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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Arts

Beach reads that don't suck
Summer reading that stands the test of time

Bill T. Jones alumni shine at the ICA
Summer Reunion

Busy Monsters
Chapter 1, excerpted from the novel by William Giraldi

Photos: Summer Reunion: Alumni of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company at the ICA
Institute of Contemporary Art | July 15, 2011

Summer fiction
Hot type

The deCordova thinks about ''murals''
Off the Wall

The Game of Thrones author visits his realm
The madness for King George

The Night Circus
Excerpted from the novel by Erin Morgenstern

The Oracle Engine
Excerpted from the short story by M.T. Anderson

Food

An aspiring chef searches for her lost sense of smell
Scentless Apprentice

Review: Tamarind House
A gentle step down from our fiercest traditional Thai restaurants

Life

Bouncy castle technology
Hoopleville

Dog years
Failure

Hipster fart jokes
Big Fat Whale

Midsummer Guide
Roller coasters, summer jams, beach reads, and other adventures

Rudy Hypolite brings Push back home
Beyond hoop dreams

The best coasters on the East Coast
Pimp your rides

Movies

Review: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
The most boring movie imaginable

Review: La Rafle
The psyche of Hitler

Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Chinese women of the past and present

Review: The Arbor
Clio Barnard tells Andrea Dunbar's cursed story

Movies Continued

Review: The Tree
Adjusting to loss

Review: Winnie the Pooh
Disney dusts off the bear of little brain

Music

Acaro find empowerment through aggressive metal
Crafting a legacy

Allston DIY Fest is a collective affair
Artistic freedoms

BOC's delightful Falstaff and Michael Endres playing Schubert at Newport
The essence of youth

Cool noise
Our DJ spins you a handpicked soundtrack to your summer

Crystal Antlers | Two-Way Mirror
Recreation Ltd. (2011)

Dominick Farinacci's hometown arias
Hello Cleveland!

Ellie Goulding traces a route to pop royalty
Starry eyed

Lil B | I'm Gay (I'm Happy)
Amalgam Digital (2011)

Ming Ming | Ultrameta OK
Lefse (2011)

Out: Luau and Comanche warm up Somerville’s Starlab practice space
Preppin' for a fest

Reptar | Oblangle Fizz, Y'all
Vagrant Records (2011)

The Big Hurt: Bieber Silences Youth, Kings of Leon Sell Out
The week's best press releases

The Cool Kids | When Fish Ride Bicycles
Green Label Sound (2011)

The Horrors | Skying
XL (2011)

News

Murdoch & Son
A Scandal of Vatican Proportions

Showtime for New Boston
With the Urban League conference coming next week, Boston's movers and shakers are scrambling to project a progressive racial image

Straddling deviancy
Letters to the Boston editor, July 22, 2011

There is no mystery to the debt crisis. Plus: Scott Brown, and the Boston Foundation
Republican Bolsheviks

RecRoom

Crossword: ''IMHO''
Honestly, there's no more fitting group

Down the Tubes
Because you can only spend so much time reading Dan Brown novels on the beach