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Craft Fair Scavenger Hunt: In Search of the Weirdest Gifts at Local Holiday Pop-Ups
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Close your eyes and think the phrase “craft fair”. What immediately comes to mind? Jars of homemade jam stacked in a pyramid with sprigs of holly tucked artfully around them? Loosely crocheted hats? Christmas elevator music? These are the kinds of things that came to mind when I closed my eyes, but to challenge my presuppositions, I went on a quest for the weirdest things available at craft fairs in the Boston area. And guess what? There is some very weird stuff for sale at craft fairs. For example, cats… More

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50 issues later, the Boston Compass continues to experiment
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Sam Potrykus calls from the road, where he is touring with local noise punk heroes Guerilla Toss. The band had played another packed show at a house in Baltimore the night before, and Potrykus, typically in very positive spirits, still seems giddy from the experience. “The place they played has been really good to Boston bands like Speedy Ortiz and Grass Is Green,” he says. “We’re cool with them because we hook a lot of the same bands up who tour through here when they hit Boston.” More