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Thursday, November 03, 2011

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Arts

Aphrodite at the MFA; Pompeii at the Museum of Science
Love and death

Cambridge moves to Boston in Before I Leave You
Autumn garden

Mabou Mines deconstructs Ibsen, plus The Civilians
In the Heights

Slideshow: ''A Day in Pompeii'' exhibit at the Museum of Science
Through February 12, 2012

The Divine Sister's comic convent at SpeakEasy Stage
Team spirit

Food

Review: Strip T's
A perfect family restaurant with a playful menu

Review: Temazcal Tequila Cantina
Terrific Mexican with a waterfront view

Life

Bad protest signs
Failure

Craptastic Book Club

No cars allowed
Hoopleville

Photos: Bloodfeast Halloween bash at Machine
Machine | October 28, 2011

Movies

Review: In Time
Andrew Niccol's sci-fi allegory

Review: Like Crazy
Unsentimental but emotionally engaging

Review: Oranges and Sunshine
Completely predictable

Review: Revenge of the Electric Car
Chris Paines's provocative documentary

Review: Standing Silent
Scott Rosenfelt's intense documentary

Review: The Catechism Cataclysm
Todd Rohal's strange IFC film

Review: We Can't Go Home Again
Amateur avant-garde hijinks

The films of Sergio Leone at the HFA
The good, the bad, and the brilliant

Music

Crystal Antlers sharpen their psych-punk fireworks
Once more with feeling

David Lynch | Crazy Clown Time
Sunday Best Recordings (2011)

Emperor X | Western Teleport
Bar/None (2011)

Florence + the Machine | Ceremonials
Universal (2011)

Music Continued

Interview: Lil B speaks
The face of based

Out: Noise artists soundtrack screen screams at Yes.Oui.Si
Scare tactics

Quilt stitch sonic gold
Dream weavers

Review: George Li, plus Gidon Kremer and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos with the BSO
Lightness of being

Saviours | Death's Procession
Kemado (2011)

Scratch Acid reignite a compact snap
Economy hardware

The Beach Boys | Smile
Capitol (2011)

The Big Hurt: Backsliding once more into the Billboard Christian Songs chart
Who charted?

The restless Nashville pop of Caitlin Rose
Stone pony

Various Artists | Phil Spector Presents the Phillies Album Collection
Legacy (2011)

News

'Anonymous Boston' addresses the media's role in covering inner-city homicides
Paying Respects

Keeping the chitlin' circuit alive in the land of the bean and the cod
Dept. of Soul

Little House on the Occupation
#OccupyBoston

Obama's black eye
He promised hope and transparency, but now wants to allow government lies. Plus, vote for Boston City Council

Photos: Occupy Boston celebrates one-month anniversary at Dewey Square
Dewey Square | October 30, 2011

Photos: Vermin Supreme vs. Aleister Crowley Debate
Salem MA | October 28th, 2011

The Ex-Mitt Club
Most of Romney's big early donors from his first presidential campaign have deserted him in his second

We hear that
Letters to the Boston Phoenix editors, November 2, 2011

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Coldplay''
That's a sick playlist

Review: Arkham City
An epic new Batman adventure