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The Big Hurt: Deepest sympathies

Our heartfelt condolences to Usher, Sammy Hagar, Courtney Love, and the Verve
One writer to another, I offer Mr. Portnow some freebies he can use to wrap up his next few releases.
By DAVID THORPE | September 08, 2008

Light and dark

Fusionworks’ captivating mood swings
Fusionworks Dance Company has always presented a variety of contemporary pieces by a wide range of choreographers, with an emphasis on the work of artistic director Deb Meunier.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 19, 2008

Masterpieces and mysteries

‘The Complete Jane Austen’ on WGBH, and making book on the Austen detectives
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that there cannot be too many Jane Austen adaptations for film and television.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | January 14, 2008

Myth and legend

Portland theatre: 2007 in review
With no ado, here are some of the last year’s theatrical highlights.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 19, 2007

Playlist: September 7, 2007

The Beat Train: “Top Five Absolutely Insane Buttshakin’ Dance-Floor Killers by Cool Cats You May Have Mistaken for Squares”
"Rubberneckin'," "Chills and Fever," "Doin' the Banana Split," and more
By THE BEAT TRAIN | September 04, 2007

Cooking with Joe

Aerosmith’s lead guitarist has grill, will travel
Some rock stars travel with personal chefs. Joe Perry brings a grill — a Weber.
By MATT ASHARE | September 04, 2007

Moral flexibility

Investigating the darkness with Tom Jones
As a professional morality consultant stands naked and busted in a young woman’s closet, we in the audience receive a rather acute observation about virtue.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | August 08, 2007

Music and fashion

Summer theater brings exposure to new and old
Since it turns out that the Evil Empire actually does suck this year, let’s start this summer preview off with Joe Boyd’s famous Faustian bargain
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | June 13, 2007

September songs

Invincible Summer ; The Fantasticks ; I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda
“Try to remember the kind of September/When life was slow and oh, so mellow,” sings El Gallo at the top of The Fantasticks .
By CAROLYN CLAY | April 10, 2007

Ah, youth!

Trinity Rep’s spirited The Fantasticks
This imaginative and flawlessly performed staging of The Fantasticks sets off every spark in this fireworks celebration of youth.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | April 10, 2007

Stacked deck

The Royal Ballet’s Manon
Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon is Romeo and Juliet ’s ugly stepsister.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | June 21, 2006

Super Diamond

Guilty pleasures
Neil Diamond himself occupies a cultural space not far from Tom Jones: older folks love him genuinely, and the younger set do so too, only with a little tongue-in-cheek.
By JIM SULLIVAN | May 01, 2006

ID Check: Glenn Troy

Lounge swinger
The pre-pre-release listening party for the lounge demo tracks of the Yukonn MC, a/k/a the Grizzly (“I never shave and I’m grimy”), is so exclusive, so “top secret,” that only two people are invited: the Yukonn and me.
By CAMILLE DODERO | April 07, 2006

Going on sale, April 7, 2006

The latest news from the concert-ticket trade
Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, Styx and more
By WILL SPITZ | April 04, 2006

Grow jobs

Why penis enlargement is poised to become the next big thing
Until a few years ago, Tom Hubbard didn't put much stock in penis enlargement.
By CHRIS WRIGHT | October 27, 2008

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