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Thursday, September 15, 2011

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Arts

10 authors — and a couple of artists — make the rounds this fall
Word and image

16 comedy events to heckle this fall
From Andrew Dice Clay to Kids in the Hall, Fall heaves a bucket of yuks at Boston

Autumn blossoms: Our 10 most anticipated art shows this fall
This season, the galleries are filled with light shows, monster rock and roll, and naked ladies

Bodies Moving: Boston’s 10 best fall dance events
A season of terpsichorean delights

Book-industry magic: Erin Morgenstern transformed into an overnight literary sensation
Will Erin Morgenstern be the next JK Rowling? Or will the spell wear off?

Groundlings, rejoice: The 11 most anticipated theater shows of the fall
Stage worthies

Lyric Stage navigates Big River
Finn tuning

New Rep's new Rent stays mostly true, with one twist and some noise
Highs and lows

Swoon indoors and out
Street cred

Food

14 new Boston restaurant and bars opening this fall
Recession? What recession?

Review: The Journeyman
Serious seasonal eating that's well worth the effort

Life

Photos: East Cambridge Damian Festival
East Cambridge Damian Festival | September 11, 2011

Portland planking
Hoopleville

The docile docent
Failure

Unlikely moments in beervertising
Big Fat Whale

Movies

Review: Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Swardson just doesn't rise to the occasion

Review: Contagion
The Traffic of viral outbreak movies

Review: Creature
Don't go swimmin' in the swamp at night, kids.

Review: Drive
A lot going on below the surface

Review: Farmageddon
The good guys are still knee deep in cow shit, so to speak

Review: Gun Hill Road
A recently released inmate has trouble with his family's newfound values

Review: I Don't Know How She Does It
Having it all

Review: Rapt
Defying genre expectations

Review: The Interrupters
Chicago's grisliest streets

Steve James goes back to Chicago
Hood dreams

The 30 most anticipated films of fall
From Twilight to Paranormal Activity 3 , this season Hollywood focuses on families

Music

A new trio hits the Coolidge
Introducing

Apathy | Honkey Kong
Dirty Version (2011)

Blasting away the blues with Bass Drum of Death
Sound the charge

Boston rock bands together for Crash Safely
Landing spot

Music Continued

Boston rock delivers: 8 record-release shows you need to check out before 2012
Plus, the most anticipated local album releases this fall

Getting an alt-rock buzzcut with Yuck
Sonic mooch

Girls | Father, Son, Holy Ghost
True Panther Sounds/Matador (2011)

Legends of the fall: The season’s 17 most anticipated albums
Björk, M83, the Metallica + Lou Reed collabo, and more

Magos Herrera's cool moves
The Mexican jazz singer comes to Scullers

Mates of State | Mountaintops
Barsuk (2011)

Out: Boston loses a musical ace
Ketman a go-go bye-bye

Photos: Dropkick Murphys at the MFA
Dropkick Murphys play WFNX's MFA Sessions at the Museum of Fine Arts | September 9, 2011

Photos: Women of Boston hardcore -- Curmudgeon + Get Laid + Honeysuck + The Inhalers
Great Massachusetts punk rockers -- who just so happen to be women

Punk and hardcore's latest heroes: Massachusetts women
Pushing back

Squarehead | Yeah Nothing
Richter Collective (2011)

St. Vincent | Strange Mercy
4AD (2011)

The 10 can’t-miss classical concerts of 2011
From Boston Baroque to the Discovery Ensemble: More classical concerts than you’ll know what to do with

The 24 concerts you’ll be moshing to for the next three months
Our guide to the fall’s best touring shows

The Big Hurt: Ke$ha, 'That Girl in Pink,' and Mongo Slade make 'news'
Hard pressed

The top 10 jazz events in town this fall
Starting with the Beantown Jazz Festival, ensembles large and small mix it up

Wild Flag | Wild Flag
Merge (2011)

News

Rolling Rally: Our guide to the 22nd Annual Freedom Rally
Make the most of your freedom

Shine a Light
Letters to the Boston editors, September 16, 2011

Somerville's first artshare delivers
Fresh paint

Taking the Pledge in Brookline
Freedom Watch

The fight for Dorchester's open city council seat is more like a school election than a modern political one
Old school

What's wrong with the Palestinians' U.N. gambit
A dangerous charade

RecRoom

Crossword: ''I Get Around''
As you'll soon discover

Review: Resistance 3
Murderer with a heart of gold

Shooting, looting, and doing the Humpty Dance: 10 games you’ll be addicted to this fall
The gaming industry brings out the big guns

The 10 TV premieres that’ll have you glued to the tube this fall
From “American Horror Story” to “X-Factor,” a TV tip sheet