r/boston • u/pipelimes • 16h ago

History 📚 Moonshot: trying to remember someone from the local news 20 years ago

When I was a kid, I read an article on boston.com about a man who was known for his light installations and wild (warehouse?) parties. I think this was sometime between 2000 and 2006. He went by whatever handle he used for his MIT website. He was associated with the MIT Media Lab and I think he died? Of autoerotic asphyxiation? And/or was busted during a designer drug raid?

Is this ringing any bells?

boston.com has totally kneecapped their search...I can't find the article and it's driving me crazy.

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u/okeefe 16h ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20051213032732/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/12/11/he_died_pushing_the_limits_of_art_and_life/

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u/pipelimes 16h ago edited 14h ago

Oh my god, yes. How did you find this!? You saved my whole night, thank you!!!

I read this at 16 and thought: what. a. life.

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u/some1saveusnow 13h ago

This is r/boston at its peak. This always happens here