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AUGUST 2ND, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 14

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


Krystina Krysiak
MIXTAPE CURATOR
Krystina is a musician (Curmudgeon, Bad Idea, Terminal Crisis) and compulsive record collector. When not on tour, she is usually watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, working at a dog treat bakery, and planning another tour. You can read her livejournal at hardstep.tumblr.com

John Flynn
ILLUSTRATOR
John is a professional nerd, and an editor at Punknews.org, as well as occasional cartoonist. He lived in Boston for many years, before moving to Baltimore where he drinks far more coffee than any reasonable person should. You can follow him on Twitter at @mcflynnthm

Elle O'Brien
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Elle makes her astrological hypotheses from Baltimore, Maryland, we she also writes dreamy fiction pieces and is trying to stop smoking. She loves her family, telling Jim Morrison her secrets, and wearing smudgy, dark eyeliner that makes her seem so cool and mysterious. E-mail Elle at eleanobr at gmail dot com

Taylor Miles
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Taylor Miles has done a bit of journalistic stuff in Boston, English teaching at an immigrant rights non-profit, and other community programs. A one-way ticket to Europe recently took her to Prague, where she teaches English and lives out some of her wandering poetic inclinations. You can find her by the river with paper and colorful pencils.

S.J. Lee
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
S.J. Lee is an organic vegetable farmer and aspiring herbsmith deep in the countryside in middle Georgia. While most often found with both hands in the dirt, they also work as an independent researcher and food justice advocate. Talk to them about food, sustainability, baby animals, or being a queer, Yankee vegan in the south at baxterraine@gmail.com.


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