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By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 4/2019 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” — John…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City paper 7/2016 Brace yourselves, this one isn’t summer fluff, I’ll be funnier next time. Also, as much as I…
by Robert Gillis 2/2015 I am deeply saddened by the passing of Leonard Nimoy. The man from Boston who did so well for himself as an actor, poet, writer, director,…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 2/2015 This past Valentine’s Day weekend, depending on where you live, yet another blizzard dropped anywhere between 8…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2014 In September 1978, at one of the most depressing and lonely times in my life, a new actor burst onto the…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 11/2013 T’was a few days before Christmas, some years back, when a company called Blockbuster still rented what…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 11/2013 “This is for you, Boston. You guys deserve it… We’ve been through a lot this year and…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 5/2013 Each year around this time, I’ve made it a tradition to write a piece about spirituality, about…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2012 All I want to write this week is a goofy op/ed piece making fun of the 12/21/2012…
By Robert Gillis, 4/2012 The eponymous track of Bruce Springsteen’s new CD, “Wrecking Ball,” was written a few years back in response to the demolition of the old Giants Stadium…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 10/2008 I met George Takei in 1990 and along with my best friend David and DC Comics’ Arne Starr, we had…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 7/2008 Background: Here in Foxboro, a battle has raged — literally raged — over whether a dog park should be allowed to…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 6/2008 Boston sports fans: What the hell is the matter with you people? The Red Sox / Patriots / Your College…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2007 For many years, one of my personal, unwritten rules for this column was that I would not endorse candidates for political…
by Robert Gillis Originally published in The Foxboro Reporter 6/1999 and revised for the Boston City Paper 11/2006 The recent release of the film “Hollywoodland” has cast new light and…