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