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JULY 19TH, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 12

Liz Pelly
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Liz was the former assistant music editor of the Boston Phoenix and current weekend editor for Stereogum. She has strong feelings about Polar seltzer water, the BPD crackdown on DIY shows, and keeping her wardrobe impressively monotone. E-mail Liz at lizpelly at gmail dot com

Faye Orlove
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Faye was a former production artist for the Boston Phoenix. Currently, she splits her time between working nights at the Middle East, pedi-cabbing Boston tourists to Fenway park, and calling her mom crying. She enjoys nachos, riding her bike, and pretending Hole songs were written just for her. E-mail Faye at fayeorlove at gmail dot com or visit her personal website at resilientbastard.com

Matt Orlove
WEB DEVELOPER
Matt used to work for NASA (which his sister thinks is the coolest thing ever). He is currently a software engineer for Captial One (which his sister thinks is less cool but she's still proud of him). His interests include video games, comic books, the J. Crew catalog, and Oreo milkshakes. E-mail Matt at mattheworlove at gmail dot com



CONTRIBUTORS


Paula Mejia
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Paula is a Tex-pat currently residing in Washington, DC, where she is an MA candidate for English Literature and Creative Writing. She is a Staff Writer for Consequence of Sound, and frequently writes for Village Voice, Washington City Paper, FILTER and others. She digs My Bloody Valentine, piping hot black coffee with a side of cherry pie, and traveling to strange places. She wants to hear your stories: pmejia09 at gmail dot com

Ethan Silverstein
VIDEOGRAPHER
Ethan once got $100 from a drunk millionaire impressed that Ethan stood up for a friend outside a Bruins game. Ethan's just a good dude like that. One of the best. Contact him at ethanethan at riseup dot net and feel free to throw more hundred$ his way.

Leah Gallant
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Leah Gallant is a Cambridge native and student of Swarthmore College. She is good at having big hair and she has a blog that she virtually never updates and it is brownpaperjournal.tumblr.com

Damon Krukowski
COLUMNIST
Damon is a musician (Damon & Naomi, Galaxie 500) and writer (Afterimage, The Memory Theater Burned). He also edits the press and e-zine Exact Change. Find him on Twitter @dada_drummer, via the website damonandnaomi.com, or just stop him around town and say hi.

David Goldberg
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
David used to have platinum blonde hair but who knows what color it is today? He's a comic nerd and superhero guru living in Los Angeles (and vacationing in Stars Hollow). Read about his nights out at clubscholar.com or find him at Sally's Beauty Supply.

Pier Harrison
COPY EDITOR
Pier works in the film industry in New York. She loves artisanal coffee with half-and-half. And Pussy Riot, her darling cat Sabine, and bands with girls in them. Follow her on Twitter @purryhurry


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