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Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Arts

Ellis's endgame
Less than Less Than Zero

Get me remix

Phantoms and fantasy
Anne Carson and Rashaun Mitchell at the ICA; Cirque du Soleil's Ovo; David Parker in Concord

Play by Play: July 30, 2010
Theater listings, week of July 30, 2010

Food

Chutney's
Indian curries collide happily with the food-court wrap sandwich

Pulse Café
What's wrong with this flavor?

Life

How to beat the heat
Big Fat Whale

Lost in the woods
Hoopleville

Marathon man
Reclaiming the tea party, one poem at a time

Obama's Afghanistan promise
Idiot Box

Scenes from a gallery opening
Failure

Movies

Review: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Because the kiddies really need a spoof of Silence of the Lambs

Review: Cloud 9
You're never too old

Review: Countdown to Zero
Bomb doc doesn't offer much hope

Review: Dinner for Schmucks
It's a bit half baked

Review: Dogtooth
Both absurd and creepy

Review: Great Directors
Documentary about filmmakers nearly derailed by its own not-so-great director

Review: My Tale of Two Cities
Pittsburgh doc not Pittsburgh-y enough

Review: Valhalla Rising
Nicolas Winding Refn gets gloomy

Music

A Newport sampler
Six on the side

Arcade Fire | The Suburbs
Merge (2010)

ArtsEmerson taps Hirsch as music booker
Dan's the Man

Autolux | Transit Transit
TBD Records (2010)

Brightness falls
An animated Lights strips down her synthpop

Flow of fresh air
MC Jaysaun catches his own Breath

Holy Ghost | Static on the Wire
DFA Records (2010)

Interview: Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair
On wanting the song, not just the sound

Music Continued

Lightning strikes twice
The Chameleons' Mark Burgess returns to Boston

Mysteries of the Hot 100
The Big Hurt: Who Charted?

Photos: Deadmau5 at the House of Blues
Deadmau5 | House of Blues | July 21, 2010

Photos: DIYfest at the Haunted Casino in Allston
Salvador Jolly, Rodeo Church, Pajama People, Sonnymoon, and more, live on July 24, 2010

Photos: Drug Rug and Tune-Yards at the MFA
Drug Rug and Tune-Yards, live in the MFA Courtyard, July 28, 2010

Photos: Modest Mouse at House of Blues
Modest Mouse and Morning Teleportation, live at House of Blues Boston, July 25, 2010

Photos: Nappy Roots at Harpers Ferry
Nappy Roots, live at Harpers Ferry, on July 22, 2010

Photos: The Flaming Lips live at Mountain Park
Flaming Lips live at Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA, on July 24, 2010

Photos: Widespread Panic at the Bank of America Pavilion
Widespread Panic | Bank of America Pavilion | July 24, 2010

R.E.M. | Fables of the Reconstruction: 25th Anniversary Edition
IRS/Capitol (2010)

Rakaa | Crown of Thorns
Decon (2010)

Second wind
Drug Rug hit San Fran to record a new album

Secret master
David Binney's many faces

Tom Jones | Praise and Blame
Lost Highway (2010)

News

Afghanistan: The war that's killing us
Interview: Former Army colonel and current Boston University professor Andrew Bacevich explains why staying is a big mistake

Air waves
Pot radio blows outta Boston

Burn Baby Burn
John Kerry, Scott Brown, and the death of climate-change legislation

Food as enemy
The anatomy of an eating disorder

Getting Better
Measuring growth in approach, not in pounds

Money camp for kids
How Now, Mr. Dow?

The RIFF takes on the world
Roxbury Conglomerate

WikiLeaks: What it means
Plus, Mitt Romney — right-wing nut

RecRoom

Crossword: ''That won't cut it''
Gotta be sharp for this one.

More spooks
AMC crosses Rubicon

Our hams are worth fighting for
'MA Men' return

Review: DeathSpank
Ron Gilbert flogs the funny bone

Shack attacked
Overzealous cops are at it again. Plus, is UGA going for Oregon's crown?